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Electric vehicle sales surge in UK, petrol engines slump and drop 10%

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Electric vehicle registrations in the United Kingdom have exploded, increasing over 88% in March 2021 compared to the same month in 2020. Petrol engines dropped 10% exactly in March 2021 compared to the same month a year earlier, with the overall market share dropping nearly 12% from 60% to 48.8%.

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Mercedes Benz GLS vs BMW X7 vs Audi Q8: Price and specification comparison

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crore (ex-showroom), revising its rivalry with competitors like Audi Q8 and BMW X7. --> Mercedes-Benz has launched the GLS facelift in India at a price range of ₹1.32 crore (ex-showroom), revising its rivalry with competitors like Audi Q8 and BMW X7. . --> Mercedes-Benz has launched the GLS facelift in India at a price range of ₹1.32

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Bruce Newton’s best electric car of 2023: MG4

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It’s time for our editors to vent about their electric car experiences and expectations! It isn’t the most gobsmackingly impressive electric vehicle I drove in 2023 and in some ways it’s very irritating, but add it all up and the MG4 take my vote as the best EV rolled out in Australia last year. Audi e-tron GT RS.

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Italy looks to sink $1 billion into boosting electric cars

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Bloomberg reports that the Italian industry ministry is weighing a plan to sink €930 million ($1 billion) into some enticing financial incentives to nudge drivers toward electric cars. Meanwhile, sales are surging in Italy, with new car registrations jumping 19% last year to 1.57 An EV made is Italy is even better.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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Could you be tempted by an ex-demo or lightly pre-loved premium electric car once they’ve shed dollars from scarily high original sticker prices? For reference, the cheapest ex-demo petrol-powered 2022 BMW 740i is $179,000 plus on-roads. How has Merc’s fabled petrol S-Class fared over the same time?

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Why Mazda electric cars won’t be tackling Tesla any time soon

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Mazda says it will be offering internal combustion engined models in Australia for years to come because it anticipates the transition to electric cars to be gradual. Mazda Australia managing director Vinesh Bhindhi argued the CX-60’s line-up of inline six-cylinder turbo-petrol and turbo-diesel mild hybrids and a 2.5-litre

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Electric car sales remain low in the UK

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Petrols were flat YoY in January, but are also on a slide over the long term. They were closely followed by group sibling brand, Audi, with BMW taking the third position. This was a big gain for Audi, who are usually much further down the rankings (7th in December). share of the market in January, from 5.2% PushEVs.

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