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London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

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Ford has already incorporated learnings from the trial of prototype vehicles to optimize the Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid production model that will go on sale to customers at the end of 2019. liter EcoBoost petrol engine as a range extender for total range exceeding 500 kilometers (310 miles).

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Why India is in love with hybrid cars?

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Hybrid cars are gradually gaining higher traction in the Indian passenger vehicle market. Over the last few years, several automakers present in the Indian market have been shifting their focus on bringing in new cleaner and greener powertrain technologies.

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PM Rishi Sunak sensationally delays 2030 ICE ban

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Most notable of these was a five-year delay to the widely supported and eagerly anticipated 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel car and van sales. And families that cannot afford a new car won’t like it, because they may have to wait even longer to buy a cleaner and cheaper-to-run electric car in the used market. “If

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Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money

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While both EVs and hybrids are doing well in the Indian automobile market, there is a debate among automakers about which technology is cleaner. The company claims that the tax gap between petrol vehicles (48 per cent) and hybrid vehicles (43 per cent) is insufficient given the latter’s environmental benefits.

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Why Hybrids are gaining momentum amid EV frenzy | Autocar Professional

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The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. Not surprising then that the sale of mainstream hybrid vehicles is set to cross the one lakh mark in a short span of 24 months.

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Revised Nissan Juke offers 1.2 DIG-T turbocharged engine

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First introduced to the market a little more than three years ago, the Nissan Juke has posted total sales of 420,000 units. liter DIG-T petrol engine, which replaces the outgoing 117 ps (115 hp) 1.6-liter New Juke will go on sale across Europe in the summer, 2014. The existing 1.5 The Renault-Nissan Alliance-developed 1.2-liter

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The environmental impact of electric cars

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That’s why the UK Government has banned the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. This is cleaner and better for the environment than producing petrol and diesel. Right across the world, we’ve finally realised that carbon emissions are harming our planet. DriveElectric Dictionary Definition .