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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

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Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024 READ MORE: 2024 Toyota bZ4X pricing announced – be very afraid Tesla Model Y READ MORE: Toyota finally acts on electric vehicles: Can new battery-powered SUV and wild two-seat ‘Celica’ put Japanese giant back on track?

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Who needs a V8: Zero-emission Range Rover Electric teased with epic performance and true off-road capability

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The 2024 Range Rover Electric has been previewed ahead of its launch next year with the British 4X4 maker releasing pics and early details of its flagship SUV that will provide a more luxurious and expensive alternative to large battery-powered rivals like the Kia EV9. Not that the Range Rover Electric will neglect luxury.

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Fire risks associated with li-ion batteries & safety

Electric Vehicles India

Fire risks associated with li-ion batteries & safety. The demand for lithium-ion battery-powered road vehicles continues to increase around the world day by day. Read the complete article to know more about fire risks with li-ion batteries. . Fire risks with li-ion batteries.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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Recent developments in lithium ion batteries, and the consequential range improvements of EVs has significantly dampened enthusiasm for hydrogen fuel cells. The Honda FCX Clarity FCEV and the Toyota Mirai FCEV, both use an electric drive motor and a battery pack.

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Shell ditch Hydrogen Refuelling

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Hydrogen-powered cars use hydrogen fuel cells to make electricity, emitting only water. Proponents claim they are quicker to refuel and offer longer range than battery electric vehicles and can be low-carbon so long as the hydrogen is produced cleanly. See post on Why Hydrogen is not the answer. Today they offer the Mira.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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As we have quoted several times electric cars are great but battery-operated electric cars have a few disadvantages as well. Unlike battery-powered electric vehicles, FCEVs can go over 500 kilometers on a full tank of hydrogen and can be refueled in 2-3 minutes, exactly like regular petrol/diesel cars.

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

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Volkswagen, for example, has installed one of the highest performance wind power systems in the world at its German plant in Emden; it already supplies one-third of the factory’s energy requirements. In parallel, more and more electricity is being generated from solar and water power. sunshine duration, wind strength).

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