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Tank 500 Ultra Review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

EV Central

Instead of being diesel like virtually all its rivals, the Tank 500 is electrified via a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain. READ MORE: 2024 GWM Ora Extended Range review: One of Australia’s cheapest electric cars tested READ MORE: New EV electric car calendar READ MORE: It’s got the Poer! It’s a combination of a 2.0-litre

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Toyota hybrid onslaught: RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and Kluger to drop petrol engines and join C-HR, Yaris and new Camry with only petrol-electric drivetrains

EV Central

The RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and Kluger will soon drop their petrol-only drivetrain options and instead be offered solely with petrol-electric hybrid systems. READ MORE: Toyota bZ4X review: Behind the wheel of Toyota’s first EV READ MORE: Electric Hilux incoming!

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2024 GWM Cannon Alpha Review

Baua Electric

Priced from $51,990 plus on-road costs in turbo-diesel form, and from $64,990 as a petrol/electric hybrid, Australia’s first hybrid ute is available in three grades, all offering four-wheel drive and a 3500kg braked towing capacity. Diesel powered models run an all-new turbocharged 2.4-litre litres per 100km.

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IKEA, Volvo, Uber, & Other Companies Tell EU to End Petrol & Diesel Car Sales by 2035

CleanTechnica EVs

The open call will continue to gather support for a phase-out ahead of the review of EU car and van […]. By Eoin Bannon EU lawmakers should set an end date for selling new combustion engine cars in Europe no later than 2035, 27 companies have said in a joint appeal this week.¹

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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. The most common way of powering an offshore oil rig is with a diesel generator.

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2024 Volkswagen Touareg Review

Baua Electric

litre turbo-diesel V6 engine, 4Motion all-wheel drive and the benchmark 3.5-tonne That 170TDI diesel engine has a broad appeal, with 170kW and 500Nm from the 3.0L turbo-diesel, an eight-speed auto and AWD and impressive claimed combined fuel consumption at 7.3 litres per 100km.

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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

EV Central

This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm. The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. In a PHEV.

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