Mercedes is developing an eco-minded supercar to be launched around 2015 and feature styling inspired by the radical BIOME concept. The BIOME was created for the Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge and measured 4040mm long, 2500mm wide, and 1200mm tall. More importantly, the concept was envisioned to weigh less than 1,000 pounds (454 kg).

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The Mercedes Electric Vito Taxi won the award for the Most Economic & Environment Friendly Multi-Purpose Electric Vehicle at the Royal Automobile Club’s Future Car Challenge.

The seven-seat electric car is powered by Valence batteries and is the result of a collaboration between Mercedes Benz, Valence and Zytek Automotive. They wanted to produce a pollution-free fleet car to be used as taxis at the Olympic games.

The eVito finished the 57-mile run at the RAC Future Challenge with about 30% of its battery capacity remaining.

The president and chief executive officer of Valence Technology, Robert L. Kanode:

“We’re very gratified that the eVito outperformed its competition in the challenge, which we hope will further raise awareness of the bright future Valence is enabling for electric fleets”

At a recent technical workshop, Audi’s manager for electric vehicles strategy, Franciscus van Meel said they want to be the leading premium seller of electric vehicles by 2020.

Franciscus van Meel also said:

“We will successively bring out a variety of hybrid models and electric vehicles, such as our first plug-in hybrid in 2014″

Audi’s plan includes a hybrid version of the A8 upper premium sedan and a hybrid Q5 SUV by the end of 2011 and a hybrid A6 plus the electric e-tron version of the R8 for 2012.

The e-tron division will develop and produce electric cars and they’re assuming that their sales of Audi e-tron electric vehicles will rise to a six-figure … Read More