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BYD Shark 6 priced from $57,900 plus on-roads, undercutting Hilux and Ranger

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litre petrol engine to make 321kW, about double the power of most diesel-powered utes. First deliveries of the BYD Shark 6 are expected by January 2025 There’s also 650Nm of torque, which also out muscles all diesel rivals. It uses two electric motors and a 1.5-litre

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In Europe, Ford introduces Mondeo hybrid wagon, 2.0L EcoBlue diesel for Mondeo

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Combined with the benefits of a low CO 2 petrol engine we expect the Hybrid to account for up to 50 percent of sales. The top-of-the-range Mondeo Hybrid Vignale is also now offered in both wagon and four-door body styles. EcoBlue diesel. Further significant Mondeo powertrain upgrades include: Ford’s advanced 2.0-liter

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Toyota targeted! Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion

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The petrol-electric hybrid boost will be allied with an aim to more than triple battery electric vehicle sales led by the new EV3 and EV5 – to 11,000 in 2025. It will not follow the Toyota lead and axe orthodox ICE from its passenger vehicle range. Petrol four-cylinder and V6 have a greater emissions impact.

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Painful petrol result clouds improved electrified registrations in Italy

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06 March 2025 Read next Registration decline hides strong results in UK new-car market 05 March 2025 A large fall in the number of petrol and diesel registrations caused the Italian new-car market to decline again in February. Petrol registrations plummet Petrol volumes slumped 20.9% Diesel models accounted for 9.9%

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Jaguar Land Rover investing $1.6M in two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at Oxford and University College London; gasoline and diesel

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At the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science, Dr. Martin Davy will lead the project on compression ignition in diesel engines. The combustion system is at the heart of the engine and there are significant opportunities for improvement in this area with new technologies for both petrol and diesel.

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Mercedes-Benz bringing series of 3rd-generation plug-in hybrids to market; EQ Power, gasoline or diesel; C-, E- and S-Class

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kWh battery in the hybrid vehicles is paired with either a gasoline engine or, for the first time, a diesel engine. It is combined with the OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine for the first time in the C-Class. The hybrid drive system in the S 560 e combines the 270 kW (367 hp) of the V6 petrol engine with 90 kW of EQ Power.

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Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel engines from the new S60 sedan

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The new Volvo S60 sedan to be launched later this spring will be the first Volvo to be produced without a diesel engine option. Our future is electric and we will no longer develop a new generation of diesel engines. The company said that the move highlights its commitment to a long-term future beyond the traditional combustion engine.

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