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Australian student wins award for design that could turn petrol cars into hybrids

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A kit designed to quickly and cheaply turn petrol cars into hybrid vehicles has won a prestigious design award and could one day help cut Australia's transport emissions. The post Australian student wins award for design that could turn petrol cars into hybrids appeared first on The Driven.

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2024 BYD Sealion 6: Everything you need to know about BYD’s first plug-in hybrid SUV in Australia

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The Sealion 6 is the first ICE -powered and CO2-emitting vehicle to be sold by the Chinese brand in Australia and is expected to be its top seller. China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia! “At the moment the EV segment is nine per cent of sales in Australia.

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

EV Central

2024 BYD Sealion 6 price and equipment Okay, so if you are wondering what the Sealion 6 is, until very recently it was to be known as the Seal U in Australia. litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 18.3kWh BYD ‘Blade’ LFP battery. But you won’t find a spare tyre, just a repair kit. 2024 BYD Sealion 6 cockpit.

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LDV eT60 electric ute, eDeliver 9 van and MIFA 9 people mover have big EV price premiums

EV Central

The battery pack underneath means there’s also no room for a spare tyre, with a repair kit in its place. LDV Australia defends the big price tag by pointing out the eT60 gets a large battery. We’re not looking for EVs to be the backbone of our business today,” says LDV Australia general manager Dinesh Chinnappa.

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2023 Peugeot e-Partner review: New electric van arrives to help green your fleet – at a price…

EV Central

It’s also the first battery electric model from the French brand in Australia, with three more EVs due before the end of 2024, including the larger e-Expert medium van. Peugeot is confident the zero emissions capability of the e-Partner will appeal to both sole traders and company fleet operators. Petrol models are rated up to 1037kg.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Abarth Nuova 500e – high-performance version of the electric Fiat 500 promises pocket rocket thrills, and it’s due in Australia late in 2023.

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Forget the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora, buy a $40k Mazda MX-30 EV instead | Opinion

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While the MX-30 Electric’s now been discontinued, head to Mazda’s website and the petrol-powered MX-30 M Hybrid (which is the mildest hybrid known to man), quite comically, costs less than those ex-demo MX-30 Electrics. A petrol MX-30 Astina’s over $46,000 drive-away. Pretty generous.

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