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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

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Tipped to price at or under stellar local Chinese success story BYD, Leapmotor is expected to launch here with the medium-sized C10 SUV, which will be a rival for the Tesla Model Y on size but not dollars. READ MORE: Beijing show: Aussie-bound Leapmotor shows off C16 three-row electric family SUV READ MORE: Here comes another one!

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Maserati partners with Future Energy to electrify dealer network

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Maserati, the Italian luxury and performance automotive brand and the only luxury brand of the Stellantis Group, is partnering with Future Energy to electrify its dealer network. This partnership proves Maserati’s dedication to helping their dealers adapt their business processes and embrace the future of electrification.

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Honda reveals styling of new Prologue battery-electric SUV; new CR-V hybrid to be gateway vehicle

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Honda has provided the first look at the exterior and interior styling of the all-new Honda Prologue battery-electric SUV that will come to market in North America in 2024. Prologue’s generous dimensions and roomy interior position the SUV alongside the Passport in Honda’s light truck lineup. Prologue will have a wheelbase of 121.8-inches,

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CMU/Yale study suggests BEVS could be majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030 given technology trends

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A study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University suggests that BEVs could constitute the majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030, given widespread BEV availability and technology trends. Their open-access paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Forsythe et al.

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Just bring them: Toyota’s electric future just got sexier

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Toyota has revealed two new production EVs at the Beijing Motor Show, set to go on sale in China “within a year.” It’s roughly RAV4 sized, so this luxury appointed SUV could tread on the toes of the BZ4X already on our market. ” Lovely.

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The SUV market is fueling global oil demand, clouding CO2 targets

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A strong SUV market is leading to higher oil demand today, and may make future carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions targets harder to achieve, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). New IEA analysis found that global CO2 emissions from SUVs reached nearly 1.1 SUVs are.

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Toyota electric bZ4X Concept SUV makes N. American debut; jointly developed with Subaru

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More information on the production model of the Toyota bZ4X will be shared later this year, with sales planning to begin in 2022. Jointly developed with Subaru, the Toyota bZ4X SUV Concept features the new e-TNGA BEV-dedicated platform. The Toyota bZ4X SUV Concept features a long wheelbase with short overhangs.

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