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It’s official: Electric cars last 18 years on average, matching a typical petrol or diesel for longevity

EV Central

A fresh probe into electric cars longevity has found that battery-electric vehicles are lasting as long as a typical petrol or diesel, with many already judged more reliable than their combustion-powered equivalent. per cent improvement for a petrol or 1.9 per cent boost for a diesel. Nissan Leaf.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

Green Car Congress

As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. Despite an increase of EV models contributing positively to emission levels, the move away from diesel had a negative impact, one that the market could not offset. BEVs for every diesel car registered.

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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

EV Central

Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre turbo-diesel engine. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. 100km and 236g CO2/km.

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Hybrid hero! Lexus confirms LX 700h electrified petrol as hardcore off-roader goes green(ish) – your move, Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series

EV Central

A 2025 update for the Lexus LX will include the model’s first hybrid powertrain, with the LX 700h to be a greener (and more luxurious) version of the diesel-chugging Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series. “Our goal was to preserve the true Lexus driving experience. The real-world result is much higher. The post Hybrid hero!

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First month in European history that EV sales surpass Diesel

EV Info

The 27 European markets show the total number of electrified cars registered in September (encompassing pure electric, plug-in hybrids, full hybrids and mild hybrids) was higher than the number of registrations for diesel cars. The Demise of the diesel car . For the month the diesel market share posted a record low, of only 24.8%.

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Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 250 and Lexus concept models expected to be showcased at Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025

Baua Electric

litre turbocharged petrol engine with mild-hybrid tech for the North American market. litre turbo diesel engine with 500 Nm shared with the Fortuner and Hilux. The ROV concept by Lexus is essentially a side-by-side all-terrain vehicle. The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado was first launched globally in 2024. Powered by a 1.0-litre,

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2024 electric car sales in Australia: A deep dive into the state of the EV market led by Tesla and BYD

EV Central

The Tesla Model 3 (10,600 sales) and BYD Seal (4092) do the bulk of the heavy lifting, but the BMW i4 (1177) comfortably outsells its petrol-powered 4-Series alternative (168) and is tantalising close to outselling the 3-Series (1511). But the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV (516), BMW iX (255), Audi e-tron (112) and Lexus RX (109) also helped out.

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