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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Why India is in love with hybrid cars?

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While the ultimate goal remains steady on battery electric vehicles, hybrid cars are bridging the gap between pure EVs and fossil fuel-propelled models that run on petrol or diesel. The reason behind this is the rising consumer demand for this tech. Petrol and diesel prices in India have shot up by around 41 per cent since 2019.

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Strong support for EV ambitions | Autocar Professional

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Originally targeting three industries, the scheme was later expanded to include 14 sectors including automobiles, auto components, electronic products, solar PV modules, advanced chemistry cell (ACC) battery among others. It incentivises OEMs to ramp up production and adoption of these environmentally friendly vehicles.

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2024 BMW iX2 review: Is this the EV bargain of the year? How tax incentives make this slick compact SUV a tempting electric car

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Standard equipment includes 19-inch alloy wheels and an M Sport styling kit as well as Veganza (a fancy fake leather trim), head-up display, adaptive dampers, smart key entry, powered tailgate, 360-degree camera, dual-zone ventilation and a head-up display. It also gets the same 64.8kWh battery but has a lower WLTP range of just 395km.

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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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2024 BYD Seal U rebranded BYD Sealion 6 ahead of Australian debut READ MORE: Beijing show: Stunning BYD Ocean-M is a rear-drive electric hot hatch based on an all-new platform It follows three BYD battery electric vehicles into the Aussie market – the Atto 3 , Dolphin and Seal – and will be followed by the BYD Shark PHEV ute before the end of 2024.

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

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litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 18.3kWh BYD ‘Blade’ LFP battery. The vehicle warranty is six years/150,000km, the battery warranty eight years/160,000km, service intervals are 12 months/20,000km and the first five services will cost $1600 in total. But you won’t find a spare tyre, just a repair kit.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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This Defender, known for raiding tombs , has raided Tesla’s temple of tech. The car holds about 100 kilowatt-hours’ worth of lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries—a lower-cost approach used for the Teslas sold in China and Europe (and. Fitting the batteries was harder, requiring the fabrication of custom battery cases.