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Electric vehicle sales surge in UK, petrol engines slump and drop 10%

Teslarati

While battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales surged, petrol and diesel engine sales collapsed by 10 and 31.4%, respectively, proving car buyers in the UK are becoming more attracted to sustainable powertrains compared to the gas-powered vehicles that have dominated the automotive industry for over 100 years.

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Mercedes Benz GLS vs BMW X7 vs Audi Q8: Price and specification comparison

Baua Electric

crore (ex-showroom), revising its rivalry with competitors like Audi Q8 and BMW X7. --> Mercedes-Benz has launched the GLS facelift in India at a price range of ₹1.32 crore (ex-showroom), revising its rivalry with competitors like Audi Q8 and BMW X7. . --> Mercedes-Benz has launched the GLS facelift in India at a price range of ₹1.32

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

EV Central

For reference, the cheapest ex-demo petrol-powered 2022 BMW 740i is $179,000 plus on-roads. How has Merc’s fabled petrol S-Class fared over the same time? 2022 Audi RS e-tron GT – $142,500 (-$105,000) 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS – little else has such visual clout for under $150,000. Decent tumble there, too.

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Indian SUV major Mahindra intends to equip its new EV platform with MEB components from Volkswagen

Green Car Congress

Designed as an open vehicle platform, the MEB electric platform and its components allows car manufacturers to build their portfolio of electrified vehicles, quickly and cost-effectively. So far, the market has been dominated by vehicles with diesel or petrol engines.

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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

Green Car Congress

The Supervisory Board of Porsche AG has decided to manufacture the next generation of the Macan as a fully electric series. Nevertheless, over the next ten years we will focus on a drive mix consisting of even further optimized petrol engines, plug-in hybrid models, and purely electrically operated sports cars.

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Audi produces new e-fuels with waste water and CO2

Green Cars News

Audi has developed two new e-fuels using different waste materials. The German manufacturer has buddied up with US-based fuels specialist Joule to produce e-ethanol and e-diesel. Audi says its e-ethanol can power petrol vehicles with only minor [.].

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Tesla continues to dominate EV sales in the UK

Push EVs

The YoY fall in share of plugins reflects the temporary bounce back of petrol-powertrain volumes YoY (from 23,952 to 32.331 units). This is likely due to dealers wanting to clear a backlog of “old” petrol-car stocks ahead of the new licence plate arriving in March. Audi came in 2nd spot, likely mostly thanks to the Q4 e-tron.

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