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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

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The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? The post Battery revolution!

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Below $30,000! MG 2 coming in 2025 to shatter electric car price barrier

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Chinese-owned MG is hatching a cheaper sibling to its current all-electric MG 4 that will share tech but be priced from less than €20,000 ($33,000) when it makes its debut in 2025. In-car tech should match the larger MG 3 with a seven-inch digital instrument cluster combined with a large 10.25-inch READ MORE: Park that Toyota Yaris!

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Confirmed! Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system

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The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. The P2 system incorporates a 48v electric traction motor and related tech as a module between an existing engine and transmission and allows pure electric driving via a disconnect clutch.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Who needs a Ferrari, Lambo or Porsche! Radical $6 million McLaren W1 uses electric motor to produce more power than an F1 car

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Yep, the sleek carbon-fibre two-seater utilises an electric motor teamed with petrol propulsion to create the radical McLaren W1 that has more power than an F1 car. Unsurprisingly, none of this tech and engineering excellence comes cheap, with the McLaren W1 priced from about £2 million in the UK.

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. But it’s what’s beneath the skin that promises to tempt plenty of people out of the big-powered petrol engines that have dominated at this end of the market. But it’s the tech and comfort inside that could be a drawcard for the i7.

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2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre: 8 things you need to know about a car that is and isn’t EV benchmark

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It’s long been the pinnacle of luxury and now Rolls-Royce has begun its journey shunning petrol in favour of electricity. It all works effortlessly, nicely melding old school functionality with modern tech. It may sound gimmicky, but it works (Bentley uses the same tech) and makes for an incredible audio experience.

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