CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2022

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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EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

litre turbo-petrol engine. litre turbo-petrol engine. litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine with a front-mounted e-motor and a 24.7kWh battery pack. READ MORE: MG-owned IM Motors locked-in for Australia in 2025 with IM5 electric saloon and IM6 SUV READ MORE: Its not the new MG4! 2025 MG HS Hybrid+ and MG QS.

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EV Central

MAY 22, 2025

Lexus confirms LX 700h electrified petrol as hardcore off-roader goes green(ish) your move, Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series That leaves the mid-size RZ SUV as the brand’s only current all-electric offering. Helping make the decision easier for Lexus Australia is the lukewarm sales performance of the battery-powered small SUV.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When the Panda arrives in Europe this July, the entry-level petrol version is expected to be priced at around €17,500 ($29,000) while the EV will kick off priced from €20,000 ($A3,100). Fiat reveals the wild cheap electric ute that will spearhead its reinvention in Australia appeared first on EV Central. Fiat Concept Pick-Up.

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Gavin Shoebridge

JULY 6, 2022

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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2011

The material could allow hydrogen to be stored in a cheap and practical way for transport applications, the company says. In some senses hydrogen is the perfect fuel; it has three times more energy than petrol per unit of weight, and when it burns it produces nothing but water.

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EV Central

MARCH 23, 2025

On-track, drivers should have full-power for at least two laps thats about how long most track day fans spend driving their petrol-powered supercar for. Thanks to a low kerb weight of 1450kg for the production model, Renault thinks that the R5 Turbo 3E should be able to comfortably cover more than 400km. 2027 Renault 5 Turbo 3E.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The journey data gathered is already showing that the current generation of vehicles are cheap to run as well as being comparable to petrol and diesel vehicles for speed, ease of use and daily journey distance. —Brian Price, lecturer in Engineering Systems and Management at Aston.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

40 i (40 kWh) – Cheap to run, cheap to buy, the Renault Zoe is the perfect all-rounder. It might sound obvious, but the latest models have been designed to far outperform their petrol and diesel predecessors. Will the price cap rise far above petrol prices and massively impact my finances? Renault ZOE Z.E.40

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EV Central

MAY 31, 2025

The newly arrived version of GWMs largest ute now comes with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain that can run purely on electricity but with the backup of a petrol engine for added thrust and long distance touring. But the petrol-electric drivetrain is the real appeal of the Cannon Alpha PHEV. GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV has a 14.6-inch

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

noted that efficiency matters a lot now considering the rise in energy prices. “Only a few years ago, when electricity was cheap, and any electric car cost far less to run than an equivalent petrol or diesel model, efficiency didn’t seem to matter that much. Steve Huntingford, editor at What Car?

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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. litre and slotted in a battery-electric powertrain.

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EV Central

MARCH 29, 2025

The EX90 might look a bit like some of Volvos petrol-powered product, but beneath the skin its an EV-from-birth, capitalising on a dedicated electric vehicle platform to maximise cabin space, serving up plenty of space for people, and a whole heap of cargo room. So, should the Volvo EX90 be on your shopping list?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

2025 Mazda CX-80 PHEV: Price and equipment Plug-in power in the CX-80 is available in the Touring ($75,000), GT ($82,000), and the flagship Azami ($87,200) trim levels – none of which are particularly cheap. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with an electric motor for a total 241kW and 500Nm. Let’s dive deeper.

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EV Central

MARCH 17, 2024

According to Auto Express , the new cheap EV could carry the MG 2 nameplate, signalling its positioning beneath both the new hybrid MG 3 (design studies pictured above) and larger all-electric MG 4. READ MORE: Park that Toyota Yaris!

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

There are range extender versions with a little two-cylinder petrol engine, but city dwellers should target the full EV. Correctly regarded as a car ahead of its time, these now decade-old quirky i3s are seriously cool luxury EV usedies.

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EV Central

JANUARY 13, 2025

Bold three-row Hyundai Ioniq 9 blends luxury, space and advanced EV tech but the big Korean wont come cheap Sold alongside the petrol, turbo-diesel and LPG engines that are offered globally, the new EV version will also be available alongside the existing Staria Hybrid that was launched back in February 2024.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. For a plug-in hybrid it is, but those prices are some $15,000 more than the equivalent Outlander petrol versions. Is it good value?

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My Energi

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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. Domestic solar makes EV adoption even more of a no-brainer, with the marginal cost of charging being as low as zero when the sun is shining.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. Sawase confirmed the PHEV system would employ a petrol engine, dismissing diesel as too expensive even while acknowledging it’s what most buyers would probably prefer.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

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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EV Central

MAY 12, 2025

In my daft, nostalgic brain a Mini should cost peanuts, have a tiny petrol motor, weigh as much as a Coke can (and the crash resistance: Ed), have three pedals and gear stick, and be built by a chap called Reg in Oxford, England. Neither is cheap. Were firmly in Tesla Model Y, Kia EV5, VW ID.4 2025 JCW Mini Aceman.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2009

CO 2 conversion to hydrocarbons over catalysts has been known for several decades but has been shown very little research and development attention, as other technologies have been much cheaper and efficient in yielding cheap oil. Earlier post.)

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2012

Starting from £14,395, it’s not as cheap as the old one, but it has a lot more equipment and it’s a much better car. litre petrol engine looks an [.]. Kia revealed prices of the new cee’d this week. Sounds like a good deal to me. Particularly as it’s much more efficient than before too: the 1.6-litre

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CN EV Post

JANUARY 1, 2025

If their car fleet stops using petrol, then it means they can export more of their oil and locally refined petrol, while their cars utilize their large surplus of cheap hydroelectric / wind produced energy.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It steers like a proper car, its pleasantly silent most of the time thanks to its seamless plug-in hybrid technology – unlike every other ute in history – it doesnt feel overly cheap or horribly nasty inside, its spacious in the rear and comfortable in the front, and, for a ute, it doesnt even ride too badly.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It steers like a proper car, its pleasantly silent most of the time thanks to its seamless plug-in hybrid technology – unlike every other ute in history – it doesnt feel overly cheap or horribly nasty inside, its spacious in the rear and comfortable in the front, and, for a ute, it doesnt even ride too badly.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Yep, the sleek carbon-fibre two-seater utilises an electric motor teamed with petrol propulsion to create the radical McLaren W1 that has more power than an F1 car. Unsurprisingly, none of this tech and engineering excellence comes cheap, with the McLaren W1 priced from about £2 million in the UK.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2025

But does its cheap price – from $45,888 before on-roads – equate to decent value? I’ve never had this problem at a servo pumping petrol. Arriving as a full EV (as tested here) and a range extender hybrid , it’s the cheapest EV in its class, and roughly $10,000 under our land’s best selling Tesla Model Y.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

LDV has announced the prices of its trio of new electric models – and they’re not cheap. . Like the petrol powered MIFA (without the “9”) the MIFA 9 electric people mover is available in three grades, Mode, Executive and Luxe. All those prices are before on-road costs. It has seven seats arranged in a 2-2-3 configuration.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

READ MORE: Nissan and Mitsubishi micro EVs are the cheap electric cars we need. It’ll have all the optional equipment, including a sound generator that mimics the exhaust note of petrol-burning Abarth engines of the past. The Abarth will arrive late in 2023 confirms Stellantis Australia spokesperson Tracie Stoltenburg.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MARCH 16, 2025

Like Fuel Stations – Like fueling a diesel tractor at a petrol pump, fast charging enables users to charge rapidly and get back on the road. Home charging is cheap and more beneficial for battery life but is time-consuming and needs an upfront investment.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 20, 2024

litre turbo-petrol engine combined with two e-motors, a nine-speed wet multi-plate clutch auto and all-wheel drive. Like the car itself, they’re not cheap. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol Motors: 1 front and 1 rear Combined outputs: 500kW/1020Nm AC charging: 3.7kW DC charging: N/A 0-100km/h: 3.5 Out goes the old 4.0-litre

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EV Central

APRIL 30, 2025

litre four-cylinder petrol engine that’s combined with a CVT carries over unchanged, while the flagship GSR trim is dropped temporarily. No, this is not April 1! inch infotainment system that finally adds wireless Android Auto (wireless Apple CarPlay was already available). 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander.

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EV Central

MARCH 9, 2024

The five-seat mid-sized SUV has the segment-dominating Tesla Model Y vaguely in its crosshairs, although it could also provide an EV tempter against petrol-powered fare – including the Subaru Forester. Yep, it’s not cheap and lags the impossible-to-ignore Model Y in key areas, including space, value and range.

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EV Central

MARCH 8, 2023

Unlike petrol or diesel – all of which eventually gets drained from an ICE vehicle’s tank – some of the electricity that leaves the powerpoint or charging station won’t make it into the vehicle’s battery pack. Think of it as the electrical equivalent of litres in a petrol or diesel car.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Measuring 4275mm long, the latest eVitara is 100mm lengthier than the current petrol-powered Vitara. Marking the first time Suzuki has ever mass-produced an EV, the new 2025 Suzuki eVitara has yet to be confirmed for Australia.

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