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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. That said, we do know the brand has a Shark in the country for testing, so expect a local debut to occur in the not-too-distant future. litre turbo or 2.0-litre litre turbo or 2.0-litre

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EV battery test simulation technique helps OEM overcome fast-charge challenge

Green Car Congress

The company deployed its battery simulation and correlation capability to enhance battery thermal management in a fast-charge scenario, accelerating the solution development process to reduce excess noise from high pumping power and help the dissipation of heat. —Chris Hebert, D2H Engineering Director.

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Electric vehicle sales surge in UK, petrol engines slump and drop 10%

Teslarati

While battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales surged, petrol and diesel engine sales collapsed by 10 and 31.4%, respectively, proving car buyers in the UK are becoming more attracted to sustainable powertrains compared to the gas-powered vehicles that have dominated the automotive industry for over 100 years.

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Green Car Congress

The battery pack alone weighs over 2,900 pounds—about the weight of a Honda Civic. Combustible, energy-dense petroleum is replaced by bulky batteries. The electric F-150 weighs 700 kg more than its petrol-powered predecessor. Smaller electric cars are heavier than their petrol equivalents, too. Why does this matter?

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CredR partners Crayon Motors to offer petrol two-wheelers for an electric bike 

Electric Vehicles India

CredR partners Crayon Motors to offer petrol two-wheelers for an electric bike . The partnership will deal with the exchange of any petrol-based two-wheeler with the latter’s electric bike. With this partnership, the customers can upgrade from any petrol two-wheeler to Crayon Motors e-bikes. CredR partners Crayon Motors.

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Caterham EV Seven to debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Electric Cars Report

Caterham has today revealed EV Seven – its technology development concept for a future fully electric Seven. The concept will test the feasibility of a lightweight electric Seven and enable Caterham to move a step closer to bringing a battery electric model to market that is as driver focused as its petrol counterpart.

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Not that sodium-ion batteries are perfect, not just yet at least.

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