Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Mating High-Performance Luxury SUV and a Plug. The all-new 2023 BMW XM was sort-of revealed to the media in Los Angeles on November 16. It looks more traditional four-door large SUV, but you can make up your own mind. Thick green-toned pile carpeting has a diamond pattern to caress passengers’ feet. Photos by BMW. [

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EV Central

DECEMBER 11, 2022

If you can’t wait for the 2027 Volkswagen Amarok battery electric ute then maybe the petrol-electric version potentially due as soon as 2025 will do. The second-generation Amarok arrives in Australia from April with orthodox Ford turbo-diesel and turbo-petrol powertrains. 4 SUV , which will be on sale by the end of 2023.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Revealed back in 2018, the Arkana coupe-SUV, will finally go on sale next year with a range of electrified petrol engines and features the latest connected technologies as well as a suite of Advanced Driver Assistance systems.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

The premium mid-size SUVs that helped MG Motor India establish its brand in the country is again part of the its focus for the company’s next big phase of growth and expansion. Sources say that MG Motor India is readying a new mid-size platform that will churn out a range of body styles with multiple powertrains.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Australian arm of the Korean auto giant wants increased reward for selling zero emissions vehicles in the form of ‘super credits’ so it can keep cheaper C02-emitting petrol and hybrid models in its showrooms longer. READ MORE: Could a tiny $30,000 2024 Hyundai Casper electric SUV challenge the BYD Dolphin and MG4 in Australia?

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EV Central

JULY 23, 2023

The plug-in hybrid version of its new Tonale small SUV has gone on sale in Australia, priced from a chunky $77,500 before on-roads for the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV. The price puts the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Q4 in line with full electric small SUV rivals such as the Volvo XC40 Pure Electric ($73,990) or Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 ($81,700).

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

And the automotive industry too is doing its bit to ensure green motoring. ‘Environment’ was a word that appeared more often in spelling contests than on the evening news. In CY2023, global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) scaled a new high – over 13.6 Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 29, 2014

Audi’s compact SUV, the Q3 has cut its official emission figure to a new low of 137g/km CO2 for its petrol engine choices, thanks to the addition of the new 1.4 The new petrol engine is available with the SE and S Line specification, prices start from £23,870, rising to £28,115.

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Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2024

In those days, India revolved around the pulse of small cars, an automotive ethos that endured for decades, reigning supreme until 2017-18, after which tides started turning in the favour of SUVs (sports utility vehicles). What’s more, in March 2024, for the first time, the top two vehicles sold were SUVs—Tata Punch and Hyundai Creta.

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EV Central

JUNE 29, 2022

While the ICE-powered Emira is only now going into production, the company insists it will never again green-light anything other than an electric vehicle for production. German giant Porsche is pushing hard on EVs, with the Taycan already on sale and the next Macan SUV set to go electric. 2022 Lotus Evija hypercar. 2028: Chrysler.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. The price premium between a hybrid and EV equivalent over petrol, hybrid is better off, despite high GST.” lakh in the case of an EV SUV.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 5, 2012

A vehicle this size doesn’t exactly scream ‘green’ but amazingly, this plug-in SUV is capable of 157mpg at just 46g/km of CO2, thanks to the combination of two 9.8 kWh electric motors and a turbodiesel direct injection (TDI) petrol engine. [.]. Volkswagen is set to reveal a second Cross Coupe concept at the Geneva Motor Show.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 16, 2011

The new Audi Q3 SUV will be one of the most economical SUVs on the market. The vehicle will debut with three different four-cylinder engines – a TDI diesel and two TFSI petrol units. All three combine direct injection with turbo charging and include energy recovery and start-stop systems.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2019

Who’d have thought that the best-selling plug-in hybrid car would be a sizeable SUV? litre petrol engine with an electric motor and a decent battery pack, creating something that was big and green. Mitsubishi understood the market when the Outlander first appeared in 2014, combining a 2.0-litre

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Green Cars News

MARCH 7, 2019

Launched last year, the third generation of Volkswagen’s flagship SUV has added a potent 335hp 3.0l V6 TSI engine to its range.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Previewed in an Impact Analysis published on Sunday (February 4), the newly renamed National Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), will impose tough CO2 emissions limit on passenger vehicles, SUVs, utes and vans that ramp up around 12 per cent per year from 2025 to 2029 under the government’s preferred model.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 21, 2024

In India, only a few cars are equipped with PHEV technology, including luxury SUVs like the Volvo XC90 and Porsche Cayenne, luxury sedans like the Porsche Panamera, and even supercars like the Ferrari SF90 Stradale and Lamborghini Revuelto. Plug-in hybrids are essentially a halfway point between full hybrid and fully electric automobiles.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2011

In news that appears to go against the grain with the green car push, it seems that SUVs and trucks are actually gathering momentum, while interest in compact cars is starting to fall.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

So that was the week that was, with the team having attended a Mazda driving day (look for reviews of the CX-5 petrol automatic and new Mazda2 soon) as well as top secret meetings about all the exciting things coming in 2019 (ssshhhhhh!).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

However, some colours like Army Green are only reserved for military vehicles and not available for civilian vehicles. He or she can drive a car with an engine capacity of 1,200 cc for petrol models and 1,500 cc for diesel vehicles. However, such cars should be registered as ‘Adapted Vehicles’ with the local RTO.

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Green Cars News

MAY 1, 2019

Range Rover’s flagship SUV has been updated for 2019, and can now be ordered with a new 3.0-litre litre straight-six mild hybrid petrol engine.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 17, 2024

Moreover, the likes of Tata Motors and M&M have tapped private equity investors and green funds to raise money to invest in their EV arms. Growing volumes for petrol- and diesel-run vehicles and improving cost structures has meant that the majority of them have broken into profits over the past few years.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Previously one of the biggest polluters in the Volkswagen line-up, the all-new Touareg Hybrid promises to give the gas-guzzling SUV a new, greener image. The Touareg Hybrid was unveiled alongside a brand new conventional Touareg model at the Postpalast in Munich.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

The vehicle, a two-door, off-road luxury SUV has been derived from the Land Rover LR2 except for the fact that it includes new hybrid powertrains. The Land-e concept form allows its drivers to run in petrol only, electric only, or hybrid modes. The technology is expected to cost around $650million to develop.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

Ford Australia will invest A$230million into a number of environmentally focused projects including the first global rear-wheel drive application of the company’s turbocharged, petrol direct-injection 2.0l Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Ford Australia Ford Falcon Ford Territory.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

So is this scheme green at all? According to statistics from the Department of Transport, US motorists are fleeing their beloved SUVs and pick-up trucks as they make up 83 per cent of the top trade-ins. Indeed six of the top 10 trade-ins are SUVs with two mini-vans and two pick-up trucks rounding out the list. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Cars News

JULY 30, 2011

Ford has revealed the fuel economy figures for the new Ford Explorer – and it will be the most fuel efficient seven-passenger SUV on the market. The vehicle will deliver an EPA-certified 28mpg on the highway with an all-new 2.0litre EcoBoost engine.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

The Tokyo Motor Show was the setting for Volkswagen to introduce the world to its latest new vehicle – the Passat Alltrack. According to the German carmaker, it closes the gap between a conventional Volkswagen Passat Estate and the Volkswagen Tiguan SUV.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Previously its fuel-saving start-stop technology has been limited to hybrid cars and some vehicles in Europe, but now Ford will introduce the devices across its vehicles, including crossovers and SUVS, in North America in 2012.

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

After enjoying a successful launch of the revised Grand Vitara SZ model range in October 2008, Suzuki has announced the addition of both a 1.6litre petrol engine and a 1.9 Suzuki claims it has a unique offering in the SUV market in that no other manufacturer currently offers this choice of engines in a compact SUV style.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

engine with an Atkinson-cycle engine - such as those used in Ford’s Escape Hybrid SUV. petrol-electric hybrid vehicle. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news SAE 2009 World Congress thermoelectric energy regeneration. One of the goals of the study was to look into the expected output of a TE generator in such an engine.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Volkswagen has released more details about the latest compact SUV model, the Tiguan, ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The new Tiguan will sport a new look and new technologies with improved fuel consumption and reduced emissions.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

On the road, the two-mode plug-in hybrid system can use any combination of electric or petrol power to move the vehicle depending on the conditions. GM is hopeful that the Buick plug-in hybrid will be the first commercially available plug-in SUV from a major car manufacturer.

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Green Cars News

MAY 10, 2009

The concept is adapted from a hybrid transmission designed by Allison for transit buses and has previously only been incorporated into rear-wheel-drive transmissions with the hope of reducing the fuel consumption of heavier and larger passenger trucks and SUVs.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2012

Keep your eyes peeled for the new Kia Sorento (pictured) – due to go on sale later in the year, it will boast a host of changes focusing on improving its fuel economy and lowering its emissions. The vehicle, which will be manufactured in Korea, will include a host of different diesel and petrol engines [.].

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

MG Motor has recently trademarked a new EV called Excelor in India. MG Motor is currently one of the top carmakers in India with popular models like Hector SUV. Besides Hector, the carmaker offers other SUVs like Gloster and Astor in the Indian market. Under the hood is a 1.5-litre

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Mazda’s all-new CX-5 model will be the first car in the UK to use the car maker’s new fuel efficiency Skyactiv technology. The ground-breaking technology will make its debut in the new compact SUV when UK sales begin in 2012.

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