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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

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The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Not that sodium-ion batteries are perfect, not just yet at least. But one thing is for sure, Stellantis better be quick.

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

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A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Instead, the batteries are recharged using a combination of gasoline engine power and energy collected during braking (also known as regenerative braking).

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2024 Porsche Macan review: First drive of one of the most important new electric cars of the year

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The Porsche Macan is a whole lot more than just another fast SUV. Except that the Macan is a big player in the prestige mid-sized SUV category. And Porsche is expecting to sell at least as many of the new Macan EVs as the old petrol-powered ones. 2024 Porsche Macan price and equipment Here’s where it gets interesting.

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Plug-in 2024 Audi Q8 to arrive later this year

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Audi Australia has announced the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of its 2024 Q8 SUV arrives in the fourth quarter of 2023, priced from $148,375 before on-roads. The PHEV slots into the sleek-reared Q8 range between the $135,100 petrol-powered 55 TFSI and $168,800 performance-orientated SQ8 TFSI. Audi’s reported figures are 2.6L/100km,

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Porsche 911 goes electric! T-Hybrid boosts heavily updated 992.2 generation supercar with innovative electric turbo and 40kW electric motor

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Each gets an innovative T-Hybrid petrol-electric hybrid system with an electric turbocharger The 911 Carrera GTS Coupe and Carrera GTS Cabriolet will each be offered as rear-drive and all-wheel drive models, the latter being badged “4”. 2025 Porsche 911 GTS (generation 992.2), seen as a Targa, Coupe and Cabriolet.

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