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Hyundai Blue Will at Seoul motor show 2009

By James Foxall Motor Shows 02 April 2009 15:18 What’s new on Hyundai’s Seoul motor show stand? The big noise on Korea’s best-selling car maker’s stand was its eco-friendly Blue Drive strategy and, more significantly, the launch of its first hybrid production car. The Elantra petrol-electric vehicle uses a 1.6-litre LPG-powered engine with power boosted by a 15kW electric unit.

European Parliament: electric cars must make noise

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a European Commission proposal to decrease the maximum allowed noise for new cars, vans, trucks, buses and coaches, in an effort to reduce “vehicle noise nuisance” by 25%. At the same time, the EU has voted in favour of a proposal to force carmakers to fit electric and hybrid electric vehicles with a sound generating device, to improve low speed safety for pedestrians and the visually impaired. On Bing: see pictures of electric cars Find out how much a used electric car costs on Auto Trader The proposed changes, which are expected to become law, would see new car noise levels reduced by four decibels, commercial vehicle noise levels reduced by three decibels.

Porsche Panamera Wide Track Edition by Project Kahn

The wide body Porsche Panamera by Project Kahn Bradford tuners Project Kahn have created the Porsche Panamera Wide Body Edition with a decent-looking body kit and interior re-trim. There was a time when you expected anything that dropped in to the inbox from Project Kahn to be a bejewelled and bewinged version of one Range Rover or another. But no more, as Afzal Kahn has taken a liking to other marques, in this case the Porsche Panamera.