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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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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

EV Central

German giant Porsche is pushing hard on EVs, with the Taycan already on sale and the next Macan SUV set to go electric. The Emira is going into production to replace three Lotus petrol mainstays, the Exige, Elise and Evora. 2030: Bentley, Cupra, Fiat, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Volvo. 2022 Lotus Evija hypercar.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

” Electric vehicle sales surge. BEV sales in the UK have grown rapidly over the past year – with demand rising, at least in part due to petrol shortages, which dried up many motorists’ gas tanks in September. part of the mission.” Several British car brands already have plans for full electrification.

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

Drive Electric analysis done in March showed the reduction in emissions of vehicles imported since the policy came into effect will save more than 2m tonnes of emissions over the lives of those vehicles, and $100m a year in petrol and diesel. This is still just 1.5% of the entire vehicle fleet. There’s more to do.

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Bentley starts Aussie electric move with PHEV Flying Spur launch

EV Central

The brand’s first battery electric vehicle will be revealed globally in 2025 and be on-sale in 2026. In 2026 the Bentley internal combustion line-up will also be pared back to feature only PHEVs, meaning the demise of the W12 and V8 petrol-turbo engines that currently dominate the model line-up. Bentley Bentayga Hybrid.

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Mercedes-AMG EQS53 electric high-performance limo pricing, details confirmed

EV Central

Electric motors provide the sort of refinement and thrust even the world’s most advanced petrol engines can’t compete with and Mercedes-Benz is working towards and all-EV range across much of the world by 2030. Mercedes-Benz is not alone in shifting its limousine to EV.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

EV Central

In the car game, these are called “conquest” sales, which make them sound very Game of Thrones. Now, with the GV70 Electrified it steps into a new and important sales battlefield, the world of premium SUVs that are also EVs. The big Genesis grille gives the GV70 Electrified some styling similarities to a Bentley.

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