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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. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine tuned to run on the more efficient Miller cycle. The petrol engine can run on 91 RON unleaded, claims an 8.5L/100km It’s a combination of a 2.0-litre

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2024 RHD AUSEV F150 Lightning Review

Baua Electric

Fill it to the brim with cargo or tow your 3.5-tonne The post 2024 RHD AUSEV F150 Lightning Review appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

Rent a petrol or diesel car for your holidays. In many places, electric cars are cheaper to rent than equivalent petrol cars. And as Europcar says on its website: Save on Petrol! Imagine having to register with a Shell servo before it let you pump petrol. I rent a Vauxhall Astra with petrol engine.

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

Push EVs

Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes. PHEV’s relatively low share was not due to their fall in volume, rather that the volume of BEVs and petrol vehicles were much higher than usual. Petrol vehicle volumes were 4x to 5x recent seasonal norms.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

EV Central

seconds of overboost that pumps the total up to 475kW, making this the most powerful production Audi ever – petrol or electric. As it fills, speeds drop, but it was still sucking up juice at a rate of 119kW when 78 per cent full when we stopped for quick boost. Combined, they produce 440kW and 830Nm. second 0-100km/h time and a 11.1

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Test Reports : Ather 450X Gen 3 vs Ola Electric S1 Pro | Electric Scooter Comparison

Plug In India

We did not go in for mix mode because we wanted to find out what is the maximum juice that can be extracted out of the pack. Even petrol vehicles are prone to fires, even after a hundred years of engineering. (We use sum of actual km run and DTE displayed to get to the end value.) The average wh per km reported was 27.4.

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Electric two-wheeler sales surge to 935,000 units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

It’s likely the new Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) will have the same effect down the line, given the wallet-friendly proposition of an e-two-wheeler compared to its petrol-engined sibling. Meanwhile, with EV OEMs pursuing higher levels of localisation, it is likely there will be new product cost rationalisation.

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