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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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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

In India, around 23 hybrid cars are available, ranging from the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga to the Lamborghini Revuelto. Maruti Suzuki introduced mild hybrids in India in 2015 with the launch of the Ciaz diesel with SHVS. As a result, less fuel is burnt, and the fuel economy improves. The engine never truly powers the wheels.

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France December 2020

EV Sales

Looking at the 2020 Best Selling Full size model, the honour went to the Porsche Cayenne PHEV, that with 2,157 deliveries, it beat the BMW X5 PHEV (1,867 units), while the category Best Selling BEV was the Audi e-Tron, with 804 registrations. all with Top 20 ambitions in 2021.

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Learn How India’s EV Manufacturers Are Promoting Green Mobility

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EVs ruling the country roads is a common sight nowadays in India and I am not talking about the low-powered EVs but the new powerful ones. Due to the many attractive advantages EVs has, the public transportation requirements in India like fleet vehicles, E-buses, 3 wheelers, 2 wheelers, and E-bikes play a major role in the mass EV adoption.

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Volkswagen Group introducing Modular Transverse Matrix this year; new engine families, lighter weight construction, powertrain flexibility

Green Car Congress

To ensure a uniform mounting position of all engines in the MQB, engineers rotated the cylinder head of the petrol engine. Just like the new petrol engines (EA211), with the introduction of the modular transverse matrix, the only dimension of the new four-cylinder diesel that is the same as that of the previous model is the cylinder spacing.

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