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Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets three-motor PHEV … with a V12

EV Central

Surround it with electric motors to create the most powerful road car on the market. That suggests Lamborghini sees a prosperous future for the V12 despite the imminent banning of petrol-burning ICE in some parts of the world. There’s also a trio of electric motors that combine with the V12 to make a combined 1015CV, or 746kW of power.

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New Turbo S E-Hybrid PHEV to be the flagship model in the Panamera line

Green Car Congress

Porsche is launching the new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid as the flagship of a model line for the first time. The new PHEV accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 3.4 l/100 km (81 mpg US), and the new flagship Panamera can drive on fully electric power for up to 50 kilometers. Earlier post.)

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It’s a buyers’ market! Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y dominate  rapidly growing used EV sales in Australia

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While demand growth for EVs outstrips traditional petrol and diesel vehicles, buyers still have the upper hand in an Australian used electric vehicle market dominated by Tesla. EV sales grew more than 13 per cent in March, which was substantially faster than petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles. READ MORE: We buy a used Porsche Taycan!

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

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A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Adding electric power can even improve performance in some cases. Like the name implies, a mild hybrid system normally isn’t going to propel the vehicle on electric power alone.

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Alfa Bravo! Milano compact SUV is first electric car from Alfa Romeo. Expected here in 2025

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There’s also a ChatGPT-powered ‘Hey Alfa’ onboard assistant. Just two powertrains will be offered from launch – the Electtrica that produces 115kW and a more powerful 177kW Veloce. There will also be a petrol-powered mild-hybrid called Ibrida but we won’t worry about that here.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

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This long, low five-door super-coupe not only the most powerful Audi electric vehicle ever built, it’s the most powerful Audi production car of all time. Its less powerful relation, the e-tron GT, is $180,200. There’s also a small dial on the centre console to control audio volume and power. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.

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New Chinese EV caught testing in Australia ahead of 2023 launch

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This car’s styling has been likened to a shrunken Porsche Panamera. The 300 HEV is powered by a 2.0-litre litre turbo-petrol hybrid 4×4 drivetrain that’s more powerful than the 1.5-litre 2023 GWM Tank 500 PHEV. 2023 GWM Tank 300 HEV. All-electric Tank SUVs are also under development but yet to be revealed.