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Renault Bigster SUV to debut later this year | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Sources have conveyed to our friends at Motor1 Brazil that the Bigster SUV will share its design cues largely with the new Duster and the Bigster concept. litre four-cylinder petrol hybrid that gets two electric motors; this engine comes with an automatic gearbox. litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol coupled with a 48V starter motor.

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

EV Central

To be distributed in Australia by independent BLK Auto, JAC has already commenced sales here with the N55EV electric van and will follow with the turbo diesel T9 Hunter dual cab ute in mid-2023. litre turbo-petrol engine. We will be bringing [to Australia] whatever vehicles go through the R&D centre for mature markets,” he added.

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European Commission Sets Up System for Certifying Sustainable Biofuels

Green Car Congress

In the years to come, biofuels are the main alternative to petrol and diesel used in transport, which produces more than 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union. The EC suggests as an example a UK fuel supplier who is using ethanol from Brazil. We have to ensure that the biofuels used are also sustainable.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

Get Electric Vehicle

1 liter of Petrol emits 2.3 Diesel engines can use biodiesel alone or blended with petroleum fuels. #2 Infrastructure : Methanol infrastructure, such as refueling stations, is currently less common compared to gasoline or diesel. Ethanol blended fuels are widely used in Brazil, the United States, and Europe.

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Kia EV9 wins Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2024 title | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Isadora Carvalho, Brazil. It was hard to believe this large, comfortable and versatile vehicle did not need a tank of petrol or diesel.” The internal space allows up to seven occupants and the most powerful version with two electric motors is capable of producing up to 384hp with impressive performance.”

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Study find biofuels policy doubles CO2 emissions

Green Cars News

The new figures come on the week the Government increases the amount of biofuels in our petrol and diesel from 2.5 It reveals that when the full impact of deforestation is taken into account, biofuels added to UK petrol and diesel may be producing more than twice the carbon dioxide of the fossil fuels they replace.

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Surge in natural gas vehicles predicted

Green Cars News

Currently, the top five markets for natural gas vehicles are Pakistan, Argentina, Iran, India and Brazil with Pike Research anticipating that India will be the fastest growing market at a rate of 18.4 It has also forecast that the market will grow globally at a rate of 5.5 per cent to reach just over three million vehicles by 2015.

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