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Aston Martin to make petrol cars ‘for as long as allowed’

Baua Electric

Read more Aston Martin has decided to continue manufacturing petrol cars as long as it can after the carmaker delayed the arrival of its first ever electric vehicle. The delay came after Britain last year pushed back its planned ban on the sale of high-polluting petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035.

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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

EV Central

The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm.

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2024 Volkswagen Touareg Review

Baua Electric

turbo-diesel, an eight-speed auto and AWD and impressive claimed combined fuel consumption at 7.3 100km. As part of the launch event I spent plenty of time in this grade, but also had a chance to pilot the other bookend in the model range, the flagship Touareg R plug-in hybrid performance SUV. litres per 100km. This update?

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

EV Central

Unlike the recently launched Genesis GV60 – which is built on a bespoke EV architecture – the GV70 Electrified takes the familiar underpinnings of a GV70 running on petrol or diesel and adapts them to EV life. The big Genesis grille gives the GV70 Electrified some styling similarities to a Bentley. Genesis GV70 Electrified.

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Kia EV6 GT Review: Is this the first great EV performance car?

EV Central

That’s four tenths faster than a $514,200 Bentley Bentayga Speed luxury SUV. Also, standard are cabled Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connection, wireless phone charging, four USB-C and one USB-A connectors spread through the cabin, embedded sat-nav, dual-zone climate control and a power tailgate to access the substantial 480 litre boot.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

Many in the auto industry are warning that realistic BEV range numbers under varying conditions need to be widely published , else risk creating a backlash against EVs in general. Even if the total cost of ownership is lower for an EV, a potential EV customer may not be interested if meeting today’s monthly auto payments is difficult.

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