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BYD E6 – Next Gen Electric Car battery technology

Chinese car maker BYD are using revolutionary battery technology in the BYD E6 The biggest problem with electric cars (or one of them, at least) is that the battery technology is not really up to the ambitions of car makers. Chevrolet’s Volt (aka Opel Ampera) is a good case in point. Tellingly, a Toyota tecchy referred to the science behind the Chevvy Volt as ‘Vaporware’, and the whole project is founded on the expectation that the technolgy will develop quickly enough to make the car a reality.

2013 Lexus CT 200h: More models & lower price for new CT 200h S

Lexus has expanded the CT 200h range for 2013 with a new entry-level CT 200h S and additional equipment across the CT200h range. Two years on from the launch of the Lexus 200h at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, Lexus UK has decided it’s time to have a play and add a new entry-level model. The CT 200h range now gets extended to five models - S, SE,  Luxury, F Sport and Premier – with the CT 200h S being the new addition and sporting a new lower price point for the CT 200h.

Jaguar XF – Women’s World Car of the Year

The Jaguar XF wins the Women's World Car of the Year Award This month has been a bit of a Jaguar good news fest. We reported that Jaguar Land Rover are back in profit, sales of Jaguar have gone through the roof and that Jaguar has topped the J.D. Power survey 2009 in the US.