Three years on from its introduction at the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche has finally introduced its 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car (pictured). The vehicle boasts an all-wheel drive concept that combines a 608hp, V8 combustion engine with an 115kW electric motor at the rear axle and a 95kW elec[...]

Don't expect any hybrids from Skoda any time soon. That's the word from Skoda UK director Alasdair Stewart anyway. The recent unveilings of Volkswagen's XL1 concept and electric up! city car (due 2014) suggest that the VW Group is finally preparing to launch an alternatively fuelled vehicle in the[...]

Rumours are afoot that Tesla could be planning to offer its Model S electric car with the function to swap its battery at a swapping station when its run out of charge. What's making the internet buzz with the rumour? Well, firstly there is an interesting line in the company's recently release qua[...]

The RAC's Future Car Challenge has been cancelled for 2013, after the RAC decided to withdraw its title sponsorship of the event. The exact reasons why the motoring association has decided to withdraw its support for this year aren't known, but spiralling costs and a lack of manufacturer appetite [...]

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has made a host of innovations to its new flagship S-Class model: including the introduction of a hybrid car and an array of energy saving features. There will be two hybrid car variants of the new S-Class model: the S400 Hybrid (pictured) and S300 BlueTEC Hybrid. The [...]

Almost 200 teams consisting of some 3,000 students from 21 countries descended on Rotterdam yesterday for the opening day of the Shell Eco-marathon Europe. Over the course of the next five days, the student teams will battle for eco-supremacy in the track competition to test not how fast their c[...]

The new FIA Formula racing series, designed especially for electric cars, has revealed the first images of its new electric race car that will form the basis of the new competition. The stunning new Formula E race car, developed by Spark Racing Technology and Renault Technical Partnership-the Spar[...]

Production of the world's first plug-in diesel hybrid car is set to near double, as Volvo experiences strong demand for its new V60 Plug-in car across Europe. Launched in the UK last year, just 150 models were initially sent here, with a first production run limited to 1,000 models. Now Volvo wi[...]

Think electric cars and Japan and your thoughts might turn to the Nissan LEAF, the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid or maybe the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. However, there is a new addition to this impressive line-up of electric cars from the land of the rising sun. The SIM-Drive Corporation has revealed its lat[...]

Vauxhall's range-extended plug-in hybrid, the Ampera, has won the best hybrid/electric car category in the inaugural Telegraph Motoring Awards. The electric/petrol-powered model beat off competition from the likes of the Toyota Prius Plug-in and Nissan LEAF in a poll of Telegraph readers, who were[...]