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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

EV Central

Mitsubishi does plug-in hybrids (like in the Outlander ), Toyota does conventional hybrids (like the RAV4 ), and Nissan does e-Power. And that means it’s not cheap. You can get into a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid for $40,550, but Nissan does say it will look to expand the tech across cheaper trim levels in the future.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X Review

Baua Electric

It isn’t cheap, though – check the Toyota website to see the costs for your own circumstances. No spare wheel, though – just a tyre repair kit. But it’s cheap for the first five years, at $180 per visit. The post 2024 Toyota bZ4X Review appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Its body length (4855mm) is similar to a Toyota Camry’s, while the long wheelbase of 2950mm, while 50mm shorter than an Ioniq 5, offers excellent cabin space. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors. Unlock the car and you’re greeted by a light show at the back.

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Wall Street Report

Plug In Partners

The current top seller is Toyota Motor Corp.'s Davis will try again with a Chevrolet Equinox, powered by a relatively tiny Toyota Prius gasoline engine and electric equipment similar to that in the Explorer. Dr. Frank says recent experiments with electric cars by Toyota and GM have developed batteries that can stand the strain.

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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

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. While the EV9 Air will be the entry-level model it will come with plenty of kit. Its exterior dimensions sit between a Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. Mazda CX-5 hybrid – the success of Toyota’s RAV4 Hybrid is prompting others to consider petrol-electric SUVs. But the open-top fun machine ain’t cheap!

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

PiPrius : Open Source documentation and kits. They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. Its a coalition between the Tree-Huggers, Do-Gooders, Sod-Busters, Cheap Hawks, and the Evangelicals".

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