Ever since the famous "dieselgate" scandal, diesel cars have not had a good reputation and are slowly becoming a thing of the past as the car market turns to electrified cars. According to Vrele Gume, this is exactly the situation in Great Britain, which is one of the few countries that have decided to exclude
Is it time to replace the diesel heavy-duty trucks with electric? The Fast Lane Truck continues its No, You’re Wrong! series with another episode concerning electric drive as an answer. This time, the questions are: Are diesel HD trucks dead? Will electric pickups replace them? Raising such questions indicates that electrification matured enough to draw
BEVs are the most popular in Europe with growth rate of 47% JATO Dynamics released a general summary of car sales in Europe in 2018 withan interesting comparison of particular powertrains. Among the 15.6 million cars sold, alternatively powered cars (hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric and other) took share of 6.1% (945,000): Gasoline cars – 57%
On the start line we found eletric Tesla Wagon and diesel BMW Can a modified BMW diesel beat a Tesla Model S shooting brake in a drag race? Watch in the video below: Gumbal Video Description: This time I have filmed some heavily modified BMW diesels up to 900NM of torque! They are all power by a
This new Saab comes with a six-speed manual transmission. Saab Automobile had a graceful run throughout its almost-seven-decade lifetime. The Swedish carmaker gave the world memorable models like the 900, 9000, 9-3, and the 9-5. But unfortunate events lead the automaker to its demise in 2012. Not totally, though, as NEVS took over the company to make 9-3-based
Mercedes-Benz has just added two new engines to the line-up of its new hatchback, and interestingly both are diesels. With the two engines "options", the A200 Sport and A220d AMG Line. The A 200d is available in both Sport and AMG Line trim, with the A220d only available in the latter. The A200d makes 148bhp and
Suzuki and Mitsubishi have become the latest manufacturers to move to get rid of diesel from their European lineups. The Japanese automakers will join Nissan and Toyota in axing the technology entirely. The move will also mean that Mazda will remain the only major Japanese carmaker selling diesels in Europe. Suzuki had already canned some diesel models, but is now phasing them out across
Israel outlined a plan of transition from gasoline and diesel cars to electric and natural gas. The country currently can’t boast any significant plug-in electric car sales share, but it’s gonna change. Sales of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars will no longer be possible after 2030, said Israel’s Energy Minister. To boost electric car sales, the government provides
EVs made are record in market share in Norway. September brings a massive 22.3% decrease year-over-year in new passenger car registrations in Norway, and even plug-in electric cars dropped down by 2.1% to 6,387. However, with the market shrinking so much, plug-ins were able to achieve an all-time record market share of 60.1%! All-electric cars are selling better and better,
Nissan is going to ditch diesel power in Europe, with the Japanese manufacturer planning to phase out the fuel choice by not offering it on new models. As one of the leading EV manufacturers in the world, Nissan already has plenty of presence with non-diesel models. It also follows in the footsteps of manufacturers such
