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UK delays petrol and diesel car ban by five years

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The United Kingdom (UK) has delayed a ban on diesel and petrol cars by five years, officially pushing the initiative back to its original deadline. That means you’ll still be able to buy new petrol and diesel cars and vans until 2035, in line with countries like Germany and France.

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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

EV Central

Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. “We litre turbo-diesel engine. 2024 Toyota Prado.

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

EV Central

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? From a list price a few bucks away from a quarter-mil, there are monumental savings to be had on this, the most powerful production Audi ever. Decent tumble there, too.

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‘Buy Tesla’: Goldman Sachs defines investments as the Age of Oil closes

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Buy Tesla” $TSLA pic.twitter.com/H8lXZGwnyV. The biggest disruptions for the global oil and petrol market come where electrification is becoming a more favorable option. The post ‘Buy Tesla’: Goldman Sachs defines investments as the Age of Oil closes appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. At Sonoma Raceway, it also provided an on-the-road look at part of that future with mass-market tire technology that will likely go into production in 2025. It’s a technology challenge on multiple fronts. Michelin 45% sustainable tire.

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Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Huge benefits for India

Plug In India

Video : ​Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Benefits for India Air Pollution An electric scooter runs on an electric motor which consumers power from a charged battery. Where as a petrol scooter emits a combination of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. Ultimately petrol scooters are unsustainable.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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