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Toyota hybrid onslaught: RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and Kluger to drop petrol engines and join C-HR, Yaris and new Camry with only petrol-electric drivetrains

EV Central

The RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and Kluger will soon drop their petrol-only drivetrain options and instead be offered solely with petrol-electric hybrid systems. From today our dealers will no longer offer petrol-only variants of any Toyota model where a hybrid-electric alternative is available.”

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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

Green Car Congress

This will be the first all-electric compact SUV from Porsche, and is due to roll off the assembly line in the Leipzig site at the start of the next decade. Nevertheless, over the next ten years we will focus on a drive mix consisting of even further optimized petrol engines, plug-in hybrid models, and purely electrically operated sports cars.

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Green Car Congress

The electric F-150 weighs 700 kg more than its petrol-powered predecessor. Smaller electric cars are heavier than their petrol equivalents, too. This added risk wouldn’t apply if everyone drove cars of similar heft. A focus on driving lighter, safer, cleaner and less can ensure a better future for everyone.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

Green Car Congress

In addition to the European car market recording tepid growth in 2019, CO 2 emissions have continued to increase, despite new regulation designed to curtail this, according to JATO Dynamics. As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. —Felipe Munoz.

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Electric cars and SUVs help charge Tata Motors FY2024 performance | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

This strong showing is the result of strong sales emanating from its domestic passenger and commercial vehicle businesses as well as record sales of luxury car and SUV maker JLR. FY2024 saw major facelifts for the Nexon, Nexon.ev, Harrier and Safari SUVs. crore) as well as highest-ever profit before tax (Rs 28.9K crore, up 9.4%

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Ford CEO Jim Farley posts an insightful ode to electric vehicles as a ‘lifelong petrol head’

Baua Electric

As a self-described “lifelong petrol head,” Farley definitely found his niche by heading one of the world’s most prominent automakers. Given his foresight into the future of electrification, it’s easy to see why he’s CEO, and better still, he has the data to back his statements up. Jim Farley said he always wanted to be a “car guy.”

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

Green Car Congress

European car registrations increased by 4.2% million cars were registered, as well as constituting the highest YTD volume since 2008, with 2.44 million cars were registered, as well as constituting the highest YTD volume since 2008, with 2.44 in February, as gasoline car registrations increased by 16%. respectively.

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