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UK delays petrol and diesel car ban by five years

Teslarati

The United Kingdom (UK) has delayed a ban on diesel and petrol cars by five years, officially pushing the initiative back to its original deadline. That means you’ll still be able to buy new petrol and diesel cars and vans until 2035, in line with countries like Germany and France.

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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

EV Central

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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PM Rishi Sunak sensationally delays 2030 ICE ban

My Energi

Most notable of these was a five-year delay to the widely supported and eagerly anticipated 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel car and van sales. And families that cannot afford a new car won’t like it, because they may have to wait even longer to buy a cleaner and cheaper-to-run electric car in the used market. “If

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Survey finds big shift in UK buyers’ attitude to diesel; more concern over running costs than environment

Green Car Congress

Intelligence survey results, which indicate that more than seven in 10 would be likely or very likely to choose a gasoline car, compared with the four in 10 who would consider buying a diesel. There appears to have been a dramatic shift in the petrol and diesel sales seesaw. — Steve Huntingford, What Car?

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Abarth 500e landing with $60,500 price tag, nudging Tesla Model 3 money

EV Central

This extrovert grade does away will dull monochrome and can be had in just two hues: Acid Green (as above) or Poison Blue. 2024 Abarth 500e with the Scorpionissima’s body decal over Acid Green paint Inside is Alcantara-slathered trim, with sports seats featuring an Acid Greed scorpion lasered onto the headrests.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

The UK will be the first in the world to implement such building regulations, unlocking the delivery of hundreds of thousands of charging stations over the next 10 years, while creating more green jobs across the country. We must adapt our economy to the Green Industrial Revolution.” part of the mission.”

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

Used Priuses, especially the Generation 2 that were made from 2004 to 2009 are becoming a bargain to buy, especially for the MPG and features you get in return. It was time to buy our first car. I was nervous as this was the first time that I was buying a car, so the experience was new to me. petrol engine is not running.

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