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

EV Central

As a part of the media myself – and thus allegedly a purveyor of fake news and a habitually horrible human – it pains me to point out that large sections of the media seem to have a disturbing obsession with electric vehicles and the idea that they are basically big, dangerous fireworks on wheels.

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

Baua Electric

Looking at the remaining five-digit total markets, both Belgium and Sweden saw registrations decline by 20.3%. However, other six-figure markets were not so positive, namely Sweden (down 7.8%), Belgium (down 3.3%), the Netherlands (down 3.2%) and Ireland (down 0.9%). Outside of the EU, the UK suffered a 1.3% fall in deliveries.

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

Baua Electric

Elsewhere, Portugal fell 9.5%, alongside Belgium (down 7.3%), the Netherlands (down 6.2%), Ireland (down 6%), Sweden (down 5.6%) and Greece (down 1.4%). On the other hand, Sweden (down 5.9%), the Netherlands (down 3.6%), Belgium (down 1.2%) and Ireland (down 0.3%) have had a poor 2024 so far. million deliveries. respectively.

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Formula Student see EVs and petrol cars in close competition

Green Cars News

Although it was a conventionally fuelled model which triumphed in the end-a petrol car built by a team of students from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden-the alternative fuelled models were [.].

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Big declines for BEVs in EU new-car markets

Baua Electric

Meanwhile, petrol deliveries dropped 36.5% The petrol share sat at 31.6% Volumes are small in comparison to Germany, France and the UK, and even smaller regions , including the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. In terms of market share, petrol ended the month with a hold of 28.2%, down from the 30.1% and diesel by 42.6%.

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Big declines for BEVs in EU new-car markets

Baua Electric

Meanwhile, petrol deliveries dropped 36.5% The petrol share sat at 31.6% Volumes are small in comparison to Germany, France and the UK, and even smaller regions , including the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. In terms of market share, petrol ended the month with a hold of 28.2%, down from the 30.1% and diesel by 42.6%.

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Most powerful Land Rover Defender Octa to debut this year

Baua Electric

The new Octa badge comes to the Land Rover Defender from the octahedron shape of a diamond, which is said to be the hardest naturally occurring mineral on Earth. litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine sourced from BMW that powers the Range Rover lineup including the Sport SV.