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Can Fiat win over the hearts of Americans with its new, better 500e?

Baua Electric

Already available in Europe, the 2024 500e EV , available for order , will go on sale in the US in the initial RED trim the first quarter of this year. The battery comes with DC charging at up to 85 kW, which adds enough juice for 31 extra miles of range in just five minutes, according to Fiat.

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Why there’s literally never been a better time to buy an electric bike

Baua Electric

E-bike prices are at all-time lows It’s true, essentially every single electric bike brand in North America (and many in Europe) have some amazing deals right now. Rad has lowered its folding RadExpand 5 down to just $1,299 , which matches the new sale price of another fun minimalist e-bike, the $1,299 Juiced RipRacer.

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Why there’s literally never been a better time to buy an electric bike

Baua Electric

E-bike prices are at all-time lows It’s true, essentially every single electric bike brand in North America (and many in Europe) have some amazing deals right now. Rad has lowered its folding RadExpand 5 down to just $1,299 , which matches the new sale price of another fun minimalist e-bike, the $1,299 Juiced RipRacer.

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Belgium or Brooklyn? 5 Bold New Places to Eat in Brussels.

Baua Electric

Thanks to a crop of young chefs with iconoclastic ideas about flavor and sustainability, the city, in thrall to the rich sauces of Gaul for nearly two centuries, has emerged as one of the most exciting, and affordable, places to dine out in Europe right now. 202 Rue Antoine Dansaert, Brussels; tasting menu, €80.

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New EV Prototype Leaves Range Anxiety in the Dust

Cars That Think

The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX, and its showroom-bound tech, looks to banish range anxiety for good: In April, the sleek prototype sedan completed a 621-mile (1,000-kilometer) trek through the Alps from Mercedes’ Sindelfingen facility to the Côte d'Azur in Cassis, France with battery juice to spare.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Charging the British way Around the UK In the UK my goal was to drive from Heathrow on a mammoth loop around the very northern parts of the Scottish Highlands on the NC 500 route, which traverses one of the most remote and sparsely populated parts of Europe. Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight.

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

Push EVs

If it does well overall in Europe (which it already looks like doing), BYD will certainly later make available the smaller Dolphin hatchback also, which will be even more of a game changer. I expect it will be another couple of years before there is a broad enough variety of affordable BEV models to get consistently above 95% BEV share.

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