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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

EV Central

Basically, if your electric car or plug-in (PHEV) vehicle has V2L tech, it has built-in bi-directional charging and an AC power outlet. This means you can power or charge AC appliances with a three-pin plug from your car’s (far larger) battery. Hence why so many pesky kids got one for Christmas.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

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READ MORE: Audi’s ultra-niche luxury coupe pickup EV READ MORE: Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023 It’s also the first BEV to wear Audi’s RS performance badge and has just landed in Australia. Another rival is the Mercedes-AMG EQE53 , which has also just launched in Australia. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to.

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Cupra Born review: High five for Spanish compact hatch

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The arrival of the Cupra Born in Australia is pretty significant. The four-year old Spanish spin-off from SEAT has also beaten the Volkswagen brand to market in Australia with its first BEV ( with more to come ), although VW will soon be fighting back with a concerted rollout of its own electric vehicles starting with the ID.4

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Seven-day test: Living with the Porsche Taycan RWD

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Ignorance is bliss (at least Australia is moving to more renewables for power generation!). I’ve still got 200km range remaining so have seen no reason to plug the Taycan in yet. The understated choice, perhaps, for those not wanting to stand out too much in a Taycan. Except there’s no wireless phone charging, annoyingly.

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Nissan Qashqai e-Power review: Is it really an almost-EV?

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Even though it’s a hybrid, and not the plug-in type. EV Central’s first chance to test the new Qashqai e-Power , due to arrive in Australia early in 2023, was at its recent presentation to international media in Sweden. litre engine used in some models from Nissan’s (failed in Australia) premium brand Infiniti.

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