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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. What hasn’t been provided is a timeline for when we’ll first see sodium-ion powered Peugeots, Alfas or Opels.

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

Green Car Congress

The results mark the highest February volume since 2008, when 1.19 million cars were registered, as well as constituting the highest YTD volume since 2008, with 2.44 Demand for petrol is continuing to grow as diesel declines—petrol registrations increased by 16% in February. respectively.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Jeep BEV – an all-electric Jeep is confirmed for 2023 and it’s likely to be something smaller and city focused. Jeep Renegade 4xe – tiny Renegade PHEV more about hitting European emissions than changing Aussie roads. Jeep Wrangler 4xe – plug-in hybrid power adds to Wrangler’s off-road talents.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

EV Central

Sharing its basic layout and compact SUV body with the petrol-powered models that hit the market in 2023, the Chery Omoda 5 EV gets a unique front-end design that appears to improve aerodynamics. Jeep Avenger The 2024 Jeep Avenger. It’s a Jeep, but not as we know it. Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. Vikram took us around his garage, where he has his Merc and a few jeeps. In 2008, in one of his characteristic random oves, he decided to move on. We realised that most Zeon customers are long distance road warriors. 5,000 upwards.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. Batteries not ready.

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