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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

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Sure, it’d be a gamble fraught with charging uncertainty. But Europe’s embraced EVs faster and more enthusiastically than we Aussies, so surely the charging infrastructure is more commonplace, reliable, cheaper and efficient? A stuck charging cable. Holiday days planned around EV charging. Charging is Easy!

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Iain Curry’s best electric car of 2023: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

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With sensible hat on we can appreciate EVs with efficiency, long range, fast charging and silky silent smoothness. It delivers the feels, is a technological tour de force and is the first EV I’ve driven that comes close to the emotionally-involving experience of a performance petrol car. That’s the Ioniq 5 N.

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Abarth 500e landing with $60,500 price tag, nudging Tesla Model 3 money

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That battery takes up to 85kW charge rate at a public DC charger, meaning 0-80 percent’s possible in 35 minutes. It’s included as standard and replicates the sound of an Abarth petrol engine through the brand’s signature Record Monza exhaust. Range is a very city-specific 253 to 265km (WLTP). What do you drive?

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

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It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. For a plug-in hybrid it is, but those prices are some $15,000 more than the equivalent Outlander petrol versions. Is it good value?

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Peugeot e-Partner electric van loaded vs empty: Range test

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Positively, we were more efficient than WLTP testers, and from full charge, the range indicated on the e-Partner’s dashboard was around 280km when full. Public DC charging the 2023 Peugeot e-Partner van With its chunky drive away price of over $63,000, asking an additional $1325 for this cable is stingy.

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How To Start an EV Charging Station in India?

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The introduction of charging stations is quickly transforming the Indian business landscape. It will be equivalent to opening a petrol pump with unlimited and long-term business potential in India. Charging stations are on their way to conquering the global market in the following years. Need Of Charging Stations.

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Skoda reveals $40,000 Epiq entry-level electric SUV launching in 2025

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Measuring in at around 4100mm long the Epiq will be shorter than the Yeti but offer lots more interior space thanks to the lack of petrol engine or transmission. Charging will be at a rate of up to 125kW using a fast DC charger with a 10 to 80 per cent top-up taking around 20 minutes. 2025 Skoda Epiq.

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