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Mercedes B Class F-Cell Hydrogen launched

Mercedes has announced the Hydrogen-Powered B-Class F-Cell The B Class F-Cell will go in to limited production later this year, and be leased to 200 customers in Europe and the US. The electric motor on the F-Cell is reckoned to be comparable to a 2.0 litre petrol car, but can manage the equivalent of 86.6 mpg. But it doesn’t suffer from the drawbacks of plug-in electric cars, taking just 3 minutes to refuel.

Peugeot RCZ R to debut at 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Peugeot RCZ R is the hottest version yet of the RCZ coupe and will make its world debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Audi TTS-rivalling RCZ R will be seen in both the static display and in high-speed action on the Goodwood hillclimb, ahead of UK deliveries kicking off in early 2014. What modifications turn a Peugeot RCZ into an RCZ R?

Electric Kia Soul planned for 2014

Kia has revealed that they will offer a battery electric version of the next generation Kia Soul when it arrives in 2014. Hyundai may have seen the light and decided the future for cars lies with hydrogen fuel cell cars and not battery electric cars, but sister company Kia thinks differently. It seems an odd polarity for the Korean siblings to take different routes to the future of powertrains for cars, but perhaps it’s just a case of hedging bets rather than an inability by Kia to see how impractical the BEV is as a replacement for a normal ICE car?