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Ford Explorer EV firms as replacement for soon-to-be-discontinued Escape SUV

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Ford has cracked the door wide open for the new Explorer EV to come to Australia following the decision to axe the Escape SUV locally. We’ve made a decision that’s not Escape.” The imminent demise of the Escape shines the spotlight on the recently-revealed all-electric Explorer that was designed for the European market.

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

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Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. 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.

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Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

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The slight dent in share came from a drop in plugin hybrid volume, against overall market growth. plugin hybrids. Plugless hybrids (HEVs) did better than PHEVs, growing their share from a year ago (6.1% Petrol-only vehicles saw their lowest share in modern history, taking just 1% of the market. year on year. comprised 86.8%

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Tesla continues to dominate EV sales in the UK

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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). The YoY fall in share of plugins reflects the temporary bounce back of petrol-powertrain volumes YoY (from 23,952 to 32.331 units). This is likely due to dealers wanting to clear a backlog of “old” petrol-car stocks ahead of the new licence plate arriving in March. February’s 22.9% a year ago.

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Ford testing plug-in electric grid system

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Smart charging systems appear to be the order of the day among the leading car manufacturers with Ford the latest to develop an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Ford examines thermoelectric energy regeneration

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engine with an Atkinson-cycle engine - such as those used in Ford’s Escape Hybrid SUV. petrol-electric hybrid vehicle. The investigation used computer modelling to predict the performance of TE devices of various physical configurations using average highway speed exhaust gas flows and temperatures of a 2.5l

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New EV electric car calendar

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Audi RS models – performance flagships set to pick up plug-in hybrid tech as early as 2021. BMW M cars – they’re coming with hybrid drivetrains. Before then expect a hybrid to keep the V8 love roaring. Citroen C5 X PHEV – sleek and stylish plug-in hybrid will be created as a sedan, wagon and SUV.