Nissan tests its new Leaf-based autonomous car on streets of Japan.

Back in Tokyo, Nissan announced its ITS Concept, which is a futuristic concept car with a whopping 500 km of range on the Japanese testing system and advanced autopilot controls. Sounds great if it were on the market today, but futuristic concepts are akin to whiteboards for manufacturers, throwing all their breakthrough ideas onto the floor and seeing which ones stick when they apply them to a physical car. Now Nissan has begun testing its Leaf-based autonomous car on Japanese inner city roads and highways.

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Drive It - The new Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid

Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybride

Audi built an A3 that gets over 80 miles per gallon in the right conditions. That's the biggest thing you need to know about the new plug-in hybrid A3 e-tron. Yet with hybrids and electric vehicles it's easy to get waylaid by batteries, range and the compromises that come from adding an electric engine to an established platform.

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LG and GM are working together on the Chevy Bolt electric car

source : engadget

In an unexpected, but interesting partnership, General Motors and LG today revealed they're working together on the development of the Chevy Bolt. This electric vehicle, which will reportedly launch in 2017 for $30,000, is expected to last over 200 miles on a single charge -- a lot more than the 2016 Volt hybrid.

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