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Aston Martin to make petrol cars ‘for as long as allowed’

Baua Electric

Read more Aston Martin has decided to continue manufacturing petrol cars as long as it can after the carmaker delayed the arrival of its first ever electric vehicle. The delay came after Britain last year pushed back its planned ban on the sale of high-polluting petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035.

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Student-built hydrogen Le Mans style prototype beats gasoline-powered cars in Supercar Challenge race

Green Car Congress

Never before did a hydrogen-electric race car beat other cars in an official competition—let alone the kind of petrol-powered race cars we were racing against today. For comparison: the Ferrari 812 Superfast, one of the fastest models the Italian sports car manufacturer produces, taps out at 718 N·m.

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Bentley commits to £2.5bn investment for updated EV factory in UK

Teslarati

Bentley has announced that it will build its first-ever electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom with a £2.5 Bentley plans to have the first all-electric vehicle roll off of production lines in 2025, marking a substantial moment in the company’s storied history of automotive manufacturing.

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Reports: Ferrari working on a hybrid car

Green Cars News

Let’s be honest, when you picture a green car it’s unlikely to be a Ferrari. However, it seems that the Italian sports car manufacturer may be about to embrace some green car technology. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Ferrari Ferrari hybrid car Ferrari hybrid patent.

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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. However, many EV manufacturers have established partnerships with local repair shops and service centres to ensure they have the necessary parts available for repair and maintenance. Why are EV repairs different from regular cars?

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

Some manufacturers use the term “Micro Hybrid” to describe a car’s start/stop feature. litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine with variable compression ratio is employed solely to generate electricity rather than directly powering the wheels.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

Green Car Congress

Why a petrol car? There are some innovative developments being done by the car manufacturing industry on electric or hybrid vehicles, but we’re going to need a mixture of energy and vehicle technologies to help meet demand in the future. —Project M website. Gordon Murray Design’s first milestone was the T.25.

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