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BYD Shark 6 priced from $57,900 plus on-roads, undercutting Hilux and Ranger

EV Central

READ MORE: BYD Shark 6 first drive review READ MORE: First overseas drive: BYD Shark 6 PHEV ute READ MORE: Bigger BYD Shark electrified ute could shake up market dominated by Ford, Chevrolet and Ram The price undercuts similarly-equipped utes from big names such as the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger. It uses two electric motors and a 1.5-litre

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? l/100 km (44 mpg US), a figure that some diesel cars might be jealous of. petrol engine is not running. by BLNT, PriusPodcast.com.

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New Zealand Strategic Assessment of Biofuels Calls for Emphasis on Synthetic Diesel from Wood

Green Car Congress

The report concludes, and Commissioner Wright emphasizes in an overview of the report, that if biofuels are to play a significant role in New Zealand’s energy future, then drop-in synthetic diesel made from wood is the pathway on which the country should concentrate. Commissioner Wright. These appear as Appendix A and Appendix B.

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IKEA, Volvo, Uber, & Other Companies Tell EU to End Petrol & Diesel Car Sales by 2035

CleanTechnica EVs

The open call will continue to gather support for a phase-out ahead of the review of EU car and van […]. By Eoin Bannon EU lawmakers should set an end date for selling new combustion engine cars in Europe no later than 2035, 27 companies have said in a joint appeal this week.¹

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Tank 500 Ultra Review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

EV Central

Instead of being diesel like virtually all its rivals, the Tank 500 is electrified via a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain. READ MORE: 2024 GWM Ora Extended Range review: One of Australia’s cheapest electric cars tested READ MORE: New EV electric car calendar READ MORE: It’s got the Poer! It’s a combination of a 2.0-litre

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2025 Kia Carnival GT-Line Hybrid review – the perfect, pricey family bus

EV Central

READ MORE: Kia EV9 review: Why you should buy the entry-level Air, not the pricier ones READ MORE: The VW ID. Buzz GTX hot MPV locked in for Australia Its biggest negative has been the petrol 3.5-litre litre four-cylinder turbo-diesels has been the less thirsty but pricier alternative, but now, finally, a petrol-electric hybrids here.

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Electric trucks like the Tesla Semi are nearing cost parity with diesel, EU studies show

Teslarati

Two new studies from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Transport & Environment (T&E) have suggested that advances in technology would enable battery-powered heavy trucks like the Tesla Semi to become cheaper to own and run compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts. We’ve shown that it is possible.

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