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The Inefficiency of Car Buying

Clean Car

Buying a New Car is inefficient, its no wonder that electric vehicle sales are still pretty low. The buying experience of a new car for each of us is different, but the one similarity for all of us is its inefficiency. Each of us has a different approach to buying a new car.

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[Press Release] The compelling case for EV incentives

Drive Electric

It could also increase costs to the economy by between $900m and $3.5b, mainly from importing more fossil fuel. What this research shows is that there are costs associated with doing so, both to the economy and to emissions. The clear implication is that we need an alternative form of EV incentive. “A MtCO2e out to 2030. ●

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

Green Car Congress

To this end, more needs to be done to encourage consumers to buy alternatively-powered vehicles, for instance by putting in place the right incentives and deploying recharging infrastructure across the EU. One will provide the traditional benefits of efficiency and fuel economy, as in the current offer.

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2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV pricing and specifications: Stylish plug-in hybrid comes at a price in Australia

EV Central

Alfa Tonale buyers can buy a mild hybrid petrol Ti version for $49,900, while a $56,500 mild hybird Veloce grade has – drivetrain excluded – identical specification and features to the $21,100 pricier Veloce PHEV. Hardware is a 132kW 1.3-litre These combine for 208kW, and offering a hot hatch-like 6.2-second

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2024 Genesis GV80 Review

Baua Electric

Overview GENESIS has introduced its updated GV80 and new GV80 Coupe range to the Australian market this month, the refreshed large segment luxury SUV range now rationalised to offer all-wheel drive V6 petrol power only, the four-cylinder petrol and six-cylinder diesel now axed from the Aussie line-up. litre petrol and 3.0-litre

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CNG car and SUV sales jump 29% in first 10 months of FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

WALLET & ECO-FRIENDLY FUEL From a consumer point of view, other than the environment-friendliness of CNG, a CNG-powered vehicle provides considerable savings compared to its petrol or diesel-engined siblings. What’s also driving the consumer shift to CNG models is the unchanged (since May 2022) high price of petrol (Rs 106.29

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IEA: global energy efficiency progress drops to slowest rate since start of decade

Green Car Congress

Primary energy intensity—an indicator of how much energy is used by the global economy—improved by just 1.2% Another factor affecting technical efficiency in recent years has been the shift away from diesel vehicles, which are mostly being replaced with petrol vehicles. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3%

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