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New electrified Peugeot 408 headed for Australia

EV Central

Featuring a five-door body on moderately raised ride height that sits the 408 between traditional passenger cars and SUVs, the 408 will come with an orthodox petrol ICE , two rechargeable plug-in hybrid ( PHEV ) choices and in pure electric form as well. No range or fuel economy numbers have yet been claimed for the 408 PHEVs.

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Interview: Ashwani Muppasani, COO, Stellantis | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

I can design from the ground up using the same existing platforms. Can you also not leverage your other brand Citroen? I can design from the ground up using the same existing platforms. You’re hearing from European companies now that they want to move back, maybe to a small PHEV or even a hybrid.

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

In the meantime, it makes sense for the government to make the design of the scheme fiscally neutral. “At The changes to the Clean Car Discount appear designed to encourage even cleaner vehicles entering our fleet; this will mean more PHEVs and BEVs coming in and over time fewer petrol and diesel vehicles.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Alpha Wolf – cool compact American ute looks to the rough stuff with retro-infused design. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards.

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GKN Driveline introducing eAxle for mass-market C-segment vehicles

Green Car Congress

The new eAxle is an evolution of the system GKN designed for the Porsche 918 Spyder. The single-speed design minimizes weight to just 20.9 GKN has been pioneering the introduction of eAxle technology since 2002, launching the industry’s first high voltage eAxle applications with PSA Peugeot Citroen in 2010.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

EV Central

Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model. Sharing its basic layout and compact SUV body with the petrol-powered models that hit the market in 2023, the Chery Omoda 5 EV gets a unique front-end design that appears to improve aerodynamics.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5, Royal Enfield Himalayan the big winners at Autocar Awards 2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

To win the title, the electric Ioniq 5 had to face some fierce competition from the likes of the Exter, Maruti Fronx, Hyundai Verna , Citroen C3 Aircross , Maruti Suzuki Jimny , and more. The Citroen eC3 beat the MG Comet to take home the award for the Hatchback of the Year.

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