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Think the plug-in Ford Ranger PHEV isn’t capable enough? I just drove one up an active volcano in Iceland!

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That’s a snapshot of the online trolling faced by Ford’s new Ranger plug-in hybrid ute as it lands in Australian showrooms this month. I’ve just climbed Iceland’s Hengill active volcano – lava bubbling close to its surface – in a Ranger PHEV Stormtrak. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak in Iceland. Back to our volcano.

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China May 2025

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Electric and plug-in hybrid car sales rankings Monday, June 30, 2025 China May 2025 53% EV Share in China! OEMs - Changan surpasses SAIC, Tesla with 5th spot in jeopardy Published by José Pontes at June 30, 2025 Email This BlogThis!

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Europe May 2025

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Electric and plug-in hybrid car sales rankings Thursday, July 10, 2025 Europe May 2025 King Volkswagen Rules in a Fast Growing (+34% YoY) EV Market. And BYD Seal U jumps to 3rd. No Tesla on the OEMs Top 5 Published by José Pontes at July 10, 2025 Email This BlogThis!

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World EV Sales - May 2025

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Electric and plug-in hybrid car sales rankings Saturday, July 12, 2025 World EV Sales - May 2025 Plugin Vehicles Reach 25% Share! OEMs table - Tesla is defending its 3rd spot from the VW Group Published by José Pontes at July 12, 2025 Email This BlogThis!

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World EV Sales - April 2025

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Electric and plug-in hybrid car sales rankings Thursday, June 12, 2025 World EV Sales - April 2025 BYD Song beats Tesla Model Y in April! Geely surpasses Tesla in the BEV race! Published by José Pontes at June 12, 2025 Email This BlogThis!

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Geely testing Emgrand methanol hybrid sedan in -40 C conditions

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Geely is testing the world’s first methanol hybrid sedan in sub -40 °C (-40 ?F) Geely’s latest Methanol Hybrid Emgrand is based on Geely Auto’s fourth-generation B-Segment Modular Architecture (BMA) Emgrand sedan. F) Arctic conditions in the frigid northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. The sedan houses a 1.8L

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Sales of electrified MINIs up 64.3% in 2021, 18% of total sales

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A higher proportion is only achieved in a few countries worldwide, including Norway, where around 96% of all new MINIs delivered to customers last year had a purely electric or plug-in hybrid drivetrain. This rate is only surpassed by Iceland. There, exclusively electrified MINI were sold for the first time in 2021.

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