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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

EV Central

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Exceed with electric scooter on the Gold Coast, Queensland They don’t take up much room, are easy to maintain and can be bought for not a lot of money. It means you can travel, should you wish, a substantial distance between charges. I ditched the Outlander PHEV here and saddled up the e-scooter.

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Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

EV Central

READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! I think, and I can tell you, every automotive company in this country is doing exactly what we’re doing, is calculating what do we need to? So you probably focus a little bit more on what plug-in hybrids do we have? “It It helps the calculation. Would anyone buy that?

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Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023

EV Central

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. It can be charged at up to 7.2kW AC for a full charge in around 2.5 Top speed is 239km/h as a PHEV, or 135km/h as an EV. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e PHEV tech.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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Toyota reveals electric bZ compact SUV concept

EV Central

A new generation of Toyota’s popular C-HR small SUV is expected to arrive around the middle of next year, likely with choice of petrol, hybrid, PHEV and full EV powertrains. Futuristic blade lighting with LED strip up front, surrounding a shark-like nose, is particularly arresting. ” Much hype, scant details. .”

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Volkswagen ID.3 electric car video review

Drive Electric

On the front, you have the led headlights that shine that much brighter than halogen, lighting your way a lot more effectively at night. You’ve also got the sidelight lighting strip across the middle. Charging the VW ID.3. You have the charging flap located in the normal position where you would have your fuel flap.

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Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport now available as PHEVs: P300e

Green Car Congress

The new Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport premium compact SUVs are now available with plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology, with an electric-only range of up to 66 km (41 miles) and CO 2 emissions as low as 32 g/km. Range Rover Evoque PHEV. The new PHEV models combine a 200PS (147kW) 1.5-liter