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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

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The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Not that sodium-ion batteries are perfect, not just yet at least. READ MORE: Range anxiety solved?

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2024 Porsche Macan review: First drive of one of the most important new electric cars of the year

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The Porsche Macan is a whole lot more than just another fast SUV. Let me explain… The Macan is Porsche’s top selling car, accounting for about half of the brand’s sales in Australia. Distinguished by its fake air vents on the sides of the rear bumper, the Porsche Macan Turbo makes up to 470kW and 1130Nm and gets to 100km/h in 3.3

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Budget relief! Porsche planning more affordable Macan EV … but it will still cost heaps

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If you’ve been a bit gobsmacked by the rise in price of the new Porsche Macan EV compared to its ICE predecessor, we’ve got a good news/bad news story for you. READ MORE: Porsche Mission X: A deep dive inside the first mid-motored EV with the guy who created it READ MORE: Porsche Taycan GT: We warned you it was gonna be crazy … and it is!

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Congestion charge and electric vehicles: Everything you need to know

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There’s also a cleaner vehicle discount of 100% which applies only to battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from 25 October 2021. This applies to everything from the affordable and popular Nissan Leaf to the luxury Porsche Taycan. This continues in October when low-emission petrol and diesel must start to pay.

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Porsche Taycan GTS review

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Pity the Porsche Taycan buyer, if you can. Porsche will tell you this new Taycan GTS is an antidote for any procrastinators. That’s important for Porsche owners with an image to maintain, no matter if it actually ever sees a race circuit. 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS. 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS. 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS.

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New EV electric car calendar

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ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Audi e-Tron GT – the BEV guts of the regular e-Tron (also shared with Porsche’s Taycan) in a coupe-inspired four-door body. Sleeker Sportback model will also be part of the e-Tron S range.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

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We’ve chosen the rangiest model available in the line-up, including those where a larger battery is available. Tesla Model 3 587km: Mercedes-AMG EQS53, $324,800 Rapid, high-priced AMG limo uses huge 107.8kWh battery for its 587km range, but fully exploit the EQS53’s 484kW and 950Nm and possible distance will quickly tumble.