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

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Could a tiny $30,000 2024 Hyundai Casper electric SUV challenge the BYD Dolphin and MG4 in Australia?

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Hyundai is set to embark on an experiment that will see it radically slash the cost of its cheapest EV in Europe when its new Hyundai Casper arrives before the end of this year. According to reports, production of the Casper EV will begin in Korea as soon as this July ahead of its unveiling in Europe in Q3 of 2024.

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

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But the records don’t go any further back, leaving 12 years unaccounted for, so that total number is a lot higher in reality, reports Automotive News Europe. Back in 2017, he announced then that Volvo would stop further development on diesels at a time when nearly half of all new cars sold in Europe had diesel engines.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Tesla Model Y also leads the German EV market

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Diesel share continued its steady decline, but petrol share actually rose YoY, from 34.9% Obviously this growth in petrol share is temporary, related to the plugin incentive hangover and a resettling of the market. recently ), much of it due to increased energy and food prices. to 0.3%, depending who you ask ).

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Pick me up! Fiat reveals the wild cheap electric ute that will spearhead its reinvention in Australia

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READ MORE: 2024 Fiat 500e review: Is this pint-sized electric vehicle worth the price premium over the GWM Ora and MG4 Excite? The remaining concepts include an unusual Fiat Fastback that looks related to the ute, plus an SUV concept that has been designed to steal sales from compact SUVs like the Dacia Duster in Europe.

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2024 Toyota BZ4X full service lease? Better have deep pockets

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Toyota’s launched its first EV in Australia, the $66,000 BZ4X medium SUV landing with a slightly cheaper price than expected. Regardless, that’s still $26,000 over the cheapest petrol Toyota RAV4. But boy it ain’t cheap. Fair point. Positively, Toyota Australia takes the resale value risk under this lease deal.

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