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

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

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I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. petrol engine is not running. The Atkinson cycle petrol engine was made for regular stop-starts and is very reliable. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect.

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

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

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EVCentral’s Korean Casper test Developed to an ultra-low price of “less than €20,000” ($A33,000), Hyundai hopes the Casper EV will democratise electric cars in Europe, while fending off the new wave of cheap electric cars from the likes of MG and BYD. 30,000 Hyundai Casper EV make waves in the Australian market?

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Tesla Model Y also leads the German EV market

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of the auto market in March, down from 25.6% Despite this, in volume terms, BEVs saw decent YoY growth, slightly ahead of the overall market, growing sales 28% to 44,125 units. Diesel share continued its steady decline, but petrol share actually rose YoY, from 34.9% Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% year on year.

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Is misinformation putting the brakes on the used EV market?

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The used EV market should be thriving – and such impressive growth figures suggest that progress is building fast. What’s more, with energy market volatility seeing electricity prices rocket, do the risks really outweigh the benefits of EV over ICE? The volatile energy market and high electricity bills. But what’s the truth?

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Why 2023 will be another great year for electric vehicles

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For all the media hype around people potentially switching back to petrol or ditching the thought of an EV, it is important to remember that this is still very much a supply-constrained market. For new car buyers, especially company car drivers, going electric is a virtual no brainer.