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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

EV Central

It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. For a plug-in hybrid it is, but those prices are some $15,000 more than the equivalent Outlander petrol versions. Is it good value?

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Batteries included: Electric Morgan Super3 concept previews British brand’s electric dream

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Weighing in at 700kg – just 60kg than the less powerful petrol-fed three-wheeler – the XP-1 will deliver a range of up to 240km and be capable of covering more than 160km even in cold weather. Each mode then offers different throttle maps and alters the amount of brake regeneration.

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Hotter hatch! Fast new electric Volkswagen ID.3 GTX arrives with better performance than a Golf GTI

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Volkswagen has pulled the covers off the closest thing we have to a battery-powered VW Golf GTI and it’s already locked-in for a launch Down Under. Powered by a single electric motor, the rear-wheel drive 2025 Volkswagen ID.3 3 GTX has a very respectable range courtesy of its new 84kWh lithium-ion battery.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol.

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