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Toyota Australia’s bZ4X price warning: ‘it’s not going to be cheap’

EV Central

READ MORE: Toyota bZ family to expand beyond bZ4X However, Toyota Australia vice president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley has again warned the bZ4X won’t be cheap in a sign that suggests it will be priced north of $70,000 before on-road costs. This car will not be a cheap car.”

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From cheap to fancy: I review 3 different ebikes

Gavin Shoebridge

Thanks to high petrol and diesel costs, New Zealanders have fallen in love with electric[.]. The post From cheap to fancy: I review 3 different ebikes appeared first on GavinShoebridge.com.

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

Green Car Congress

I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. l/100 km (44 mpg US), a figure that some diesel cars might be jealous of. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect. It was time to buy our first car. l/100 km (44 mpg US) in winter.

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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

Green Car Congress

Because they are expensive, biofuels are usually combined with petrol or diesel to make them ‘go further’. The application of this perstraction system to continuous production of a range of higher alcohols is explored and shown to be highly favourable. —Kim et al.

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

Baua Electric

Swedish automaker Volvo has rolled out its last diesel-powered vehicle, after a 45-year relationship with the powertrain and cranking out millions of diesel cars. Between 2012 and 2016, diesel accounted for half of the company’s global sales. Since 1991, Volvo made more than 9 million vehicles with diesel engines.

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2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel: fuel economy review for automatic, manual versions

Green Car Reports

Also, gasoline remains cheap. All of which may add up to tough times for the current Chevrolet Cruze Diesel, the compact sedan to be offered with a high-efficiency turbo diesel engine.

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Great Wall Motors to Go 100% Electric!

CleanTechnica EVs

They have a dealer network and many petrol and diesel cars on Australian and New Zealand roads. The vehicles have improved greatly since they were introduced as cheap, yet not so reliable, options. Great Wall Motors (GWM) is a Chinese carmaker that has had a presence in Australasia for the past 13 years. My niece […].

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