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Mazda Australia’s embracing PHEVs, but is it too late?

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Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are polarising things. Positively put, they offer emissions-free electric driving most of the time, but a petrol engine backup when you need it – very handy, thanks. Mazda CX-60 PHEV, due here in the first half of 2023, put could be priced up to $80,000. ” CX-60 to lead a PHEV charge.

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Plug-in 2024 Audi Q8 to arrive later this year

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Audi Australia has announced the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of its 2024 Q8 SUV arrives in the fourth quarter of 2023, priced from $148,375 before on-roads. Available in a single model grade, the Q8 60 TFSI e will be the latest PHEV to boost the luxury brand’s electrified portfolio. Audi’s reported figures are 2.6L/100km,

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California ARB to update Light-Duty Vehicle Electronic Certification System for PHEVs and ZEVs

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is going to update the Light-Duty Vehicle Electronic Certification (LDV E-Cert) system to indicate electric range and credit information of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and zero emission vehicles (ZEV) on the certification Executive Order.

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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

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Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Ewert Energy Systems video (handheld) of driving a Prius PHEV conversion at highway speeds.

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Navigant: sales of light duty vehicles to total more than 2.1 billion from 2015 to 2035

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Since SSV, HEV, PHEV, and ICE vehicle segmentations are either solely or partially fueled by blends of gasoline or diesel, forecasts of these segments are broken out by fuel (as well as by region). Global market forecasts for sales and the number of vehicles in use, segmented by country, drivetrain, and primary fuel, extend through 2035.

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BYD launches 3 new electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show

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The BYD ATTO 3 was assessed by Euro NCAP engineers in four categories: adult occupant protection; child occupant protection; safety assistance; and protection for vulnerable road users. In 2008, BYD launched the world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show. Global leader in new energy vehicles.

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BMW i8 beats Mercedes S 500 PHEV, Golf GTE to win World Green Car award in New York

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The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. The other two short-listed finalists in contention for the award were the Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-In Hybrid and the Volkswagen Golf GTE. The BMW i8 is the first plug-in hybrid vehicle manufactured by the BMW Group.

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