Tag: hybrids
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92% Of New Cars Sold In Norway Last Month Were Electric Or Hybrids
The Norwegians absolutely love their electric vehicles, so much so that the penetration of electrified vehicles across the nation continues to soar. New car sales figures released in August reveal that a remarkable 72 percent of passenger cars sold in Norway were all-electric. What’s more, a further 20.4 percent of new cars sold in Norway…
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Move Over Corvette, Mercedes’ G-Class Is Now America’s Fastest Selling New Car
For the first time in four weeks, the Chevrolet Corvette was knocked off podium position as the fastest-selling new automobile in America in May. It hasn’t already really been substituted by anything sensible, though. Rather, its slip to the number two position usually means the ascension of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class to the top area. This…
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UK Government To Ban Sales Of New Petrol And Diesel Cars In 2030
The UK Government will ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans in 2030, as confirmed by the country’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The UK Prime Minister said that the ban is part of the country’s wider plan to become carbon-neutral by 2050. Johnson said that the government is going to “invest more…
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1,400 HP Hongqi S9 Hybrid Hypercar Concept Drops Jaws In Beijing
After this past season ’s rapping at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Hongqi S9 has touched at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show, along with a whole bunch of additional Chinese cars. An actual blue-blooded hypercar, it is the most effective street legal machine ever made from the People’s Republic, and in the event the…
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Volvo Open To Selling CO2 Credits To Other Manufacturers In Europe
Volvo’s hybrid models are flying off the shelf in Europe, allowing the company to not only comfortably meet EU’s average CO2 emissions target this year, but also consider selling their CO2 credits to rival automakers that are struggling to meet the new rules. According to the EU’s legislation, carmakers that sell cars in Europe have…
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BMW Working On Fully Electric M5 With 1,000 HP, Could Land In 2024
BMW is thought to be operating on both hybrid and all-electric variations of the next-generation M5 and they’re shaping up to offer the kind of functionality previously unthinkable to get a family automobile. It’s noted that the next-generation BMW 5-Series will land at the next quarter of 2023 and that the new M5 will be…
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There’s No Chance The Porsche Taycan Turbo S Can Defeat The 918 Spyder, Right?
Here’s an extremely intriguing Porsche family feud: a drag race between the 918 Spyder hybrid supercar along with the Taycan Turbo S electric executive saloon. Not long ago, we would have had no problem in guessing the winner, believing that both are inventory, as no family car could have been quicker than a hybrid hypercar.…
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Polestar 1 PHEV Can Run For 52 Miles On Battery Power Alone
The Polestar 1 has finally received its official fuel economy figures from the EPA and the headline is that the plug-in hybrid can travel up to 52 miles (83.6 km) on all-electric power. Powering the Polestar 1 is a 2.0-liter turbocharged and supercharged four-cylinder engine that works alongside two electric motors connected to a 34…
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Damsel In Distress: BYD Comes To The Rescue Of A Tesla That Ran Out Of Electric Juice
While electrical vehicles are continually becoming more efficient, range anxiety and other difficulties remain a very real matter but with some kindness from a stranger, array concerns can be overcome. Photos recently emerged out of China that show a snowy Tesla Model S pulled over to both sides of the street after it ran out…
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EV And PHEV Sales Rise In The European Union As Diesel Loses Popularity
Sales of electrical vehicles jumped significantly across the European Union at the last quarter of 2019, accounting for 4.4 per cent of new car sales in the interval. Data in the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) reveals that need for lsquo;electrically-chargeable’ vehicles jumped 81.3% in Q4 2019 into 156,805 units in total. Demand for battery-electric…