Category: Automotive
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Can a PHEV Change my Mind about PHEVs?
In 2020, I bought a Toyota Corolla Excel self-charging hybrid hatchback – known today as a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) – and it has been a delight to drive. The welcome attributes of this car, such as exceptional fuel economy,…
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Discussing Toyota’s Engine of Controversy
In a discussion on Threads, the new social network from Meta, a lively debate unfolded around Toyota’s new internal combustion engine (ICE), which reportedly will fend off electric vehicles (EV) for years to come. The engine – a collaboration between…
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Assessing the choice of self-charging hybrid cars vs EV
Increasing alarm at rising energy costs in the UK has dominated the news agenda in recent weeks, reaching its current peak after the energy regulator Ofgem (the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) announced the widely-expected huge increase in the…
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The usefulness of single-journey data in a hybrid car
This week I drove into and out of central London, into the congestion charging zone, in my self-charging hybrid car for the first time this year. It’s about a 60-mile trip each way for me on the A4 and M4…
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Review: AAWireless gives you wireless Android Auto in your car
If there were a product available right now that lets you connect your phone to your car to use Android Auto without a USB cable, would you go for it? I would, and did, with a simple yet powerful device…