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Tank 500 Ultra Review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

EV Central

So you’re trying to figure out what this chrome-laden Chinese 4×4 is doing here right? Chinese electric pick-up an Aussie chance No Toyota Prado or LandCruiser does that – for all the Japanese giant’s promotion of its hybrids – nor the Ford Everest, Isuzu D-Max or any other ladder-frame 4×4 wagon. tonne behemoth is anathema.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

A shitty obscure Chinese electric car. Dropping to just 3km range when Chinese EV refused to charge. I suggested to the Europcar lady that a mysterious Chinese EV with circa 300km range, no Euro NCAP safety rating or Apple CarPlay was not, in fact, similar to my beloved Kona Electric. I rent a Vauxhall Astra with petrol engine.

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Our visit to BGauss factory & B8 Electric Scooter Report

Plug In India

Why are so many Chinese made EV seats not suitable for Indians? Wikipedia tells me that the average Chinese is actually taller than the average Indian. Am sure that the average Indian is more obese than the average Chinese - and hence the issue with seat inadequacy. Ergonomics is ok. The switches look good.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

If you track the history of Volvo, the Swedish (now Chinese-owned) company was famous for decades for its safe, solid, boxy sedans and wagons. liter engine, the T8 gets a modified version with 313 horsepower and 295 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) The engine shuts off when you’re at a traffic light to save fuel. Moving towards more juice.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

This car takes large sums of money to run as well as expensive oil changes and engine maintenance. There are a large number of established Chinese electric car makers: BYD, SIAC, XPENG, NIO, WULING, CHERY, and more. Chinese auto will play a significant role in the auto industry in the future. Here is a scenario for you guys.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

IIT KGP runs the law program exclusively for engineers. And he assured me that Oben is not taking the Chinese assembler route to market. For me it turned out to be a good tech demonstrator for what makes BYD the king of Chinese roads. Post this, you are only on your brakes Unlike ICE vehicles, there is no engine braking in EV's!

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps.