by Joe on March 3, 2010
in Audi

Audi has unveiled the third member of the ‘e-tron’ concept family that was applied on Audi’s brand new A1 premium supermini. This green car uses a front-mounted electric motor producing 102HP and 240Nm to drive the wheels with a 254cc single-rotor Wankel engine that runs at 5,000 rpm. The A1 e-tron weighs at just 1,190 kilograms (2,623.50 lb) and accelerates from 0 to 62mph in 10.2 seconds. It has a top speed of 81mph. [Zimbio]
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by Joe on November 21, 2009
in Autos

Opel is ready to release a revamped version of the Corsa ecoFlex. The hatchback sedan uses a 95 horsepower 1.3-liter CDTI turbo diesel that consumes only 3.7 liters of fuel to travel 100 km, releasing just 98g/km of CO2 on the three door version. The new Corsa ecoFlex has a top speed of 177 km/h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 12.3 seconds. [Autoblog]
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eco-friendly,
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opel