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Petrol can be cheaper than electric – if less than £1 per litre

My Energi

• The average electric car remains cheaper to run than an equivalent petrol car • Fuel prices would need to fall below £1 per litre to make petrol cars cheaper to run • Electric car registrations exceeded expectations in 2022, beating forecasts by 7% Despite the average price of petrol falling below £1.50 With fuel at £1.50

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Volkswagen Marine Diesel Engines On Display at boot 2010; Greenline 33 Hybrid

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen Marine will exhibit its marine diesel engine line-up at “ boot 2010 ” in Düsseldorf (23-31 January 2010). Exhibited at boot 2010 are the new luxury sailing yachts Oyster 575, Jeanneau 57 and Oceanis 58. The Greenline 33. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla donates destroyed Model 3 to Australia fire safety investigation

Teslarati

.” According to Electric Vehicle Council energy and infrastructure head Ross De Rango, EV battery-related fires still remain uncommon, with only six EV fires having been recorded in Australia since 2010 (via Perth Now ). ” Tesla owner posts stern service complaint after Model Y fire incident What are your thoughts?

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Opel Unveiling Vivaro e-Concept Extended Range Electric Van Research Study at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2010 Show

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At the IAA Commercial Vehicles Fair in Hannover (23-30 September 2010), Opel will unveil a research project on a Vivaro e-Concept, an electric van with up to 400 kilometers (249 miles) extended range. The Opel Vivaro e-Concept. Click to enlarge. The e-Concept is conceived to have 5.0

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Volkswagen Amarok PHEV coming as soon as 2025

EV Central

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. For the petrol guys – for me – it’s enough.”.

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Demand for petrol in California increases

Green Cars News

California may be leading the way as one of the greenest states in the USA, but that hasn’t stopped demand for petrol leaping in the area. According to figures from the California State Board of Equalisation for October 2010, petrol consumption leapt by 0.9 per cent year on year, while diesel consumption actually fell by [.].

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Study finds lead from leaded gasoline persists in London air despite ‘90s ban

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Long-term low-level exposure to lead can adversely affect health and, while we don’t yet know the health implications of our findings, they suggest that leaded petrol might still be providing low level exposure which can have detrimental effects on health. —Dr Eléonore Resongles, co-corresponding author.

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