BMW has lifted the lid on its latest eco-friendly version of the 7 Series sedan - and there’s not a single hydrogen tank in sight. Unlike the current darling of the environment-conscious celebrity set, the BMW Hydrogen 7, the 7 Series ActiveHybrid uses a far more viable petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain to deliver its fuel economy [...]

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Toyota Prius, Honda FCX Clarity, BMW Hydrogen 7. If there’s something wrong with today’s alternative fuel vehicles, it’s that they are all missing a crucial amount of glamour. You won’t find any teenage boys rushing to put posters of the Prius or the FCX up on their bedroom walls and even if you did, [...]

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One of BMW’s hydrogen-fuelled 7-series luxury sedans has hit the road and will travel across America as part of the 2008 Hydrogen Road Tour - an event designed to draw attention to the renewable fuel and to help get Congressional support for a USA-wide hydrogen refuelling station network.

While other cars in BMW’s 100-strong Hydrogen 7 [...]

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Some reasonable images of BMW’s upcoming 1 Series coupe have surfaced on the internet. Obviously still disguised around the boot and tail-light area this image does give us a good look at the undisguised flank and C pillar.

Frankly it looks a bit ho-hum but we will reserve our judgment until we see the final rear [...]

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It’s been a week full of alternative fuel news. Porsche have announced that they will be making a petrol-electric hybrid option available with their Cayenne and Panamera models in 2009. BMW have their Hydrogen 7 cars on loan in Europe and the US and Saab, Volvo and Lotus are giving Bioethanol a try.

You could be [...]

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If you have read my previous post on the Toyota Prius hybrid being considered the ‘most satisfying car’ in a recent UK poll you will no-doubt have picked up on the fact that I’m not a big fan of the Prius, in fact I’m not a big fan of petrol-electric hybrids.

To me they are [...]

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