Konecranes unveils world's first hybrid reach stackerKonecranes, a leading provider of lifting equipment and services for a wide range of industries, said it has launched the world’s first hybrid reach stacker - the SMV 4531 TB5 HLT - for container handling, with a lifting capacity of 45T. More… |
Hyper-hybrids could redefine green carsBillionaire industrialist Ratan Tata pored over every inch of the new million-euro ($1.3 million) LaFerrari on the Italian supercar maker's stand at the Geneva auto show. Ferrari's first More… |
Top hybrid super car roars into UAEThe world’s first hybrid super race car, Porsche 918 Spyder, capable of travelling from zero to 100 km/h in less than three seconds, made its final UAE stop in Dubai this week as part of an exclusive Middle East tour. The ne More… |
Electric cars head toward dead endAre electric cars running out of juice again? Recent moves by Japan's two largest automakers suggest that the electric car, after more than 100 years of development and several brief revivals, More… |
Toyota ME sales surge record 31pc in 2012Japanese automaker Toyota has reported record sales 660,285 units in 2012 across the Middle East, resulting in an increase of 31 per cent as compared to the previous year. Toyota maintained its position at the top of the GCC autom More… |
Doha institute develops hybrid carDoha-based Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (GORD) has unveiled an innovative low-emission hybrid concept car in Doha at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP18). More… |
Toyota’s global hybrid sales top 1m in 2012Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced that the global sales of its hybrid vehicles until October 31 this year have crossed the one million units mark with cumulative sales reaching 4.60 million units. Nobuyuki Negishi, chie More… |
Al-Futtaim unveils 2013 Lexus LS rangeAl-Futtaim Motors, exclusive distributor for Lexus in the UAE, has announced the arrival of the new 2013 LS model range, including the LS 460, LS 600h and an all-new LS 460 F Sport. The LS 600h equipped with Lexus hybrid drive rem More… |
World's first luxury hybrid cars make ME debutFisker, the world’s first environmentally-responsible luxury car made its official Middle East debut last night at a glittering event hosted by Al-Futtaim’s Trading Enterprises in Dubai. The award-winning Karma sedan, More… |
WD readies 'super thin' hybrid hard driveWD, a subsidiary of Western Digital Corp, is set to showcase the 'world's thinnest' hybrid hard drive measuring 2.5 inch during the WD’s Investor Day on Thursday. The company said it is sampling a 5mm-thin hard d More… |








