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Toyota targeted! Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion

EV Central

Hybrid affordability in the Kia Australia line-up will be dramatically improved in 2025 as part of a strategy to ensure the Korean giant sells a record number of vehicles without incurring penalties from Australias new CO2 reduction scheme. The challenge for all manufacturers is the market has to accept what the mix of sales has to be.

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

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Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. It also reviews government policies in a number of OECD countries as well as a selection of non-OECD economies.

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Mercedes-Benz bringing series of 3rd-generation plug-in hybrids to market; EQ Power, gasoline or diesel; C-, E- and S-Class

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz is delivering the first new third-generation plug-in hybrids—labelled EQ Power—to customers now and over the coming months. kWh battery in the hybrid vehicles is paired with either a gasoline engine or, for the first time, a diesel engine. Mercedes-Benz E 300 de and E 300 e with Plug-In Hybrid technology.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

They knew about hybrids and after a couple of times riding in our Prius, they decided to pull the trigger on two 2006s with 180k km (112k miles). What is it like to drive a hybrid? There is no need for a starter motor nor clutch in Toyota’s hybrid system. petrol engine is not running. I guess the champagne worked.

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Hybrid LandCruiser confirmed for 2026! Toyota’s large 4WD will finally get a petrol-electric system, but there’s a catch

EV Central

The mighty Toyota LandCruiser off-roader will go hybrid from 2026. Toyota has confirmed its popular large four-wheel drive will pick up a petrol electric system for the first time in its 75-year history. The new hybrid system, which will arrive in dealerships in the first half of 2026, will use a 3.5-litre

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Painful petrol result clouds improved electrified registrations in Italy

Baua Electric

06 March 2025 Read next Registration decline hides strong results in UK new-car market 05 March 2025 A large fall in the number of petrol and diesel registrations caused the Italian new-car market to decline again in February. Yet, February represented the markets highest registration total in the country since June 2024.

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2025 Subaru Forester Strong Hybrid SUV Review: Well, more of a sneak peek really, but we liked it…

EV Central

If you put a gun to my head and said I had to buy an SUV, I still wouldnt, but Id get away with it by choosing the new Subaru Forester, which is referred to as an SUV but is really more of an off-road station wagon that drives like a car, and now offers a Strong Hybrid system that will deliver more than 1000km off a tank of fuel.

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