Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2009

Considered by many to be the ultimate eco-car, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation finally unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV as part of World Environment Day in Tokyo. The company will then start sales of the i-MiEV to individuals starting in April 2010 with orders to be taken on the Mitsubishi website starting in late July.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2025

Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: Everything you need to know Sales of petrol-electric models surged 75 percent in 2024 to 172,696 vehicles almost double the number of BEVs. There were 87 different EV models sold throughout Australia in 2024.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

A: Our philosophy is simple: whether you choose petrol, diesel or hybrid, each new vehicle should squeeze the best possible performance out of the least possible fuel. For the next few decades, petrol and diesel will continue to be the mainstream automotive fuels. Q: Toyota focuses on hybrids with a few electric cars in the pipeline.

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. Other electrified utes, such as a PHEV Mitsubishi Triton are confirmed to be under development. The Raptor puts out 292kW/583Nm from its V6 turbo-petrol engine. While the 2.4-litre 2024 GWM Cannon Alpha.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Lexus LF-Ch – Considered a rival to the BMW 120d and the Audi A3 2.0

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2009

The majority of the vehicles to take part are electric, with a small number being plug-in petrol/electric hybrids and hydrogen cars. Cars set to be used in the trial include the Mini E, the Mitsubishi iMiEV and the electric smart ed. All the cars taking part in the trial emit less than 50g CO2 per km.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

The 10 cars up for contention for the 2009 Award included: the Citroen C1 ev’ie electric, Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric, Toyota iQ, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, third-generation Toyota Prius hybrid, Volvo S40/V50 DRIVe start-stop, new Honda Insight hybrid, VW Passat BlueMotion 2, BMW 318d saloon, and the Citroen C3 Picasso compact-MPV.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The price tag sees the model take onn Chinese-made rivals including the GWM Haval Jolion (from $26,990 drive-away) and MG ZS (from $22,990 drive-away), as well as the evergreen Mitsubishi ASX (from $24,490 plus on-road costs). litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with outputs of 108kW and 210Nm, matching that of the Omoda 5.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Last week it began taking pre-bookings for the Peugeot i0n model ( see article ), which is based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. It was a well thought out move by PSA Peugeot Citroen to sign an agreement with Mitsubishi to manufacture the vehicle in Europe after the i-MiEV enjoyed significant success on its launch in Japan this summer.

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EV Central

JUNE 15, 2024

In other words it can’t actually run on electricity alone, only assist its petrol engine. litre triple-cylinder petrol engine that combines with a five-speed manual transmission in the cheapest model and with a CVT in the rest. There is a worthy argument EV Central shouldn’t even be reviewing the 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid. SCORE: 4.0/5

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EV Info

MARCH 26, 2021

With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. Tons of CO2. . The main reasons were: Reduce our monthly electricity. Help with reducing our carbon footprint.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 24, 2025

litres per 100km and CO2 emissions of 221g per kilometre. Priced from $47,990 the model is only $2000 dearer than the petrol model in entry Lux format and $1000 dearer in flagship Ultra guise, while undercutting its hybrid counterparts by $3000 and $5000 respectively. Up front, GWMs 4D24-series turbocharged 2.4-litre

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Baua Electric

MARCH 24, 2025

litres per 100km and CO2 emissions of 221g per kilometre. Priced from $47,990 the model is only $2000 dearer than the petrol model in entry Lux format and $1000 dearer in flagship Ultra guise, while undercutting its hybrid counterparts by $3000 and $5000 respectively. Up front, GWMs 4D24-series turbocharged 2.4-litre

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EV Sales

JANUARY 18, 2021

In a completely disrupted market, while diesel (-31% YoY) and petrol (-20%) were down in December, all electrified categories were shooting up, with HEVs up 133% YoY, while PHEVs jumped six-fold(!), and BEVs did even better, jumping 7-fold(!!!)

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