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Hybrids make history and overtake petrol in latest figures

Baua Electric

Does this signal the end of petrol’s reign? Hybrids, made up of full (HEV) and mild hybrids (MHEVs), led EU registration figures for the first time in September. Hybrids on top September was the first time that hybrid powertrains, made up of HEVs and MHEVs, overtook petrol to lead the new-car market.

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Petrol and diesel registrations drop dramatically

Baua Electric

However, Spain also saw big declines in petrol and diesel registrations. Instead, the hybrid market seems to be more attractive. This decline was driven by petrol and diesel powertrains, although there were losses in every category except for full hybrids (HEVs) and mild hybrids (MHEVs).

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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

EV Central

Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. The eagerly anticipated new heavy-duty large off-roader launches mid-2024 with an updated mild hybrid version of its predecessor 150 Series’ 2.8-litre litre turbo-diesel engine.

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Are diesel’s days numbered? All-new Mitsubishi Triton and Nissan Navara to score plug-in hybrid petrol powertrains as Toyota RAV4 Hybrid outsells HiLux and Ford Ranger in Australia

EV Central

The days of diesel being a force in Australia’s always-booming dual-cab ute market appear to be coming to an end, with two household-name utes to switch to plug-in hybrid petrol power in their next generations, joining the top-selling Ford Ranger in the switch to electrified power. That will be the two-step approach.

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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. Both are compatible with its Xiaoyun plug-in hybrid system that packages an 18.3kWh battery and could provide for an all-electric driving range of up to 100km. litre turbo or 2.0-litre

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Hybrid hero! Lexus confirms LX 700h electrified petrol as hardcore off-roader goes green(ish) – your move, Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series

EV Central

A 2025 update for the Lexus LX will include the model’s first hybrid powertrain, with the LX 700h to be a greener (and more luxurious) version of the diesel-chugging Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series. The post Hybrid hero! READ MORE: Confirmed! The real-world result is much higher.

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In Europe, Ford introduces Mondeo hybrid wagon, 2.0L EcoBlue diesel for Mondeo

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Ford revealed the enhanced Mondeo—including a new Hybrid Wagon variant for the first time—at the Brussels Motor Show in Belgium. Combined with the benefits of a low CO 2 petrol engine we expect the Hybrid to account for up to 50 percent of sales. liter Atkinson cycle gasoline engine; electric motor; generator; 1.4

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