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EV damaged? Discovering a technician to recovery it’s going to snatch a hour

Baua Electric

Many storage homeowners draw back at coaching and kit prices for solving high-voltage EVs – with 400- and 800-volt techniques that might electrocute and blast unwary or untrained technicians in seconds – particularly with rather few EVs at the highway. Within the U.S., the sector’s Deny.

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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. He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers.

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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. He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers.

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VW reveals first details of electric T7 eTransporter: It’s not as sexy as an ID.Buzz but it can carry heaps of stuff

EV Central

Set to be sold as both the new electric eTransporter and traditional diesel Transporter, the commercial van range is due on-sale in Europe in early 2025 and at an as-yet unconfirmed later time in Australia. A 400-watt (230-volt) power hub can also be optioned to power larger electrical devices within.

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What do you get if you mix a Mazda CX-90 with a Toyota LandCruiser and a Nissan Pathfinder? You get the Kia EV9, and it might just be better than all of them | review

EV Central

It’s also by far the largest, utilising the 800-Volt E-GMP architecture in a large SUV body designed to accommodate up to seven people. While it’s not cheap, the EV9 comes loaded with equipment and technology to help justify a circa-$100K starting price when it arrives in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2023. That includes a 12.3-inch

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2024 Toyota bZ4X Review

Baua Electric

Recharging is 11kW for AC charging, and up to 150kW for DC charging, with the bZ4X running a 400-volt architecture. No spare wheel, though – just a tyre repair kit. Choose FWD, and the 0-100km/h time is 7.5 seconds, while the AWD punches its card at 6.9sec.

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