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T&E study finds plug-in hybrids show higher CO2 emissions than claimed

Green Car Congress

T&E has commissioned Emissions Analytics to test three of the most popular PHEVs sold in 2019: a BMW X5 (longest EV range PHEV available), a Volvo XC60 and the Mitsubishi Outlander. Plug-in hybrids are fake electric cars, built for lab tests and tax breaks, not real driving.

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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

EV Central

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton. In Australia, Mitsubishi was an early EV adopter, selling the i-Miev battery electric mini-car from 2010 to 2014.

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2024 Mitsubishi EK X review: First Aussie drive of the cuddly kei car that could become Australia’s cheapest EV

EV Central

Mitsubishi’s impossibly cute and cuddly “kei” car (it’s Japanese for “as small as a Tamagotchi’s testicle”), the all electric EK X, could become the cheapest EV on Australian roads if the company’s local arm succeeds in its mission to put it on sale here for “between $30,000 and $35,000”. 2024 Mitsubishi EK X dashboard.

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Electrified utes get serious in Australia! China’s GWM launches Cannon Alpha with top towing and torque numbers

EV Central

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. LDV has had the 4×2 battery electric eT60 on-sale since 2022 but it is super-expensive and low on range. Other electrified utes, such as a PHEV Mitsubishi Triton are confirmed to be under development.

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Tesla Model 3 Wins Overall Silver Medal In New Zealand In September

CleanTechnica EVs

In a land dominated by sheep, powered by hydro, and financed by farmers, you would expect the highest selling vehicles to be electric utes. The highest selling vehicle in New Zealand in September was still the Ford Ranger, and the third best selling vehicle was the Mitsubishi Outlander. This is to be expected. […].

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Netherlands January 2021

EV Sales

Volvo XC40 PHEV wins January in reshuffled market After the usual sales rush in the last days of 2020 , one would imagine January would bring a big hangover for the local plugin market.But turns out, it hasn't, because it grew 40% YoY!

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Europe December 2020

EV Sales

In December, BEVs ran fast (168.912 units, +223% YoY), but PHEVs are were even faster (+347%, 112,260 units), so in the final 2020 numbers, while plugin hybrids ended below (46% vs 54% share) fully electrics, they recovered a massive 10% share regarding the previous year. Last month Best Seller was the VW ID.3,

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