Special tax for electric cars?

Actually, one would think that buyers of environmentally friendly electric cars should pay less tax, and thus ensure the policy contribute to protecting the environment. But in the U.S. there are now first considerations, owners of electric vehicles with a special tax to ask for cash. This is intended to missing revenue from the gasoline tax will be cushioned.

Electric cars are good for the climate, but obviously bad for the state treasury. If more buyers access to new cars with hybrid or full electric drive, then go to the U.S. government millions of Interest leg Expensive by the tabs. In the U.S. state of New Jersey Senator James Whelan suggested according to "USA Today" before now introduce a mileage allowance for electric vehicles of 0.004 cents. While this sounds not much, but if you times that amount 19,000 km, the average distance traveled by Americans in a year, multiplied to get at least to 76 euros per year. A similar vehicle with a gasoline engine is then charged against only 53 euros. However, it is unclear whether this bill will pass the Parliament.

And in buttoned Virginia to owners of hybrid and electric cars now have an annual road maintenance contribution of just 50 euros. In Washington state, there are even 76 euros. If you can make the increasing number of environmentally-friendly means of transport responsible for the failures now alone is questionable, because the proportion was only 53,000 units in 2012 with total sales of 14.4 million new cars. Meanwhile, the conventionally powered vehicles in the U.S. are becoming more fuel efficient. Whether there might be considerations in Germany now, to ask drivers of climate-friendly cars to the checkout, you have to wait. But if you come to high tax revenues, the state is safe in this country with something to compensate for this decline.

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Renault begins the teaser for the concept Twin'Run

Renault - For the fifth petal of his daisy "Cycle of Life", Laurens Van Den Acker seems to have chosen to double the lead. Planned as blue, while the sixth is indigo color to assume wisdom ("Wisdom"), the fifth stage of life is the game, "Play". But recently, LVDA and Ross Lovegrove have already submitted a blue concept, Twin'Z which foretells the Twingo 5 doors. In May, its derivative is 3 doors, Twin'Run, who will talk about him.

"Twin", the strategy of splitting

Because Twingo body splits into two, the "Play" concept ad splits too. Thus, after the beautiful city clean the evocative name (Twin'Z involves twinning), we will soon discover a small ball of nerves with 3 doors and 4 front fog. Taking the gimmicks of the R5 Turbo, such as the hips, his fin or sportsmanship, this concept is the work of 100% Renault, no other protagonist out of the automotive world this time having been consulted. Surprised on April 23 during filming of promotional film in Madrid, the Twin'Run proudly sported a number evocative, the "5". Five as a fifth petal, or as R5, of course!

The Twin'Run play sports card into the framework of its presentation ... which will also double! It will thus be unveiled at the Monaco Grand Prix on May 24 before joining the July 11 Goodwood Festival of Speed​​, along with the Twizy Renault Sport F1 Concept. To ensure the show when these investments, the Twin'Run should ensure operator side: there is talk of a gas block 350 horsepower. In short, ready to "Play" (ready to play)!

Source : Renault

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Audi TT Ultra Quattro Concept: Light is Bavarian?

Audi TT Ultra Quattro Concept - Spring is here and soon came the time of the annual meeting of the Volkswagen Group, the famous collection of Worthersee who for three days, going to the center of the communication of the Volkswagen Group, at the new and the tuning or vehicle customization of different brands.

As part of the communication time, we find the first official vehicle prepared an Audi TT-S becomes to kick Audi Ultra TT Quattro Concept intended to highlight the expertise of Audi in the use of new materials and streamline cars. In addition to the aluminum standard on the coupe, here we discovered extensive use of carbon fiber that is found on the roof, the center tunnel, the B-pillars, the rear part of the floor and the imposing trunk spoiler. Audi also uses a lot of magnesium for this coupe win anything on his body a hundred pounds compared to the standard version. For the rest, we variously appreciate the aesthetic developments of this coupe is nearing retirement as born seven years ago.

Audi has gained weight everywhere including the engine (-25 kg), rims (20 kg), bucket seats from the R8 GT (22 kg), the front brakes carbon-ceramic and dampers fiberglass reinforced (FRP) (-6 kg) so that the TT Coupe officially advance a weight of 1111 kg or 300 kg less than the same version of the series. Mechanically found L4 2.0 TFSI in a strong version of 310 hp, 400 Nm, which allows the cut to claim a weight / power respectable 3.6 kg / hp. The car is scheduled for a Vmax of 280 km / h and a 0-100 km / h in 4.2 seconds, which is interesting and better than a TT-RS advancing a Vmax of 250 km / h and a 0 to 100 km / h in 4.7 seconds with 340 hp.

Souce : Audi

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