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Now that’s a price cut! GWM Ora smashes MG4, BYD Dolphin and threatens entry-level ICE with $35K drive-away pricing

EV Central

For instance, up to three current Toyota Yaris petrol-hybrid small hatch models are more expensive to drive-away, depending on the state you live in. The Standard Range was officially previously priced at $39,990 plus on-road costs, so this is an overall saving of around $8000 depending on the state you’re buying in.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. kWh battery for solid range. More range than the dual motor C40, but not quite as fun to drive. So just how far can you travel between charges?

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Subsidy announcement boosts electric cars

Green Cars News

Despite concerns that the announcement of the subsidy would in fact kill interest in the current generation of electric cars, many of which are not expected to eligible for the grant, evstores has reported that the news has boosted the interest in electric cars among the car-buying public. In London the average car journey is only 4.3

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Competition is going to force them to produce a comfortable, usable, extended range EV for that price, and I will just have to wait. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc. o well I guess they think all yanks hate diesels.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. People wont buy a full car. They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For extended range I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded. No single vehicle does it all even in todays petrol world. use a long range solution. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc.

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2024 Polestar 2 RWD: why the cheaper entry level beats the dual motor AWD

EV Central

2024 Polestar 2 Of course, you can still buy a dual motor all-wheel-drive Polestar 2 , but I’m here to tell you that you really don’t need to. Range anxiety? I prefer it to be a polished executive cruiser to chomp through highway kilometres or the daily grind without any range anxiety. Properly banished.

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