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Rumormill: BMW working on 'green' M1 supercar to rival Audi R8

Will the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept that BMW debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show earlier this month spawn a production eco-friendly supercar from the German automaker? According to Auto Express, the answer is yes, and the U.K.-based publication is projecting that the new green M1 will be ready for sale in 2012. Naturally, the heart of this rumor-spec supercar is a hybrid powertrain similar to the one shown off in Frankfurt. A turbocharged three-cylinder diesel engine displacing 1.5 liters would be used in conjunction with a pair of ... Read more →

Frankfurt 2009: Tesla plus Brabus equals Ultimate High Voltage Jeremy Korzeniewski

In addition to the Tailor Made concepts that Brabus trotted out for the Frankfurt Motor Show, the German tuning firm also showed off a new version of its electric Smart Fortwo called the Unlimited ...

Reader's poll: Best in show Frankfurt 2009 Domenick Yoney

The 2009 Frankfort Motor Show was truly significant for the number of low-carbon cars on display. There were over 50 electric and hybrid cars in the haus, with more than a couple dozen of them ...

Frankfurt 2009: German goverment plugs in for EVs Xavier Navarro

Before the Frankfurt Motor Show brought us the latest models and concepts from automakers, it was opened by German Chancelor Angela Merkel. The inauguration speech by the Chancellor included ...

Frankfurt 2009: Electric Trabant nT concept Jeremy Korzeniewski

True to its promise, Herpa Miniaturmodelle GmbH – a scale model car maker from Germany – brought a concept car to the Frankfurt Motor Show called the New Trabant. We applaud the ...

REPORT: Mercedes-Benz plans to lease 100 hydrogen F-Cell cars in U.S. 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes-Benz officially introduced the world to its latest hydrogen fuel cell-powered car this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and it's wasting little time getting the F-Cell into limited-scale production. In this case, "limited-scale" means 200 vehicles, and Daimler R&D chief Thomas ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volvo reveals battery-powered C30 [w/VIDEO] 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We were already aware that Volvo has been working on a plug-in hybrid version of its compact C30 for some time with the intent of introducing a production model in 2012. In Frankfurt this week, Ford's Swedish outpost also showed off a full battery electric version of the hatchback. Volvo has ...

Frankfurt 2009: Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept needs a shorter name 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

And now for your viewing pleasure, we bring you these live shots of the Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept (seriously, could Toyota have come up with a longer name?). Technically, the vehicle shown in our image gallery below is listed as a concept car, but every indication is that it's not all ...

Frankfurt 2009: Mercedes-Benz F-Cell rids the show floor of tailpipe emissions 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

As promised, Mercedes-Benz trotted its hydrogen fuel cell-powered F-Cell in front of the crowds at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and we were on hand to snap off a series of images. It's easy to spot the B-Class sheetmetal and underpinnings of the compact hatch, which goes to show how well the German ...

Frankfurt 2009: Renault goes Twizy (with Zoe and Fluence and Kangoo) 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The more we see of Renault's all-electric line-up that is on display at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the more we want to hang out at company cocktail parties. Something delicious and potent must be on tap there. From the elegant and unexpected lines of the Zoe (above, note the recycle logo) to the ...

Frankfurt 2009: Reva NXG looks ready to stomp, NXR is ready for order 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The REVA Electric Car Company announced the price of the REVA NXR – which starts at 9,995 euros for the lead acid version with leased batteries – in Frankfurt today and also took the wraps off of the NXG (above), the company's next electric vehicle that is due as a 2011 model. The ...

Frankfurt 2009: Hyundai ix-Metro concept is all white by us 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Hyundai returned to Frankfurt a far bigger player than it was two years prior. The Korean company has leapt up the sales standings to become the world's fourth largest automaker, eclipsing such major players as Ford and Honda. And its product line has long since expanded from diminutive ...

Frankfurt 2009: Ford Focus ECOnetic gets down to 99 g/km of CO2 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford has been offering a low CO2 ECOnetic version of the European Focus for over a year now, but a newly-refreshed version is being unveiled in Frankfurt this week. The main upgrade from the existing car is the addition of a new auto-start-stop system that helps drive down fuel consumption and ...

Frankfurt 2009: Citroen REVOLTe is... exactly that 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Between storming the Bastille and a national rejection of the Venus razor, the French certainly know the meaning of the word "revolt". Interesting, then, that Citroen knowingly used the word – albeit Francofied with a superfluous E for its hybrid electric drivetrain – for its latest ...

Frankfurt 2009: BMW ActiveHybrid X6 throws down 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Your dilemma: you have a burning desire for a 5,000 pound, four-passenger truck that accelerates as fast as your Dodge Challenger, but you want to use as little gasoline as possible while doing so. BMW feels your pain, and they have a solution for you. Ladies and germs, meet the ActiveHybrid X6, ...

Frankfurt 2009: Renault's all-electric four-car attack includes Twizy, the quirkiest car of the IAA 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

If nothing else, Renault knows how to make a ca-razy-looking concept car. At the Frankfurt Motor Show today, the company took the wraps off of the Twizy Z.E. (Zero Emission) as part of the four-car line-up of all-electric vehicles at the expo. We saw the top-down teaser last week, but the ...

Frankfurt 2009: all plugs and hybrids, no hydrogen 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's probable that, somewhere in the Frankfurt Messe this week, there are hydrogen-powered concept vehicles. From the headlines, though, it's clear that the world's automakers showing off their wares at the Frankfurt Motors Show are taking some time off from promoting the hydrogen fuel cell car ...

REPORT: Tesla gets $82.5 million investment; delivers 700th Roadster 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Go to Frankfurt, get $82.5 million. That's sort of what happened to Tesla Motors, which is at the big auto show this week and received the "opportunistic" equity investment from a group led by Fjord Capital Partners. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that his company was "not looking for money," but did ...

Frankfurt 2009: Mazda MX-5 Superlight makes us wonder how we'd spend our other two wishes 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

If you're one of the many enthusiasts out there oohing and ahhing over the pair of pre-production Mini concepts that debuted in Frankfurt today, know that the BMW division isn't the only one here with a tempting speedster on display. Amidst all the exciting and pivotal new vehicle debuts at the ...

Frankfurt 2009: Lexus LF-Ch Concept hits, misses 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We spent over 40 minutes photographing the oddly named Lexus LF-Ch Concept and still aren't sure what we think of it. From certain angles it's brilliant – everything the Lincoln Concept C tried to be, but wasn't. Yet from other angles... the word 'deformity' comes to mind. As does the term ...

Frankfurt 2009: Porsche confirms development of electric sportscar 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Quick trivia question: what automaker was the first to build a hybrid automobile? Did you guess Honda or Toyota? Interestingly, a full 109 years ago, Professor Ferdinand Porsche built a fully functional hybrid automobile, though it was certainly a much different animal than the Prius and Insight ...

Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept is mean German green 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

BMW hosted a lengthy press conference during which cars zoomed all around its raised track, and at the end the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept silently took the stage. It's a glass-topped Hot Wheels with two engines, a deep dish seventies-looking steering wheel and matching contoured wheels. ...

Frankfurt 2009: World Premiere of the Volkswagen E-Up! Concept 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

While today might be the middle of September, 2009, Volkswagen is looking to the future. 2013 to be exact. That's when Chairman Martin Winterkorn says they'll be launching the E-Up!, an all-electric city specialist. The E-Up!'s killer app is the lightweight lithium-ion battery that kinda tips ...

Frankfurt 2009: Audi e-tron is red outside, nice inside 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Audi e-tron concept has a few good things going for it on the outside, like lustrous red paint, some wicked cool taillights, and... well... maybe something else that's escaped us. Sadly, those things are overcome by the chrome baleen job for the front and rear grilles, the ...

Frankfurt 2009: Audi A4 and A4 Avant go biofuel in Germany 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Audi's big green reveal from the Frankfurt Motor Show is undoubtedly the e-Tron electric supercar – especially considering the recent comments about electric cars and diesels made by Audi North America President Johan de Nysschen. But there's another type of fuel/energy that Audi drivers ...

Frankfurt 2009: Peugeot RCZ Hybrid4, 76 mpg and low CO2 emissions 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We knew Peugeot would be bringing the RCZ Hybrid4 to the Frankfurt Motor Show – along with a few other slick rides like the RCZ Sport Coupe – but now we finally have a fuller picture of the technical details of how this concept gets around. Like the 3008 Hybrid4, the RCZ Hybrid4 ...

Officially, official: Frankfurt 2009: Audi E-Tron, 4 motors, 1 battery, 3,319.03 lb-ft of torque! 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Those of us around here with a passion for torque were very disappointed when it became clear that Audi was unlikely to ever build a production version of the R8 V12 TDI that was shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. Now the automaker has come back with a new R8 based concept that puts the diesel ...

Frankfurt 2009: Ford unveils 1.6-liter EcoBoost 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford's EcoBoost offensive is continuing in Frankfurt this week with the official launch of the third member of the family, the 1.6-liter four cylinder. The new engine joins the currently-in-production 3.5-liter V6 and the already-announced 2.0-liter four. Like the rest of the family, this one ...

Frankfurt Preview: Peugeot mixes car with scooter to create the BB1 Concept 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

If a scooter is too small, dangerous and uncovered for your tastes but you'd still like to have as minimal an impact on your surroundings as possible, Peugeot has just the concept car for you. Called the BB1, the French automaker says of its Frankfurt Motor Show-bound machine, "Its mother is a ...

Frankfurt Preview: Renault shows off Fluence Zero Emissions Concept 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Renault Fluence is the model that is replacing the Megane sedan this year. The Megane, of course, is the vehicle that the Renault-Nissan Alliance is using to test Better Place's battery swap technology. Put these two facts together and it's no surprise that Renault is bringing the Fluence ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen L1 Concept, the "most fuel-efficient automobile in the world" gets 170 mpg 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

There is no way that Volkswagen can prove their claim that the new 1-liter concept vehicle, the L1, is truly "the most fuel-efficient automobile in the world," but that isn't stopping them from using the phrase to describe the second version of a car that has been making the rounds since 2002. ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen calls E-Up! Concept "Beetle of the 21st Century" 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen promises to release the "Beetle of the 21st Century" by 2013. Those are some of the biggest shoes in the history of the automobile to fill, and VW plans to do just that with a new car based on the New Small Family architecture that was introduced on the original Up! concept that's ...

Frankfurt Preview: Audi e-Tron electric supercar gets early web unveil 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, electric cars aren't such a bad idea after all. Just days after Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen proclaimed that diesels were the future in lieu of electrons, Audi's own electric supercar concept will be officially debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show. While we're anxiously ...

Frankfurt Preview: Volkswagen's e-Up! concept 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's no secret that Volkswagen is working to bring a four-seat electric vehicle based on the Up! family of small cars to market in 2013. According to Drive Solar, the concept version of that car that will be on display in Frankfurt this week has been christened the e Up! The new VW EV will ...

Frankfurt Preview: Volkswagen 1-liter concept, 158 mpg (U.S.) tandem 2-seater 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ono of the numerous cars that will shown by Volkswagen this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show is the latest edition of the 1-liter concept. The name represents the amount of fuel it takes the vehicle to travel 100 km (62 miles) and nominally equates to 235 mpg. In this case, based on the ...

Frankfurt Preview: Toyota unleashes the goods on Auris HSD Concept 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've already received a sneak peek at some early images of the Toyota Auris HSD concept, but Toyota was woefully tight-lipped about disclosing on any actual details at that time. No longer, as the Japanese automaker has just dropped all the pertinents and a bunch of new images of its upcoming ...

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