The British company MG, which already owned manufacturer of motor vehicles on Chinese Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), used the exhibition to Beijing to present their conceptual model mini MG Zero. The car is 4 m long and is in high tech style was developed by British design team of MG in Birmingham, and the project is personally managed by its director Anthony Williams. The model will not remain just a concept, it will be developed and production version, expected to hit Chinese market next year and in Europe – in 2012. Plans are that of MG is a global car, so probably it will be available in other markets. Speculate that the production model of MG Zero will be called the MG3, it will be available with some small amount of the internal combustion engine and will probably get a sports version, relying on four-turbocharged engine.

The Croatian company Dok-Ing presented the prototype of urban electric XD even the exhibition in Geneva, but a few days ago demonstrated its capabilities and showed its features. Dok-Ing XD is a three-seated, and access to its interior is through two vertical opening doors. Dimensions of the car is 2800 mm length 1700 mm width and 1600 mm height. Town Car is powered entirely by electricity, the engine and generates power 106 h.p. allows minicar to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h for 7.7 sec and develop up to 130 km/h. Autonomy does vary from 200 to 250 km. Unit of energy supplied by a set of lithium-ion batteries available in the floor to be fully charged within 6-8 hours in a standard household outlet, but it can happen more quickly in specialized plants. We Dok-Ing investor looking for your project, as the Croats say they are ready to start series production this year, but they need 100 million. The expected price of the XD is about 25,000 to 30,000 euro, to it have already expressed interest over 10 000 customers and 50 of them even made requests.

The U.S. company Lincoln presented to journalists in New York the first hybrid model in its history. It’s called the MKZ and competes with Lexus HS 250h, and its introduction in the U.S. market is down more this year. Hybrid propulsion technology Lincoln MKZ consists of a 2.5-liter gasoline engine at Atkinson cycle, and a set of special electric batteries, information which has not yet been disclosed. The total power 191k.s. car, he can move only in electric mode, it targets 70 kilometers. The average fuel consumption in urban environments do is just 5.7l/100km mileage. The hybrid sedan is also equipped with a so-called green screen SmartGauge, which consists of two liquid crystal display and high resolution, and located between the analog speedometer. It is on them to visualize data on fuel consumption, battery energy, and how your driving affects the environment.

Earlier this week spread Kia first official pictures of the new Magentis, known in some markets such as Optima, which will debut exhibition in New York in April. The model shares a common platform with the Hyundai i40, becoming longer and wider, but lower than its predecessor, but its appearance is the new design style of the company that we have seen in the Cadenza and the new Sportage. The increase in size and increased wheelbase, interior space in the car also has increased, thanks to a new Kia Magentis offers greater space and comfort for the driver and passengers. Sales of new Magentis in Europe will start in early 2011., The model will be available with two-liter gasoline and two-liter diesel engines, but at a later stage, provided the introduction and modification of the hybrid.

The next-generation Lexus IS will get a hybrid drive system and will have a wagon version, except sedan and convertible. The new Lexus IS should appear in 2011. But currently missing engines, which will be available. Speculate that he may receive any of the hybrid systems HS 250h or CT 200H. We remind you that Lexus HS 250h has a 2.4-liter gasoline engine with variable phase distribution of fuel, electric transmission and variator, where CT 200H aggregate combustion is 1.8 liter. It is not clear whether also the hot new generation Lexus IS F will be equipped with an electric motor to assist with this internal combustion engine. This IS F has a 5.0-liter V8 engine delivering power 423 h.p. The hybrid propulsion system is quite modern and improved to give good results in fuel consumption.

The first hybrid model of the Infiniti was officially presented at the Geneva Motor Show, where he also became clear that M35 Hybrid will appear on the European market after year, and not as expected as early as this spring. The luxury sedan is equipped with a gasoline 3.5-liter V6 engine, electric motor (68 h.p.) and a set of lithium-ion batteries. The latter are a new generation of conventional size, but offer twice the power. For the time has not yet disclosed what the total power of the car, but it is known that the gearbox is a dual-clutch seven-transmitting drive to the rear wheels. The motor of the Infiniti M35 Hybrid is used both for propulsion and to assist the internal combustion engine in a need for more power.

At the Geneva Motor Show Mercedes showed its first serial hybrid diesel, E 300 BlueTec Hybrid, which will be available in Europe in 2011 and will be available in sedan and wagon versions. The car is equipped with four, 2.2-liter diesel engine with a power 204 h.p., and electric supplying additional 20 h.p. The total power of both units is 224 h.p. and torque reaches 580 Nm their time. The electric motor is located between that internal combustion engines and seven-speed automatic transmission. Its function is to assist the diesel engine if necessary, be used to recover braking energy. Short distances at up to 35 km/h, E 300 BlueTec Hybrid can move and full of electricity. By Mercedes claimed that the car opened a new era of hybrid drives, while its fuel consumption is just 4.1l/100km. And emitted CO2 emissions – 109 gr/km.

At the end of 2009. by Ferrari confirmed rumors that they are preparing a hybrid model based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, but these days the Italians revealed its design, and before the official debut in Geneva. The company still reported no technical details about the 599 Hybrid, but according to unconfirmed reports, 6.0-liter V12 engine combined with an electric motor supplying additional 100 h.p. power and 137 Nm torque. The electric motor is mounted to the differential, a lithium-ion batteries found in the floor. Although the weight of the hybrid Ferrari is increased by about 100 kg., The additional power it compensates, but fuel consumption is a drop of about 35%. Ferrari 599 Hybrid has a familiar car in our system Formula1 kinetic energy recovery KERS, delivering more power at times when such advance is necessary.

The Electric cars extracting increasingly popular and increasingly more in demand, so many great producers develop their own models, but sometimes there are proposals from small companies. The Italian company Tazzari will use the forthcoming exhibition in Bologna, which will be held from 4th to December 8 to present its electric model Zero, the price will be lower than 20 000. Tazzari Zero electric motor used to power 20 h.p. which is combined with a set of lithium-ion batteries, allowing for traveling 140 kilometers per hour The car is able to develop up to 90 kilometers per hour, and acceleration from 0-50 kilometers per hour it needs less than 5 sec. According to data Tazzari, full recharge of batteries are needed between 6 and 9 o’clock in household contact, in fast-rechargable stations for 50 minutes recovered 80% of their capacity. In the standard equipment of the Tazzari Zero included audio, air conditioning, leather seats, Parktronic and 15-inch alloy wheels, a car will be available in 10 colors, the passenger compartment.

Axon Automotive company introduced ready for mass production plug-in hybrid, which has its own development. The car is expected to hit the market in 2011th, and a year later, its production scale is longer. The technical characteristics of cars has not yet been disclosed, but knows that he has an electric motor, battery pack and internal combustion engine working with both petrol and bio-ethanol with. Hybrid car can move only on electricity or with gasoline engines. In combination drive exhaust emissions do not exceed 50gr/km. And battery charging can be done in the movement of the unit with an internal combustion engine or a regular household outlet. Bodywork of the car is almost entirely of carbon. According to Axon Automotive, they have managed to create technology for manufacture of carbon fiber parts, which are available for mass urban car, not just for sports. In the coming years Axon Automotive plan to build small enterprises for the production of clean vehicles in almost all European countries, including France, Spain, Ireland, Denmark and the Netherlands.