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2024 BYD Shark revealed: Plug-in petrol dual-cab wants to decimate diesel

EV Central

The 2024 BYD Shark has been revealed without camouflage, with the plug-in petrol dual cab’s launch timing now officially revealed. All of which makes BYD Australia’s Luke Todd confident the brand’s first ute will jump to the top of the pile in Australia, despite the quality of its competition.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. The most common way of powering an offshore oil rig is with a diesel generator.

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Confirmed! Electric Toyota LandCruiser family has on-road rather than off-road focus, could be on-sale as soon as 2026

EV Central

A new family of electric Toyota LandCruiser wagons could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2026. The electric LandCruiser will be sold alongside the famed hard-core diesel 300 Series wagon and the LC70 workhorse. READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel! We need to have more breakthroughs to have the LandCruiser BEV,” he said.

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Electric vehicle fire risks debunked anew in new report

Teslarati

Even when the Bedfordshire fire service noted that the fire seemed to have started in a diesel car, the anti-EV narrative was still prominent. “All the data shows that EVs are just much, much less likely to set on fire than their petrol equivalent. For internal combustion cars, it was a 0.1%

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BYD Shark PHEV ute on track for late 2024 Aussie with price tag to shock Ranger and Hilux

EV Central

We’re pushing to get the right spec for Australia,” said Smitherman. Shark is being built around Australia,” said Todd of the bold newcomer. litre petrol-fed turbo engine mated to an electric motor and four-wheel drive system. The BYD Shark gets a 29.5kWh battery pack as well as a 1.5-litre 2024 BYD Shark. 2024 BYD Shark.

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Why Mazda electric cars won’t be tackling Tesla any time soon

EV Central

Mazda says it will be offering internal combustion engined models in Australia for years to come because it anticipates the transition to electric cars to be gradual. The most expensive SUV it has yet launched in Australia, the CX-60 starts just under $60,000 and tops out at $85,500 before on-road costs. 2023 Mazda CX-60 PHEV.

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Volkswagen Amarok EV ute slated for 2027

EV Central

We see the [electric vehicle] trend and it’s also matching our internal [electrification] transformation logic.”. Ford and Volkswagen codeveloped the current generation Ranger/Amarok mostly in Australia using a Ford architecture and engines. As for petrol or diesel, he says a petrol engine is more likely.

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