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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility launch electric retrofit of commercial vehicles; Renault Master kit first

Green Car Congress

Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

EV Central

The Model Y will travel further, though, claiming 533km between charges, compared to the Toyota’s 411km. While its set up for DC fast charging, it’s limited to 150kW. The catch is that Toyota owns the car, so by going down that route you’ll be handing over close to $70k for a car you don’t actually own.

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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Tips for Electric Cars To Navigate the Cold Stuff. Here are some tips on how to keep your EV charged and running smoothly during the colder months. Keep an Emergency Kit in your Electric Vehicle. But unlike traditional gas-powered cars, electric vehicle batteries do not last as long in extremely cold weather.

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Tesla Cybertruck 1:10 RC Car from Hot Wheels is ‘so damn fast’

Teslarati

The Tesla Cybertruck 1:10 scale RC car from Hot Wheels and parent company Mattel is finally arriving at customer doorsteps, and it’s so damn fast your head will spin. Tesla Cybertruck RC car is coming to Hot Wheels in two flavors. Charging the car when it arrives only takes about 60 minutes, according to Raj.

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3 Great Ways to Look After an Electric Car

Get Electric Vehicle

Electric cars are getting more and more popular, and it’s easy to see why. They’re not just great for the environment, but they could be great for your bank account, too. You’ll still need to look after an electric car, though, and this can be relatively different to taking care of a more traditional one.

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Does EV home-backup capability outmode the Tesla Powerwall?

Baua Electric

in future updates,” said spokesperson Sanaz Marbley to Green Car Reports. GM once again noted with the announcement that it plans to expand V2H bidirectional charging technology across all its Ultium-based EVs by model year 2026. It’s good for charging at 19.2 GM Energy app The automaker has a bigger vision for the product.

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Electric classic - what's not to love?

EV Driver

It’s been a while since we last had one of our interviews, so let us introduce you to Kit Lacey. Kit is the founder of eDub Trips, where you can hire a camper van - but not just any camper van, no, these classic VW Campers are 100% electric! Let’s find out a little more about this brilliant company from Kit himself….

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