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Electric Aston Martin Rapide: 800hp Tesla rival by 2017

Aston Martin’s CEO has declared that there will be an all-electric Rapide on sale by 2017 with 800hp/597kW and AWD. The price will be around US$250k.

The 2016 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron 204hp/258 lb-ft (152kW/350Nm) plug-in hybrid has been priced from US$37,990, up to US$46,800.

Honda will no longer offer Hybrid and Compressed Natural Gas versions of its Civic in the USA after the end of the 2015 model year.

Prior to christening it the Mirai, Toyota unveiled the full styling of its first commercial hydrogen fuel cell vehicle with the FCV.

Thanks to low gas prices and an ageing car that should be replaced within a year, Toyota is adding incentives to the Prius in its biggest US market.

The hydrogen fuel cell Toyota Mirai will go on sale in the US from October 2015, but initially only from eight Californian dealers.

The Volvo S60L Twin Engine plug-in petrol-electric hybrid has gone on sale in China. For now it will be a China-only model.

The electric Tesla Model S sedan will soon receive an over-the-air update which will improve the car’s acceleration.

The hydrogen fuel cell Toyota FCV has been unveiled in its final production form. Sales begin in 2015; in Japan it will retail for about $70k.