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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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Confirmed! Electric Toyota LandCruiser family has on-road rather than off-road focus, could be on-sale as soon as 2026

EV Central

The electric LandCruiser will be sold alongside the famed hard-core diesel 300 Series wagon and the LC70 workhorse. Uchiyama was not confident a true rock-hopping electric LandCruiser would make it into production before 2030, by when Toyota and luxury brand Lexus plan to launch 30 BEVs. “We READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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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. Pure electric cars have a 2% market share in France, this being the highest share among all five major markets. The improvement was due to their mix between diesel and pure electric cars. BEVs for every diesel car registered. —Felipe Munoz.

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Game-changer! 2024 Porsche Macan EV delivers 911-beating acceleration and epic driving range

EV Central

The second generation of Porsche’s top selling vehicle rides on a new EV-only Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture to be shared with sister brand Audi. Our aim is to offer the sportiest model in its segment with the all-electric Macan,” says Jörg Kerner, Vice President Product Line Macan. So as well as a 12.6-inch

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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

EV Central

As worthy as all that is, it’s the plans for the electric cars that are the really interesting bit for us. The Emira is going into production to replace three Lotus petrol mainstays, the Exige, Elise and Evora. The first electric Lotus was the Evija hypercar that bowed in 2019 and starts customer deliveries in 2022.

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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

EV Info

Norway also lets EV use bus lanes and special parking bays making ownership more beneficial than ICE in the city, Norway plans to outlaw pure Petrol or Diesel vehicles in 2025 – the country with the earliest ICE free deadline and 5 years before the UK’s deadline. 4 Electric car 5 235 4.72 3 Electric car 1 980 1.79

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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

Drive Electric

In this EV resource, the Drive Electric team explores some of the challenges and considerations involved in repairing and maintaining your electric car in NZ. Why are EV repairs different from regular cars? The main difference between EVs and petrol or diesel cars (ICEVs)vehicles is how they are powered.