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Volkswagen to introduce battery-electric compact SUV in US in 2020; based on I.D. CROZZ

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen Group of America announced it will introduce a new battery-electric compact SUV in the US in 2020. The modular electric platform (MEB) the three vehicles share will underpin all future Volkswagen-branded EVs. The I.D.CROZZ combines an 83 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with a pair of electric motors, one on each axle.

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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

Cars That Think

With motor sports moving hard and fast toward electric drive, a friend recently told me that electric drag-car racing just wouldn't be the same without the deafening roar of combustion engines and the smell of "nitro" fuel. With electric vehicles, however, calculating efficiency is not so simple. She's 90 years old.

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Volkswagen unveils MEB-based I.D. CROZZ electric crossover concept in Shanghai; production in 2020

Green Car Congress

CROZZ, its first electrically powered crossover utility vehicle (CUV)—a four-door coupe and sport utility vehicle (SUV) in one. This is the third version of the new battery-electric I.D. Using a 150 kW (DC) fast charger, the high-performance battery can be 80% recharged within 30 minutes. Like the I.D. BUZZ, the I.D.

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All-new Hyundai Kona Electric full details: due in Australia late 2023

EV Central

Hyundai has released full details about the new Kona Electric. The second generation Hyundai Kona Electric is bigger than before and gets a more modern design Hyundai says it developed the EV variants of the new Kona first, and carried over its attributes to the ICE and hybrid versions. There will be standard and long-range versions.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. Ford rolled out a full team of managers and executives who’d created its first electric pickup, but the truck itself was the focus for dozens of reporters, analysts and reviewers. The F-150 Lightning is good.

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Linda Grave becomes CEO of EV Driver on International Women's Day

EV Driver

Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle charging is big news and a day does not go by without a headline story hitting the press. We will be adding EV charging on site too, so you can come and recharge your batteries in every way ! Info@evdriver.co.uk Linda Grave www.evdriver.co.uk 01394 799799

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Electric car chargers to be required in all new house and office builds in England

EV Info

THE UK GOVERNMENT will introduce legislation to include electric vehicle charging points on all new-build homes and offices in England, it has been confirmed. No, this legislation just targets new builds, though for those intending to buy an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid in the years ahead, installing a charger may be a practical move.