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ICE vehicles 80 times more likely to catch fire than electric cars

EV Central

Are they more likely to catch fire than traditional vehicles with internal combustion engines ( ICE )? Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles. million petrol and diesel vehicles recorded 3400 fires. Is this is all big, flaming fake news beat up?

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2024 Kia Sportage SX Hybrid Review

Baua Electric

Less attention is given to the ramifications of having a space-saver spare (or no spare at all), the cost of the annual (or six-monthly) service, cost of replacing those cool 20-inch tyres and the 98RON petrol that must be syphoned by the wallet before being poured into the fuel tank each week. Take the cost of a hybrid, for example.

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2024 MG HS Review

Baua Electric

In the meantime, the focus is on this new and impressive petrol-powered offering from the SAIC-owned Chinese manufacturer, a new generation model that, based on our brief drive and close inspection, really steps up the argument for Chinese-made vehicles. Power comes from a 1.5-litre litres per 100km using premium 95 RON unleaded petrol.

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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

Cars That Think

With motor sports moving hard and fast toward electric drive, a friend recently told me that electric drag-car racing just wouldn't be the same without the deafening roar of combustion engines and the smell of "nitro" fuel. One of the things I'll miss about combustion-engine cars is how easy it is to calculate their efficiency.

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2024 Skoda Kamiq Review

Baua Electric

inch digital driver info display, where the high-grade version has a 9.2-inch litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol with 85kW/200Nm, whereas the Monte Carlo has a 1.5-litre litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol with 110kW/250Nm. Both run on 95RON premium unleaded petrol, with a 50-litre fuel tank. inch touchscreen and an 8.5-inch

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First month in European history that EV sales surpass Diesel

EV Info

For the first time in the modern era, alternative-fuelled vehicles outsold one of the two internal combustion engine (ICE) types. Demand for petrol and diesel cars shows double-digit drops compared to September 2019 while the volume of EVs increased by 139% to 327,800 units – a record in terms of both volume and market share.

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New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

Green Car Congress

BMW will add further engines to the line-up in 2012, when the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 (using a powertrain similar to that of the ActiveHybrid 5, earlier post ) will also make its premiere. All the engines are well within the EU5 and US ULEV II limits. liter gasoline engine will be available in two output ratings.

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