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2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV pricing and specifications: Stylish plug-in hybrid comes at a price in Australia

EV Central

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. litre four-cylinder petrol engine with six-speed auto gearbox over the front axle, with the rear axle utilising a 90kW/250Nm electric motor. Hardware is a 132kW 1.3-litre

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

EV Central

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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Why India is in love with hybrid cars?

Baua Electric

While the ultimate goal remains steady on battery electric vehicles, hybrid cars are bridging the gap between pure EVs and fossil fuel-propelled models that run on petrol or diesel. There are different types of hybrid powertrain technology available in the market, which include micro hybrid, mild hybrid, full hybrid and plug-in hybrid.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports. Many of you want to convert your existing petrol/diesel cars into electric cars. Only when a kit provider has successfully got certified can they start selling the kit in the market. What about the original OEM?

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BMW revealed 2 Series Active Tourer PHEV

Electric Vehicles India

BMW has revealed an all-new 2 Series Active Tourer, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) the most popular second generation of a model in Europe. The new Active Tourer launches with a choice of diesel or mild-hybrid petrol engines in early 2022. The Prices for the new plug-in BMW 2 Series Active Tourer have yet to be announced.

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Suzuki Swift Dzire Electric Car Conversion with Gears

Plug In India

By Atul Gopal We had an opportunity to visit Nothway Motorsports to check out their new electric car conversion kit. For a kitted car to handle well, you also need to understand suspensions. The petrol Dzire weighs around 915 kg and the diesel one at 965 kg. Unlike CNG kits, EV kits dont eat up the boot space.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

EV Central

Mitsubishi does plug-in hybrids (like in the Outlander ), Toyota does conventional hybrids (like the RAV4 ), and Nissan does e-Power. litre, three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine. Certainly the power is available quickly, but there is the (almost) ever-present rumble of a petrol engine to remind you that this is no pure BEV.

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