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Hardcore electric ute incoming: Dakar-ready Ford F-150 Lightning Switchgear concept paves the way for wild Raptor EV

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READ MORE: 2025 Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid confirmed for Australia Next Nissan Patrol going electric? To raise its body out of harm’s way a high-lift kit was added that also includes a new long- travel suspension that’s needed to soak up 200km/h landings over rocky terrain.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk en route to Norway to speak at 2022 Offshore Northern Shore conference

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Musk’s appearance at the 2022 ONS conference has been announced by the event’s organizers themselves. The 2022 ONS conference promises to be an important event. Elon Musk is poised to speak at the 2022 Offshore Northern Shore (ONS) conference in Stavanger, Norway, which will be held from August 29 to September 1, 2022.

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Skoda Vision 7S concept previews 2026 electric SUV

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Skoda Australia announced earlier this year its Enyaq medium SUV would be the brand’s first EV to come Down Under. The concept is based on VW Group’s Modular Electrification Kit (MEB) platform. This, we’re told, is the safest place for a child in the event of an accident. Halo large SUV previewed with Vision 7S.

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New secret details of 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance! Musk’s mega-fast electric car explored in Australia

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The imminent arrival of the new Performance variant is one of the headlines of the new 2024 Model 3, the first examples of which have arrived in Australia. READ MORE: Updated Tesla Model 3 now on sale in Australia It was shown to media this week and some tantalising details given about just how fast it could be.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

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Kia Niro EV review: It was only in 2021 that Kia introduced the Niro nameplate to Australia. Australia received the Niro very late in its model cycle and it was never intended to be a stayer. While brief, the original Niro’s fleeting lifespan also helped Kia Australia better understand the EV market and what consumers want.

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Tesla Model Y vs Tesla Model 3: Which is the best EV for you?

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The Model 3 has the ability to tow overseas but it is not designed to tow in Australia. There are also aftermarket companies (such as EV Stealth Solutions) working on a tow kit for the Model Y. Either way, there’s a good chance the Model 3 and Model Y will account for the bulk of EV sales in Australia in the short term.

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The Electrome: The Next Great Frontier For Biomedical Technology

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But owing to events, when Volta invents the battery, he basically wins the argument, not because Galvani was wrong, but because Volta had created something useful. Adee: So the kit that I wore, I actually found out about it while I was at Spectrum , when I was a DARPATech. Volta says, “No, this is not electrical.” What happened here?”

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