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Volkswagen offering subscriptions to ID.3 and ID.4 in Germany

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—Klaus Zellmer, Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Volkswagen. In addition, Volkswagen will be launching its online leasing and sales offerings in Germany toward the end of 2021. family, but the platform will later be made available to dealers to offer combustion engine and hybrid vehicles as well.

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Denali National Park to use Lightning Hybrids hydraulic hybrid buses to transport park visitors

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Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, centered on Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America, has taken delivery of its first two hydraulic hybrid vehicles from Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids. —David Brosky, vice president for sales of Lightning Hybrids.

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It’s a buyers’ market! Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y dominate  rapidly growing used EV sales in Australia

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That’s the findings from the Automotive Insights Report analysing March 2024 used car sales compiled by AutoGrab and the Australian Automotive Dealer Association. EV sales grew more than 13 per cent in March, which was substantially faster than petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles. Hybrid numbers were 10,426 and 6365.

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Daihatsu to Supply Toyota-brand Minivehicles; Daihatsu Might Use Toyota Hybrid and EV Technology in Japan

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the minivehicle specialist in the Toyota Group, will supply minivehicles to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) on an OEM basis for sale in Japan. Recently in Japan, minivehicle sales have been increasing and TMC customers have been asking for minivehicles. Daihatsu Motor Co.,

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McLaren P1 successor, Alpine A290: Today’s Car News

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McLaren recently held a dealer meeting where information about the company’s P1 successor was divulged. Apparently, the hypercar is due in 2026 with a new carbon tub, a V-8 hybrid powertrain, and Formula 1-inspired aerodynamics. The first is due in 2024 and will be previewed shortly by a concept dubbed the A290 Beta.

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Data show California BEVs at 6.7% new vehicle marketshare in Q3

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The California Center for Jobs & The Economy has released an updated report ( earlier post ) on vehicle sales and the progress of ZEV sales in the state for Q3 2020. The report is based on sales data from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). in 2019, according to the CNCDA. Source: CNCDA.

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Tesla Cybertruck rival Ford F-150 Lightning firms for Australia

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The Lightning’s Aussie prospects have been boosted by the establishment of a new assembly line in Melbourne that has started converting left-hand drive petrol F-150s imported from the USA to right-hand drive for sale through Ford dealers from November. A plug-in hybrid Ranger ute has also been confirmed for 2025.

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