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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

EV Central

Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. 100km and 236g CO2/km. 100km and emissions of 228g CO2/km.

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Tank 500 Ultra Review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

EV Central

Instead of being diesel like virtually all its rivals, the Tank 500 is electrified via a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain. READ MORE: 2024 GWM Ora Extended Range review: One of Australia’s cheapest electric cars tested READ MORE: New EV electric car calendar READ MORE: It’s got the Poer! It’s a combination of a 2.0-litre

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Emissions Analytics: mass adoption of hybrids, rather than low-volume BEVs most effective for cutting CO2 now, meeting 2030 targets; best use of limited resource

Green Car Congress

With supply chain issues and consumer acceptance challenges including range and price, there is cause to investigate alternative use of our limited battery capacity. The EU’s post-2021 CO2 reduction target for passenger cars is 37.5% —Nick Molden. Beyond the 37.5%

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Price shock! MG declares war on BYD and GWM Ora with permanent MG4 and ZS EV discounts up to $10,000

EV Central

MG has effectively excised on-road costs, declaring all models in both ranges national drive-away at their current prices or lower. For instance, the MG4 Essence 77 Long Range was $55,990 plus ORCs, but it’s now $52,990 national driveway MG ZS EV Long Range That’s a saving of up to $8370 depending on the state.

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Toyota ending the ICE age, commits to hybrid-only Corolla and Yaris hatch and promises more to come

EV Central

Toyota has continued the electrification of its Australian model line-up, announcing it will now only take orders for petrol-electric versions of its popular Corolla and Yaris hatchbacks. Hanley played down the impact the federal government’s incoming CO2 reduction standard had on the Corolla and Yaris hybrid decision.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

Green Car Congress

g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. Average emissions for Germany, Britain, Italy, and Spain increased, ranging from a rise of 0.8 Toyota’s success is largely based on its popular hybrid range, with registrations making up 60% of the brand total volume in 2019. —Felipe Munoz. g/km for Italy.

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