hybrid motor vehicles
Without taxpayer subsidies, the new car market twisted while it shrank, but buyers gravitated to petrol hybrids rather than full EVs. And perhaps surprisingly, ICE cars regained some share in 2024
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Without taxpayer subsidies, the new car market twisted while it shrank, but buyers gravitated to petrol hybrids rather than full EVs. And perhaps surprisingly, ICE cars regained some share in 2024
A petrol motor that drives electric engines? Nissan's hybrid take with the X-Trail e-POWER e-4ORCE
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A petrol motor that drives electric engines? Nissan's hybrid take with the X-Trail e-POWER e-4ORCE
EVDB's James Foster on what's required for the next big move in electric vehicle uptake
Low fuel use 5th gen DM-i hybrid technology from China's BYD promises to go the distance
The availability of EV and hybrid vehicle insurance may have come a long way, but can still cost more than insuring vehicles with internal combustion engines
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The availability of EV and hybrid vehicle insurance may have come a long way, but can still cost more than insuring vehicles with internal combustion engines
No mercy for Ford Ranger buyers as government pushes New Zealanders into electric and hybrid vehicles
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No mercy for Ford Ranger buyers as government pushes New Zealanders into electric and hybrid vehicles
Kiwi buyers turn their backs on internal combustion engines, increasingly favouring pure electric vehicles. But they are not turning their backs on SUVs
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Kiwi buyers turn their backs on internal combustion engines, increasingly favouring pure electric vehicles. But they are not turning their backs on SUVs
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New passenger car sales fall as affordability issues rise with petrol and interest rates
Sky high fuel prices see 81% of drivers using their car less, Consumer NZ study finds - meanwhile EV drivers 'patting themselves on the back'
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Sky high fuel prices see 81% of drivers using their car less, Consumer NZ study finds - meanwhile EV drivers 'patting themselves on the back'
Clean car discount changes from April 1 see some late-game pre 'ute-tax' sales and a softening of passenger vehicle sales, but it still added up to the strongest February on record
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Clean car discount changes from April 1 see some late-game pre 'ute-tax' sales and a softening of passenger vehicle sales, but it still added up to the strongest February on record
CCCFA bites some finance applications, but still a solid month for new vehicle sales in January as stock levels for some models replenish
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CCCFA bites some finance applications, but still a solid month for new vehicle sales in January as stock levels for some models replenish
Largest drop in new vehicle CO2 emissions since 2006, but not enough to avoid penalties coming in 2025
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Largest drop in new vehicle CO2 emissions since 2006, but not enough to avoid penalties coming in 2025
Bernard Hickey challenges the near universal belief (in New Zealand at least) that a 10 year mortgage at 5.89% is as good as it gets, and is a "good thing"
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Bernard Hickey challenges the near universal belief (in New Zealand at least) that a 10 year mortgage at 5.89% is as good as it gets, and is a "good thing"
Bernard Hickey test drives a plug-in hybrid electric SUV and finds even a new one almost makes economic sense. A 2nd hand one definitely would
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Bernard Hickey test drives a plug-in hybrid electric SUV and finds even a new one almost makes economic sense. A 2nd hand one definitely would