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Activists target Toyota and BMW in billboard campaign, call for fossil car ad ban

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Activists install 400 fake billboards in cities across Europe and calling for "tobacco-style" advertising bans on polluting petrol and diesel vehicles. The post Activists target Toyota and BMW in billboard campaign, call for fossil car ad ban appeared first on The Driven.

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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

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Created to be the brand’s new entry-offering, the Lexus LBX slots into the range where the discontinued CT 200h used to live and is actually based on the much cheaper Toyota Yaris Cross ($28,000-$39,000). The most affordable BMW X1 is $60,400 and the cheapest Mercedes-Benz GLA is $63,200. 2024 Lexus LBX. 2024 Lexus LBX Morizo RR.

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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

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READ MORE: BYD Seal hunter: Here’s what we’ve learnt about the new ‘Project Highland’ Tesla Model 3 ahead of its Australian arrival READ MORE: 2024 BYD dual-cab ute leaks: All-new Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger rival takes shape in new patent images READ MORE: Look out Tesla Model Y? It is claimed to reach 0-100kmh in 3.6 2023 Yangwang U8.

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Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

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Petrol-only vehicles saw their lowest share in modern history, taking just 1% of the market. In the immediate shadow of the Tesla were the runners up, the Toyota BZ4X (repeating its 2nd place, first achieved in February), and the Volvo XC40, in third. Overall, HEVs have been on a long term decline since mid 2020.

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Tesla’s Fremont Factory was the most productive auto factory in the U.S. in 2021

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However you break it down, the Fremont Factory’s manufacturing prowess showed its domination in 2021, as it was the most productive automotive factory in the United States in 2021, outpacing Toyota, BMW, and Ford factories that have long created the most robust figures of car production in previous decades.

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2026 Ineos Fusilier showcases rugged 4WD tech with full electric drivetrain – and it’s designed to get seriously dirty

EV Central

Newcomer off-road brand Ineos has unveiled its first EV, which should hit the market in 2026 as a zero emissions rival to upcoming electric off-roaders from Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota. It’ll no doubt offer better performance than the BMW-sourced six-cylinder engines in the Grenadier.

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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

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In the meantime, however, as diesel cars emit significantly less CO 2 than equivalent petrol-powered vehicles, they will have to be part of the gradual transition to low-carbon vehicles, acting as a ‘bridge’ technology. —ACEA Secretary General Erik Jonnaert. More details about these plans will be revealed early next year.

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