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Bruce Newton’s best electric car of 2023: MG4

EV Central

It’s an electric car range that starts with a circa-$40,000 budget buy and extends all the way to a dual e-motor hot hatch that comes in just under $60,000 before on-road costs. And right now, that’s exactly what is needed – more EVs drivers and more affordable EVs for them to drive. It’s also a ground-up EV design.

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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

It is rapidly becoming clear that electric vehicles will replace petrol and diesel ICE vehicles in most use cases. New Zealand currently has 4 million passenger cars in its fleet, the vast majority of which are fuelled by petrol and diesel. By definition this transition is not just about transport, it’s also about energy.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

Many of you want to convert your existing petrol/diesel cars into electric cars. The costs of such a conversion will usually be based on your range requirements. Usually, for a 150+ km range car, the cost is around 5-6 lakhs. But, for this expense, you'll get a zero-emission vehicle that costs only a few rupees per km to run.

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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

Get Electric Vehicle

Then this Electric Vehicle Interview Questions and Answers will definitely help you out. Reduced Operating Costs: Electric vehicles generally have lower operating costs than ICE vehicles. The higher upfront costs made EVs less accessible and less attractive to a broader consumer base. The charging efficiency is 98%.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

Also car manufacturers are not launching affordable electric cars. I will only buy a small electric car that costs less than Rs 6-7 lakhs. All it takes, is one startup like Strom or OLA electric to launch a small electric hatchback at affordable rates. That will get these BIG ICE OEM's to launch affordable EV's.

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Hertz goes big on EVs, now with 100 Polestar 2s in Australian rental fleet

EV Central

As well as lowering the costs of refuelling and servicing, there’s less time in shuffling cars around due to their simpler operation and the relative ease of recharging. Electric cars are more expensive to buy than petrol-powered alternatives, but there are big benefits in lower running costs. EVs to change the rental car model.

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Electric cars buyers guide

Drive Electric

That’s why the government has banned the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030. One of the big concerns we encounter when people are considering switching to an electric vehicle (EV) , is that they think it’s going to be much more expensive than a petrol or diesel car. How much does it cost to run an electric car?