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Toyota is sticking by petrol and diesel in an increasingly electric world

Toyota says it won’t abandon the internal combustion engine for the sake of change as it puts its efforts into a diverse strategy to better accommodate the needs of global markets. This strategy

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The car tech features that could actually be illegal or unsafe if used incorrectly

As I sat in my friend’s new Tesla in a shopping centre car park recently, she popped on the ‘Car-aoke’ (karaoke) feature and we joyfully banged out some girl-power anthems (as you do).

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Toyota urged Modi govt to reduce taxes on hybrid cars: Report

Toyota is lobbying the Indian government to slash taxes on hybrid vehicles by around 21 per cent. The Japanese car manufacturer has claimed that hybrid vehicles cause far less pollution compared to petrol cars

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Electric-car resale values are worse than petrol cars. Here’s what Toyota is doing about it

The resale value of electric cars has tanked amid sharp discounts and improving technologies – as petrol vehicles remain more resilient – but Toyota reckons it will be able to slow the decline

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Last to the electric-car race? Toyota says it started in 1968

Japanese car giant Toyota has been widely criticised for being slow to join the electric-car boom, but says it will make up for lost time by introducing more advanced technology. View 5 images Japanese

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Tesla claims Cybertruck can withstand sub-machine gun barrage

One of the Tesla Cybertruck’s most unique features could rule it out from ever going on sale in Australia. View 3 images Video of a Tesla Cybertruck riddled with bullet dents has been posted

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Money-losing electric car startup Lucid is about to reveal an SUV

Electric vehicle (EV) startup Lucid Motors will reveal its first SUV on November 16 at the Los Angeles motor show, which the company claims will “reimagine what an SUV can offer”. First previewed

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Independent Battery Testing Firms Promise Peace Of Mind To Used-EV Buyers

A previous owner’s bad charging habits can reduce the value of a used EV by thousands of dollars {{comments}} comments 5 hours ago You can never really know whether the previous owner of

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Tesla to top $9 billion spending target this year as it rolls out new models

(Reuters) -Tesla said on Monday its capital expenditure for 2023 would exceed the $7 billion to $9 billion target it had laid out earlier this year, as the electric vehicle maker ramps up

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Australian Testing Program for BYD’s New Mid-Size SUV Rival for Tesla Model Y Spans East Coast

The Australian testing and engineering validation program for the upcoming 2024 BYD Seal U battery-electric and plug-in hybrid mid-size SUV is well underway along the country’s eastern seaboard. Recently, a carsales reader spotted

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