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The 5 Best iPhone Apps To Scan Receipts And Get Money Back

Ibotta is a popular iPhone app that helps people save money while shopping. It collaborates with major brands and retailers to offer real cash back on various purchases, ranging from groceries to tech gadgets. Whether you’re shopping online or in-store, Ibotta has got you covered. With over 1.7 million ratings and a 4.8 out of 5 rating on the App Store, it’s clear that Ibotta is a favorite among users looking to enhance their savings.

Using Ibotta is simple and rewarding. Before you go shopping, you can browse and add offers within the app for the items you plan to buy. Once you’ve added your desired offers, you can go ahead and shop at your favorite stores, whether they’re physical or online. After you’re done shopping, you can redeem your cash back by uploading photos of your receipts or linking your loyalty cards. The cashback you earn can be conveniently withdrawn via PayPal or various gift cards.

Ibotta offers a range of features to make saving money effortless and enjoyable. The app covers various categories, such as groceries, travel, retail, and restaurants, with partnerships with well-known brands like Walmart, Uber, and Lowe’s. It even integrates with other apps like Uber and Groupon, allowing you to earn cash through your favorite platforms. Additionally, you can make extra money through referral bonuses and hit shopping milestones.

With its user-friendly approach, Ibotta eliminates the need for promo codes and coupons, providing a seamless and hassle-free cashback experience. It also offers the convenience of withdrawing your earnings in multiple ways, catering to your preferences.

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Here’s How Fuel Efficient The Facelifted Kia Seltos Is


Save for the diesel-iMT combination, it’s more efficient than the previous version of the Seltos

Kia Seltos Mileage

  • Kia offers new Seltos with a choice of 1.5-litre petrol, turbo-petrol and diesel engine options.

  • The petrol engine with manual and CVT options claim a mileage of 17kmpl and 17.7kmpl, respectively.

  • Its diesel variants claim an efficiency of 20.7kmpl for the iMT and 19.1kmpl for the automatic.

  • The new turbo-petrol engine promises an economy of up to 17.9kmpl.

  • Prices of the Seltos facelift range from Rs 10.90 lakh to Rs 20 lakh (ex-showroom).

The fuel economy figures of the facelifted Kia Seltos have been revealed officially. The compact SUV recently received a significant facelift, which gave it a refreshed styling, new features, and a new turbo-petrol motor too. While we have not had the chance to thoroughly test it ourselves, these claimed figures are a good indicator for the kind of fuel efficiency one can expect from the many powertrains offered with the Seltos, and how it has improved over the previous version.

Kia Seltos

Also Read: Kia Seltos Facelift’s Variant-wise Features Revealed

Engine-Wise Mileage Figures

Mileage (ARAI-claimed figures)

New Seltos

Old Seltos

Kia Carens

1.5-litre P-MT

17kmpl

16.5kmpl

15.7kmpl

1.5-litre P-CVT

17.7kmpl

16.8kmpl

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1.4-litre Turbo-MT

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16.1kmpl

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1.4-litre Turbo-DCT

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16.5kmpl

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1.5-litre turbo-petrol iMT

17.7kmpl

–

–

1.5-litre turbo-petrol DCT

17.9kmpl

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1.5-litre D-MT (now iMT)

20.7kmpl

21kmpl

21.3kmpl

1.5-litre D-AT

19.1kmpl

18kmpl

18.4kmpl

  • The only change for the 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol and diesel engines is that they are now BS6.2 compliant with roughly the same power and torque figures as before.

  • In the updated Seltos, its petrol engine is marginally more efficient than the previous version, by up to 0.9kmpl for the CVT automatic, and by 0.5kmpl for the 6-speed manual.

Kia Seltos Engine

  • Meanwhile, the diesel engine is no longer available with the 6-speed manual, and gets the iMT (manual without clutch pedal) which is slightly less economical by 0.3kmpl. However, the same engine with the 6-speed torque converter automatic is now more efficient by 1.1kmpl.

  • Powering the facelifted Seltos is also a new turbo-petrol engine, which is more powerful by 20PS. The manual transmission has been replaced by an iMT (clutch without manual).

  • Despite being more powerful, the new turbo variants are much more efficient than the older 1.4-litre option.

  • Meanwhile, the Kia Carens MPV gets the same engine options as the new Seltos and only beats the SUV in terms of economy when it comes to the diesel-iMT option.

Other Details Summarised

2023 Kia Seltos cabin

The 2023 Kia Seltos features a panoramic sunroof, dual 10.25-inch displays for the touchscreen system and digital driver’s display, dual-zone climate control, wireless phone charger, and heads-up display. Safety is covered by six airbags, a 360-degree camera, ESC, hill hold assist, and it now gets radar-based ADAS technology as well.

Also Read: Check Out The Kia Seltos HTX Variant In Pictures

Prices of the facelifted Kia Seltos range from Rs 10.90 lakh to Rs 20 lakh (introductory ex-showroom Delhi). The earliest deliveries are already underway, but expect a decent wait time as it already got well over 10,000 pre-orders the day bookings opened. It goes up against the Hyundai Creta, Volkswagen Taigun, Skoda Kushaq, Maruti Grand Vitara, Toyota Hyryder, MG Astor, and the upcoming Citroen C3 Aircross and Honda Elevate.

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NEARLY 20 MILLION TONNES OF CO2 COULD BE SAVED A YEAR IF EVERY VAN IN THE COUNTRY WAS ELECTRIC, FINDS VAUXHALL

  • Converting the UK’s van fleet into fully electric vans could save more than 19.5 million tonnes of CO2 annually, according to exclusive research by Vauxhall
  • Research comes as UK Government announces consultation into zero-emissions mandate, which includes a zero-emissions sales percentage trajectory for vehicle manufacturers
  • With more than 4.77 million petrol or diesel vans on UK roads, and an average annual mileage of 13,000 miles, UK’s van fleet covers more than 62 billion miles each year
  • Vauxhall’s research shows vans account for 18.2% of the UK’s annual transport related emissions
  • Vauxhall is the UK’s best-selling e-LCV manufacturer and one of few brands in the country with an electric variant across its entire LCV line-up
  • From 2028, Vauxhall will be an electric-only vehicle manufacturer

Nearly 20 million tonnes of CO2 could be saved every year if the UK’s van fleet was converted into fully electric vans, according to new research by Vauxhall. The research comes after the UK Government launched a consultation that could see manufacturers issued with yearly zero-emissions vehicle percentage sales targets, including financial penalties for those that fail to meet the targets.

As part of its commitment to electrify Britain, Vauxhall calculated how much CO2 could be saved every year if the country’s van fleet converted into electric Light Commercial Vehicles (e-LCVs) that produce zero tailpipe emissions. Using official UK Government and Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures, Vauxhall calculated vans account for 18.2% of the UK’s annual transport related CO2 emissions and 4.6% of the country’s total annual carbon emissions*.  

With 4.77 million petrol or diesel vans on the road, and with an average annual mileage of 13,000 according to the Department for Transport, van drivers in the UK cover more than 62 billion miles annually. Using the SMMT’s average new van emissions estimate of 195.7 g/km CO2 as the fleet average emissions, Vauxhall calculated annual emissions exceeding 19.5 million tonnes of CO2**.

Last year, more than 16,000 electric LCVs were delivered to businesses and customers across the country, a rise of 31.2% over the previous year. As one of few manufacturers in the country to offer fleets and businesses a fully electric van across its line-up, Vauxhall was the UK’s best-selling e-LCV manufacturer in 2022, with the Vivaro Electric the best-selling e-LCV model in the country.

However, e-LCVs accounted for just 5.9% of total van registrations in 2022, well behind the 16.6% 2022 market share for electric cars, and quite far off the 10% proposed mandate for 2024 for e-LCV sales***. As well as zero tailpipe emissions, electric vans offer businesses a number of benefits, including exemption from current congestion and emissions zone charges. 

With a goal of becoming an electric-only brand by 2028 – seven years ahead of the UK Government deadline – Vauxhall is committed to electrifying the nation, with the brand’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing site also undergoing a £100m renovation to become the first Stellantis plant to produce solely battery-electric models. One of the first models to be produced will be the Combo Electric compact van, which sits alongside the Vivaro Electric and Movano Electric in Vauxhall’s e-LCV line-up.

James Taylor, Managing Director, Vauxhall, said: “Vauxhall is fully committed to electrification, and remains one of few manufacturers in the UK already able to offer fleets a zero-emissions-in-use vehicle across its entire LCV range. Our research highlights the importance in electrifying the country’s businesses to help meet the UK’s Net Zero targets, and comes at a time when the UK is considering imposing further measures to increase electric vehicle uptake.”

* https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/transport-and-environment-statistics-2022/transport-and-environment-statistics-2022#co2-emissions-from-transport-by-local-authority
Table: Provisional UK greenhouse gas emissions national statistics, 2021 finds Transport Related Emissions in 2021 were 107.5 million tonnes equivalent of CO2. The UK’s total carbon emissions account to 424.5 million tonnes.

** For the research, Vauxhall used both official Government and SMMT figures.  According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, in 2021 there were 4,804,833 vans on UK roads, of which 26,990 were either electric or electrified, leaving 4,777,843 petrol and diesel vans for 2021. 

Using the average SMMT new van emissions of 195.7 g/km CO2 for 2022, and the Department for Transport 2021 estimate of 13,000 miles as the annual van mileage, Vauxhall estimated the country’s van fleet covers more than 62 billion miles a year, accounting for more than 19.5 million tonnes of CO2.

*** https://www.smmt.co.uk/2023/01/new-van-registrations-fall-in-2022-as-market-looks-towards-net-zero-rebuild/    
https://www.smmt.co.uk/2023/01/chip-crisis-subdues-new-car-market-but-evs-now-second-only-to-petro
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1147356/zev-mandate-co2-emissions-regulation-consultation-document.pdf