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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

The Truth About Cars

.& With this in mind, Porsche’s CFO was recently quoted as saying European combustion bans will probably need to be delayed and there’s good reason to believe him.& However, Porsche Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke was quoted by Automotive News on Thursday casting some doubts.&

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BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that will smoke a Ferrari and can dance

Baua Electric

seconds and a $233,400 (1,680,000 yuan) price tag. In December, the brand began deliveries of its first vehicle, the U8 off-road SUV, with starting prices over $150,000 (1,089,000 yuan). In fact, the SUV made its debut in Europe at the 2024 Geneva Motor Show this week. It’s also quicker than the Porsche 911 Turbo S (2.6

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3 Reasons an Electric Vehicle is the Perfect Present

EV Match

While EVs typically carry a higher initial price tag, they’re on average cheaper to fuel and maintain (no oil changes, head gaskets, timing belts, or spark plugs needed). 2020 saw the Tesla Model Y, Polestar 2, Porsche Taycan, Mini Electric, Kia Soul, and more hit the roads. New EV Models Keep Coming. Nissan Ariya. Nissan Ariya.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. Both engines use premium 91 octane.

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Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

Green Car Congress

Hybrid-electric vehicles have significantly reduced the time the engine is on, which inhibits the ability to purge fuel vapor stored in the carbon canister. The 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid SUV features an Audi 3.0L liter supercharged V-6 on its 2011 Q7 sport utility vehicle (SUV). Volkswagen’s 2010 1.4L

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

There’s currently a premium price-tag on traditional automatics due to their ease of use, allowing the driver to concentrate on driving rather than gear-selection. They also offer a grant of up to £1,500 off the list price of electric vehicles as well, automatically lowering the price-tag you see on showroom floors. Premium SUV, sir?

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Revealed: new Chinese EVs, but which could hit Australia?

EV Central

seconds, this carbon-fibre, butterfly-door beauty is definitely worthy of the supercar tag. Well, Li and co have really scooted along to get the Ziyoujia NV mid-size SUV ready to go on-sale in October. GWM already sells its GWM diesel ute in Australia, plus the Haval SUV line-up. The solar-powered EV is 5.0