Outlined in a recent JapanToday report, JFE Engineering claimed to have produced a quick charger which can replenish 50 percent of an EV’s battery level in just three minutes. The company also claims the system could recharge up to 70 percent in just five minutes.
JFE Engineering says it is pursuing EV charge times that would [...]

Powered by five-cylinder 2.5-litre turbocharged direct injection TFSI engine coupled to Audi’s trademark quattro four-wheel drive system, the TT RS is anything but slow.
In fact, it’s the most powerful TT Audi has ever built, but according to Buckingham based performance electronic experts Superchips it’s not quite fast enough.
After a detailed remap of the TT RS’s [...]

Mercedes-Benz is one step closer to an electric powered supercar, releasing images and details of the first prototype of the electric SLS AMG.
The electric supercar is almost here.
Mercedes-Benz has shown off its radical SLS AMG E-Cell, which borrows the sexy styling of the born-again Gullwing supercar but replaces that car’s V8 engine with a bank [...]

There’s been a lot of controversy, but ethanol in petrol is here to stay. Holden will have E85-compatible engines here very soon in an attempt to get fuel companies to supply even higher ethanol blends than are currently available. Amid all the anti-ethanol hysteria and fuel-company hype, not very much has ever really been explained [...]

Australians have already begun placing orders for the first mass-produced electric car due to hit our shores, the Tesla Roadster.
It’s due to arrive in August and the American company has revealed a number of locals have already placed orders for the Lotus Elise-based sports car.
Along with unique styling, the Roadster replaces the Lotus petrol engine [...]

Mazda has picked up the International Association for Hydrogen Energy’s (IAHE) Sir William Grove Award for its hydrogen rotary engine.
The award went to the Japanese company to acknowledge its push to commercial viability of the world’s first hydrogen rotary engine vehicles, which have pioneered the commercial debut of hydrogen as an internal combustion fuel, alongside [...]

The Rolls-Royce Ghost has won this year’s prestigious “red dot: best of the best” design award.
The German-based award, one of the most important in the world for product design, recognises both groundbreaking design and unusually high quality in all manner of fields including machinery, cars, furniture and even home appliances. The red dot award has [...]

So-called ‘passive safety’ systems in cars do nothing … until you crash. Then they spring into action literally faster than the blink of an eye, with the express intent of saving your neck. They’re called passive because no action or intervention by the driver brings them into play.
Perhaps we should back up a sec. Modern [...]

Toyota today began building Australia’s first hybrid car, the Toyota Camry Hybrid.
Sparks flew yesterday morning as Toyota Australia turned on the robots that will make the country’s first hybrid car based on a Camry.
Dignitaries on hand included Federal Industry Minister Kim Carr and Victorian premier John Brumby both of whom have invested taxpayers funds heavily [...]

Audi has launched its drop-top A5 with a choice of three sporty engines, quattro all wheel drive and S tronic transmission as standard.
Joining the successful A5 Coupe Downunder, the A5 features a classic fabric roof.
Audi’s managing director, Joerg Hofmann, says the new A5 Cabriolet will appeal to customers who appreciate the stylish design of the [...]