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First month in European history that EV sales surpass Diesel

EV Info

The 27 European markets show the total number of electrified cars registered in September (encompassing pure electric, plug-in hybrids, full hybrids and mild hybrids) was higher than the number of registrations for diesel cars. The Demise of the diesel car . For the month the diesel market share posted a record low, of only 24.8%.

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

EV Central

On-sale in Australia this month across three petrol and diesel all-wheel drive powertrains and three trim levels, the CX-60 is a direct competitor for the likes of the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Genesis GV70 and Lexus NX. litre four-cylinder petrol-electric plug-in hybrid were the right approach to the market.

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

Drive Electric analysis done in March showed the reduction in emissions of vehicles imported since the policy came into effect will save more than 2m tonnes of emissions over the lives of those vehicles, and $100m a year in petrol and diesel. There’s more to do.

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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

EV Info

Norway also lets EV use bus lanes and special parking bays making ownership more beneficial than ICE in the city, Norway plans to outlaw pure Petrol or Diesel vehicles in 2025 – the country with the earliest ICE free deadline and 5 years before the UK’s deadline. 18 BMW X1 Charging hybrid (B) 1 472 1.33 Cliff edge.

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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

Drive Electric

The main difference between EVs and petrol or diesel cars (ICEVs)vehicles is how they are powered. BMW has an iPerformance network in New Zealand as well. In this article, we will explore what happens to old EV batteries in New Zealand and why it’s essential to dispose of them properly.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert says, “If you watch the global automotive market – we’ve been seeing for some time that EV technology will replace petrol and diesel cars. The Emissions Reduction Plan released today confirms the future of mobility in New Zealand will be electric. This may happen faster than you might think.

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Top 10 green cars at Frankfurt

Green Cars News

Volkswagen L1 – One of those weird and wonderful concepts that you just hope gets to see the light of day, the VW L1 diesel-electric hybrid is constructed from aluminium and carbon fibre, weighs just 380kg and emits just 39g/km of CO2 (see article ). Lexus LF-Ch – Considered a rival to the BMW 120d and the Audi A3 2.0