EV Central

JUNE 12, 2025

Toyota has confirmed its popular large four-wheel drive will pick up a petrol electric system for the first time in its 75-year history. litre twin turbo V6 petrol engine teamed to an electric motor. That could include a full battery electric vehicle , a regular hybrid, a plug-in hybrid , or even a hydrogen fuel cell system.

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EV Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

A fresh probe into electric cars longevity has found that battery-electric vehicles are lasting as long as a typical petrol or diesel, with many already judged more reliable than their combustion-powered equivalent. per cent improvement for a petrol or 1.9 An average petrol car, meanwhile, should remain in use for 18.7

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EV Central

MAY 8, 2025

The world’s largest electric car battery producer has unwrapped three pioneering all-new batteries that could be the final piece of the puzzle for mass acceptance of EVs. The first is called the Freevoy Dual Power Battery that has been described as a battery within a battery, which enables it to deliver a maximum range of 1500km.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 4, 2025

Dear Everybody, My name is Gonard, I am from the Netherlands and already some years in love with the Fiat Panda 141, for 2 years I am driving a petrol version from 1999. Last year I saw on a Dutch Fiat Panda forum a person that converted an original fiat panda elettra to a LiFePO4 battery ten years ago.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2020

Honda Motor Europe is expanding its battery recycling partnership with SNAM (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) to advance the sustainable usability of its end-of-life traction batteries. Safe and low carbon transport is utilized for the collection of used traction batteries.

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2025

The new generation has gone for a much more sophisticated pitch (read more expensive) and made itself a whole lot more relevant to a whole bunch of new car buyers in Australia by adding a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain to its line-up. litre petrol motor for repowering the 1.83kWh battery pack. It changes a lot.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

This drives not only a rise in fuel and electric energy consumption, but also creates a wider footprint in vehicle and battery production. Green NCAP tested 34 cars with different powertrain types: battery electric, hybrid electric, conventional petrol and diesel, and one vehicle, the Ford Puma, that runs on alternative fuel.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

continued] The post Electric Mobility Projects In Kenya Start to Show Real Potential For Significant Petrol & Diesel Abatement appeared first on CleanTechnica. A lot of projects go ahead on the basis of some positive business cases, underpinned by the quest to solve.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Based on a Transit chassis, produced at the Ford Otosan joint venture plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, the medium-sized electric delivery van is fitted with a battery-electric drivetrain and a body designed and built to StreetScooter specifications. With a battery capacity of up to 76 kWh, the WORK XL has a range of up to 200 kilometers (124 miles).

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The Driven EV News

MAY 1, 2024

A breakthrough in battery chemistry promises to accelerate fast charging for EVs, making them as quick to charge as filling a petrol car at the pump. The post New battery chemistry promises 10-minute fast charge, or five minute top up for EVs appeared first on The Driven.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 23, 2025

I wonder when they will outlaw petrol fuelled cars, they catch fire too But then, what about hydrogen. A recent You Tube regarding this new law. and diesel and. gotta start somewhere I guess, that will seriously affect any cells with cobalt in them. T1 Terry

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The Driven EV News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

BMW sees a massive surge in EV registrations in 2024 in Australia with its most popular electric model easily outselling its petrol equivalent. The post BMW says Australian battery electric registrations have trebled in 2024 appeared first on The Driven.

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EV Central

JUNE 16, 2025

READ MORE: Seven days with a Leapmotor C10: I’ll check back when you’ve finished it READ MORE: 2026 Leapmotor C10 EV updated with more range and better kit The REEV’s 28.4kWh battery is charged through plugging in or by using its 1.5-litre litre petrol engine, but only the electric motor turns the SUV’s rear wheels.

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EV Central

JANUARY 25, 2025

And, of course, the Atto 3 now represents solid value against hybrid and petrol SUVs from Toyota, Mazda, Nissan and others. Formerly known as Extended to denote the larger 60.48kWh battery (the Essential gets a 49.92kWh battery) its since been rebranded Premium and picked up a new design of 18-inch alloy wheel along the way.

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2025

litre four-cylinder boxer engine with a sizeable 88kW electric motor and a 1.1kWh battery pack. 2025 Subaru Forester: What we think Being a thorough person, I drove the plain petrol version first and found the Strong Hybrid superior in every way. Not actually a boxer on ecstasy, this is the hybrid veresion of the new Forester.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 29, 2023

kWh Blade battery for just $20,350 in […] It comes with a high-efficiency heat pump as standard. The electric motor has been upgraded to 150 kW. So, you can get a full BEV with a heat pump, with a 150 kW motor, and with a 57.6

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2025

The mid-sized five-seat SUV can cover up to 180km on electricity before reverting to its petrol engine. 180km of claimed EV range from a 35.43Wh battery in the Haval H6GT. Of course, the really expensive part of the H6 is its battery, which at 35.43kWh is more than 20 times the size of the battery in the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.

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EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

Introduced as the new entry-point in Alfa’s line-up, pricing will be announced closer to its arrival Down Under but it’s been tipped cars with the Ibrida power (petrol-electric hybrid) will be positioned significantly below the Tonale small SUV that is priced from $50,900 (before on-road costs). 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior.

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EV Central

MARCH 17, 2025

The 2026 Volvo EX60 made a brief appearance during the recent online launch of the new ES90 sedan, ahead of the battery-powered mid-size SUV’s launch next year. Designed to be as big as the best-selling combustion-powered XC60, the electric mid-size Volvo SUV should provide more cabin space compared to its petrol-powered sibling.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. litre turbo-diesel engine. The post Get out of the way diesel!

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EV Central

JUNE 21, 2025

The petrol engine’s been de-tuned, its 11.8kWh battery’s too small, 43km electric range isn’t enough and, starting from $71,990, it’s too expensive. The plug-in Ford managed the task using battery power alone, and this being Iceland, said battery was charged using hydro and geothermal power. 100km this way.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2019

Of all electrification strategies, full BEVs currently offer the least effective CO 2 reduction per kWh of battery size, according to the analysis by the firm: 21 times worse than mild hybrids and 14 times worse than full hybrids. Due to their disproportionately large batteries, BEVs were the worst of the available options, with a mere 3.5g/km/kWh

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. There are two additional components in the hybrid Prius, an inverter that translates electricity from the battery to the motor. petrol engine is not running. The hybrid battery pack will need servicing but it depends on a bunch of factors.

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EV Central

MAY 7, 2024

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2020

Once remodeling is finished, we will be able to produce vehicles with diesel, petrol and hybrid drive trains, as well as the fully-electric BMW i4, all on the same line. The high-voltage battery makes the BMW i4 body concept different to that of the vehicle models previously built at the plant. —plant director Robert Engelhorn.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2022

We will produce more than 600,000 e-drives per year while maintaining high production capacity utilization for diesel and petrol engines. This step is, without question, the most important milestone since the groundbreaking in 1979. By 2030, around half of our 4,400 employees will work in electromobility.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 8, 2024

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. The post Are diesel’s days numbered?

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EV Central

MARCH 16, 2025

Already confirmed for the right-hand drive UK market, the C-HR+ is a look-alike for the petrol C-HR sold in Australia already, but is actually a ground-up all-new EV Offered with both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive powertrains, the headline news is Toyota’s latest SUV will be capable of covering up to 600km on a single charge.

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EV Central

APRIL 16, 2025

Kia has announced that is well underway to developing an all-new battery-powered mid-size ute. Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion READ MORE: Staying positive! But its bound for the US market and unrelated to the 2026 Kia Tasman EV ute that will be sold in Australia from around July.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

Long-term low-level exposure to lead can adversely affect health and, while we don’t yet know the health implications of our findings, they suggest that leaded petrol might still be providing low level exposure which can have detrimental effects on health. —Dr Eléonore Resongles, co-corresponding author.

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EV Central

MARCH 18, 2025

EQS and EQE set for the chop to be replaced with battery-powered variants of the C-, E- and S-Class READ MORE: Revolutionary! Mercedes-Benz solar paint could mean Australians never have to plug their EVs in again Combined with an 85kWh nickel manganese cobalt battery it provides a long range up 792km on the WLTP range, plus a brisk 6.7

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EV Central

MAY 1, 2024

Polestar has released the first details of its pioneering next-generation battery technology that will close the gap between recharging an EV and filling a combustion car with petrol. 2025 Polestar 5 battery testing. 2025 Polestar 5 battery testing. Polestar 5 battery testing. Impressive numbers.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 6, 2022

Full battery electric vehicles took the largest share, with 36.4% share, greater than the combined share of old-school petrol and diesel vehicles (32.3%). Sweden saw a record high 60.7% plugin electric vehicle share in December, up from 49.4% share year-on-year. December’s […].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

Volkswagen will combine the combustion engine with a 48-V belt-integrated starter generator and a 48-V battery. The 48V Li-ion battery is supplied with energy during a number of operations, including recuperation—i.e. This combination represents the gateway to the future of Volkswagen hybrid models. when the vehicle slows down.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2022

Looking further into the future, Tesla and Toyota are betting on different horses for the future of EV batteries, with Toyota set on solid state. We’ll see the first EVs powered by solid-state batteries hit the roads by 2025, but these will be a lot costlier than regular lithium-ion EVs, and so won’t reach the mass market until later.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Ricardo has received UK Government funding to optimize in-car thermal and energy management systems to improve electric vehicle range and battery performance. This technology innovation should help accelerate consumer adoption of battery electric vehicles, the company said.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Because they are expensive, biofuels are usually combined with petrol or diesel to make them ‘go further’. The application of this perstraction system to continuous production of a range of higher alcohols is explored and shown to be highly favourable. —Kim et al.

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