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Petrol can be cheaper than electric – if less than £1 per litre

My Energi

• The average electric car remains cheaper to run than an equivalent petrol car • Fuel prices would need to fall below £1 per litre to make petrol cars cheaper to run • Electric car registrations exceeded expectations in 2022, beating forecasts by 7% Despite the average price of petrol falling below £1.50

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Why Mazda electric cars won’t be tackling Tesla any time soon

EV Central

Mazda says it will be offering internal combustion engined models in Australia for years to come because it anticipates the transition to electric cars to be gradual. Mazda Australia managing director Vinesh Bhindhi argued the CX-60’s line-up of inline six-cylinder turbo-petrol and turbo-diesel mild hybrids and a 2.5-litre

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Electric car sales remain low in the UK

Push EVs

Petrols were flat YoY in January, but are also on a slide over the long term. Outlook The UK’s industry body, the SMMT is currently forecasting 1.79 The broader economy is in a tough spot, with the IMF forecasting a recession of 0.6% Against this background, the SMMT’s forecast of auto growth looks optimistic.

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Why 2023 will be another great year for electric vehicles

My Energi

million electric cars had been registered in the UK in the ‘modern’ EV era (since 2010), taking 12 years to reach that figure. The SMMT forecasts that the next 1.1 While it is still true that options are more limited for used car buyers, the picture is changing very fast. By the end of 2022, more than 1.1

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Volkswagen cites “strong customer reluctance” amid low EV sales

Teslarati

And as per recent comments from the veteran automaker, the adjustment is partly due to “strong customer reluctance,” which is leading to lower-than-expected electric car sales. Demand for electric vehicles is running about 30% below Volkswagen’s forecasts. With the extensively revised ID.3

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Over 200,000 Pure Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021

Drive Electric

We use our own model built from intelligence of the UK market to forecast registrations of battery electric cars and vans. We’re predicting at least 200,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) will be registered in the UK in 2021. The figure does not include plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).

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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Green Car Congress

Consumers and manufacturers share the burden for this trend given their steady interest in larger cars—in particular SUVs—as their vehicle of choice, commented Green NCAP. These numbers lie between the values of a large electric SUV and a conventional gasoline- or diesel-powered counterpart.

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