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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

EV Central

Could you be tempted by an ex-demo or lightly pre-loved premium electric car once they’ve shed dollars from scarily high original sticker prices? 2022 BMW i7 xDrive60 – $205,000 (-$93,000) The BMW i7 – accelerating towards chunky depreciation. And the chauffeur only needs worry about recharging every 625km.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

EV Central

There’s also a fair number of used EVs under a year old or as dealer ex-demos with heavy discounts over RRP. BMW i3 – from $28,000 2020 BMW i3s EV. Many are ex-demos that simply haven’t sold. But there are some. Attention, bargain shoppers. What are the entry prices of used examples in Australia?

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AVL Concept Turbohybrid Mild Hybrid System Approaches Full Hybrid Fuel Savings at Lower Cost; Improved Driveability

Green Car Congress

In testing on a BMW demo 3-Series vehicle, a 1.6-liter The demo Turbohybrid powertrain. AVL says that its smart recharging concept guarantees the filling of the “torque gap” at low speeds under all circumstances of acceleration even with a small energy storage system. naturally aspirated baseline; a 1.6L Fischer et al.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

A BMW owner, he is a possible future Polestar buyer, which made this a demo ride and reinforced my positive impressions. Ones to watch include the upcoming BMW i4 and recently announced Kia EV6, but you can’t buy one of those yet. A rocket ready to hit the road. Story by Steve Schaefer. Photos by Steve Schaefer and Volvo.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Kia EV9

Clean Fleet Report

With a few pulls of the left side steering wheel paddle, the brake regeneration force reaches the maximum setting and you are in iPedal, where regenerative braking uses the motors to recharge the battery when slowing or coasting, converting kinetic energy into electric energy, which is stored in the battery. Story by John Faulkner.

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