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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

Instead of being diesel like virtually all its rivals, the Tank 500 is electrified via a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain. Wired and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (and wireless smartphone charging), Bluetooth connection, AM/FM and digital radio and embedded satellite-navigation are all included in the technology package.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

Rent a petrol or diesel car for your holidays. In many places, electric cars are cheaper to rent than equivalent petrol cars. And as Europcar says on its website: Save on Petrol! Imagine having to register with a Shell servo before it let you pump petrol. An AC charger close by hasn’t been connected yet.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

EV Central

The latter includes embedded satellite-navigation and Audi connect online services such as traffic information, parking information and weather. seconds of overboost that pumps the total up to 475kW, making this the most powerful production Audi ever – petrol or electric. A configurable 12.3-inch Combined, they produce 440kW and 830Nm.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. The LuxPower has a WI -Fi connection and can be access via a web browser, more of this later. Help with reducing our carbon footprint.

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Upcoming electric vehicles in India

Electric Vehicles India

The scooter is having IoT connectivity features as well. Suzuki Burgman electric is a high-performance electric scooter that offers the power of a 125 cc petrol scooter. hours using an 11kW charger while a 50kW DC fast charger and can juice up from 0 to 80 per cent in just 35 minutes. The motor gets power from a 72v 40 ah 2.88

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

Plug In India

Even before I could get into the walkway which connects the bus stations, I found a bus going to Hosur via Electronic City. Dinkar’s previous company had been providing a lot of consulting in the EV space, so he already has a good connect with component manufacturers. The ticket was a reasonable Rs. 5,000 upwards.

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Polestar 2 AWD or 2WD: Which one should you buy?

EV Central

Google service connectivity’s included for three years. inch digital driver display, there’s a 250W 8-speaker sound system, DAB+, integrated e-SIM with internet connectivity, two USB-C ports in the front and another two out back. The all-important infotainment uses a portrait (iPad-like) 11.15-inch

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