Introduced as part of the mid-life updates to both the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, it brings a new plug - in hybrid powertrain that engineers admit undoes some of
the old diesel hybrid's wrongs.
Not exact matches
Tech force Replacing the
old V6
diesel hybrid, the new Si4 PHEV combines a 221kW 2.0 - litre turbocharged petrol four - cylinder with a powerful 85kW AC electric motor and a 13.1 kWh lithium - ion battery.
Purchasing an I.C.E either petrol or
diesel without a
hybrid drive train is like purchasing a 386 computer —
old fuddy - duddy stuff for the
old economy, get with the program the future electric vehicles are fun and fantastic or the Insight is a brilliant appetizer
Described by an insider as «a considerable step forward» over the
old car's
diesel hybrid, the JLR employee said the new plug - in Range Rover should be seen as the «perfect for the typical Aussie lifestyle».
French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Ségolène Royal announced that the government would award up to $ 10,000 (US$ 11,315) to individuals to switch from
older diesel cars (13 years and
older) to plug - in
hybrids or battery - electric vehicles.
There are also substantial green employment opportunities in retrofitting
old diesel buses to reduce air pollutants and in replacing
old equipment with cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG) or
hybrid - electric buses.
On the other hand, it is reasonable to assume that natural market factors will gradually result in a reduction of ever more expensive fossil fuel combustion as
older coal - fired power plants are shut down and replaced by nuclear plants, as
hybrid and electrical cars gradually replace gasoline and
diesel driven ones, and as energy efficiency is improved and waste reduced.