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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country, and the increasing number of EVs available in New Zealand , we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs).

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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

Drive Electric

In this article, we will explore what happens to old EV batteries in New Zealand and why it’s essential to dispose of them properly. The main difference between EVs and petrol or diesel cars (ICEVs)vehicles is how they are powered. Why are EV repairs different from regular cars?

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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

EV Info

Norway also lets EV use bus lanes and special parking bays making ownership more beneficial than ICE in the city, Norway plans to outlaw pure Petrol or Diesel vehicles in 2025 – the country with the earliest ICE free deadline and 5 years before the UK’s deadline. 6 Audi e-tron Electric car 3 979 3.59 Cliff edge.

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Charging Infrastructure Watch - Chennai to Coimbatore on an Electric Car

Plug In India

These videos and companion articles will act like a reference for electric car owners all over India. In this article, we talk about traveling between Chennai and Coimbatore. Costs If you use a petrol car, the petrol costs would be around Rs 4000. If you use an electric car, the charging costs would be around Rs 800.

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Volkswagen and Mahindra & Mahindra Strikes Partnership to Capture The Indian EV Market

Get Electric Vehicle

It’s already in use by many Volkswagen Group brands (Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, and SEAT/Cupra), and Ford will shortly utilise it in two all-electric cars in Europe (out of 9 BEVs in Europe by 2024). The MEB enables individual battery systems – depending on the target group of the vehicle. Conclusion.

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Trabant returns with an electric makeover

Green Cars News

The old Trabant whose name means ‘foot soldier’, became the butt of many a joke thanks in part to its clattery two-stroke engine and very basic use of technology, including a petrol gauge in the form of a dipstick. As Germany united, the Traban could not compete with the popularity of sophisticated Audi, BMW or Mercedes models.

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Top 10 green cars at Frankfurt

Green Cars News

It is one of two Ford Focus EcoNetic vehicles debuting at the event – the other doesn’t have start/stop technology and has emissions at 104g/km – and includes features such as regenerative braking and low tension front end accessory drive (see article ). . Lexus LF-Ch – Considered a rival to the BMW 120d and the Audi A3 2.0