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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

My Energi

Let’s change things up a little. Buying the perfect electric car for Mums. Which was the last petrol / fossil fuel car you owned? The last petrol car I owned was the Mazda 3. If you went and purchased a mini electric and compared it to a petrol mini, the only real difference is that it has no engine.

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It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes

EV Central

Makers who have a corporate average below the limit will gain credits, those who exceed the limit will have to either buy credits from other brands or pay fines. A Mazda CX-5 2WD, for example, emits 161g/km of CO2 so would be up for $1300 in penalties, while the all-wheel drive version emits 175g/km so would cop $3400 in fines.

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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

Cars That Think

Greenpeace , agrees, and argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids must end by 2030. Toyoda also argues that only selling EV powertrains would not serve Toyota’s customers well in other countries, a similar argument made by automakers BMW , Mazda and VW. Pablo Di Si There are also income caps.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. People wont buy a full car. They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol. No announced plans.

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