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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan blocking three Tesla superchargers. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. 2023 Porsche Taycan RWD in Crayon and with choice options.

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Volkswagen Group’s MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain; foundation for Golf GTE, A3 e-tron, and more

Green Car Congress

not the $845,000 base price plug-in hybrid Porsche 918, earlier post , or even the $100,000 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, earlier post —the Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and the A3 e-tron ( earlier post ), are both based on the same MQB (Modularen Querbaukasten, or modular transverse toolkit) plug-in hybrid powertrain. HEM80 motor.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

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Car design has become increasingly uniform this past decade, so it’s refreshing to see something genuinely different. Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. Even if you’re not taken by its looks, the Ioniq 6’s range makes headlines. Distinctive.

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Tesla Model Y Performance versus Kia EV6 GT: Which is Australia’s best go-fast EV?

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There’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, of course, as well as dual-zone climate, wireless phone charging and on-board nav, a powered boot and a 14-speaker Meridian surround sound system. Kia EV6 GT The Kia EV6 GT draws on twin electric motors producing a total 430kW and 740Nm, which is enough to deliver a claimed sprint to 100km/h in just 3.5

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N prototype driven. Is this the makings of an EV masterpiece?

EV Central

It won’t arrive in Australia until sometime in the first half of 2024, but it’s already shaping up as a half-price rival to the Porsche Taycan. They’ve developed a range of software controlled systems designed to make the Ioniq 5 N something really special to drive. seconds of the Kia EV6 GT.

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Honda reveals radical new electric Saloon concept at CES 2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

At its unveiling at CES in Las Vegas, bosses confirmed that the final car is designed, and testing of the production car is now under way at Honda’s US headquarters, ahead of an expected reveal in 2025. It could also take an actual name, rather than a numerical or alphabetical designation like e:NY1, into production.

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Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

A mild hybrid has an electric motor that provides efficiency for the main gasoline engine by allowing the engine to be turned off whenever the car is coasting, braking or stopped, then quickly restarted once power is required. A Welcoming Interior You’re surrounded by luxury features Luxury and upscale?

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