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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

EV Central

I despise electric scooters. Sometimes all of the above at once. 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Exceed with electric scooter on the Gold Coast, Queensland They don’t take up much room, are easy to maintain and can be bought for not a lot of money. Thinking about it, it’s not the scooters drawing my ire.

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2023 Toyota BZ4X Review – Falling Short

The Truth About Cars

Compare the bZ to the brand’s own re-done Prius – the new Prius has flaws but it’s generally packaged much better. The bZ4X is available in two trim flavors, XLE and Limited, and with either front-wheel or all-wheel drive. The juice comes from a lithium-ion battery pack with a 71.4-kWh kWh capacity.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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2024 RHD AUSEV F150 Lightning Review

Baua Electric

Fill it to the brim with cargo or tow your 3.5-tonne tonne caravan and energy efficiency is likely to be punished at least as much as it would with a petrol or diesel equivalent.

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Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup

Plug In India

Video Interviews : Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup Cellestial (note the double l, as in cell) is a 3 way partnership. He is also the one who is coordinating for motors. The flywheel provides the momentum that continues to spin the motor shaft while the driver changes gears. The pack weighs 60 kg.

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Seven-day test: Living with the Porsche Taycan RWD

EV Central

Porsche’s entry-level Taycan EV has less power, performance and equipment, but could the single motor rear-drive option be all you really need? inch driver display dominates your vision while 14-way power seats, heated steering wheel, surround view cameras and a head-up display all come standard. Day 1: First impressions.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT review: Mega-popular electric vehicle put to the seven-day test

EV Central

Demand for these rapid electric GTs is off the charts, so car folk look at you wondering how many brown envelopes were handed over so you could jump the queue. Striking thing, this electric SUV-cum-wagon. Where’s my electric control? It’s mind-blowing, if not quite in the re-wire brain territory of the Porsche Taycan Turbo S.

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