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

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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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Peugeot e-Expert van confirmed for Australia as electric commercial vehicles charge into market

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READ MORE: The electric year ahead: every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: Complete guide to rebates, discounts and incentives when buying an EV in Australia The e-Partner is priced at $59,990 plus on-road costs, while the most expensive turbo-petrol-powered Partner is $40,878.

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

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Making use of Toyota’s powertrain, the Grand Vitara offered strong-hybrid technology at a mass segment price point and has today forced a rethink of this tech, with many brands now acknowledging the fact that strong hybrids have a large role to play in the Indian automotive market. A luxurious interior with three-row seating, a 2.7-litre,

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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H ere's the Mazda story thanks to Autocar: Mazda plans Volt rival Autocar August 28, 2008 Autocar has learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor.

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Super Charge It

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The first of Toshiba's groundbreaking SCiB packs will ship in March 2008 to an industrial systems market that Toshiba forecasts being worth 100 billion Yen by 2015. N ot to be out done, another battery called " Li-tech " has been developed by a consortium of German companies, including Bosch, BASF, and Volkswagon.

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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But it’s what’s beneath the skin that promises to tempt plenty of people out of the big-powered petrol engines that have dominated at this end of the market. Like the larger iX3, it shares a body and architecture with the petrol-powered models. It’s all about tech and trinkets in the electric version of the 7-Series limousine.

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New EV electric car calendar

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Aston Martin Valkyrie – engineered by F1 genius Adrian Newey and with the help of the Red Bull team, the new pinnacle of AM performance promises plenty. Get all the latest EV news and reviews delivered to your inbox with our weekly newsletter. V12 engine meets electric power for F1 pace. Subscribe now! Audi RS e-Tron GT.