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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

And battery bulk alone, especially in monstrously powerful trucks, can be a short route to a relatively inefficient and prohibitively expensive EV. That lets the Hyundai and Kia slurp electrons at up to a 270-kilowatt rate, when plugged into a 350-kW DC charger. But overachieving charging may be this platform’s technical coup.

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

EV Central

This long, low five-door super-coupe not only the most powerful Audi electric vehicle ever built, it’s the most powerful Audi production car of all time. Its less powerful relation, the e-tron GT, is $180,200. It might sound sacrilegious, but you can add the stunning Kia EV6 GT to this list. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.

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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

Vehicle to X (V2X), where X can be load (L), home (H), another vehicle (V), or the grid (G), is an emerging technology that can distribute stored energy to the device in need. Since EVs have an immense amount of stored electricity, with V2X, they can re-direct that power back to other things. Power external devices from an EV.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro EV

Clean Fleet Report

When the all-electric Kia Niro was introduced in 2019 it followed the 2017 Niro hybrid and then the 2018 Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Clean Fleet Report has been impressed with all three versions, as well as Kia’s eco-friendly philosophy that this year saw the debut of the all-new, all-electric EV6. Juicing up.

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Fast Food, Fast Charge

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And since even the speediest DC chargers take roughly 30 minutes to juice up an EV, drivers and passengers have time to kill, including enough time for a bite. 7-Eleven envisions its 7Charge network as one of the biggest fast-charging networks among convenience stores in the United States.

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Review: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N enthusiast EV shows it’s worth the wait

Baua Electric

Most electric vehicles are a blast to drive in a straight line, with incredible acceleration and accessible power. Like many “sporty” versions of best-selling cars—think the Toyota Corolla GR or the Acura Integra Type S—the Ioniq 5 N gets more power, a wider stance, and upgraded tires. First, there is power delivery.

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

EV Central

Our extensive group test of sub-$80,000 EVs saw the Tesla Model 3 finish ahead of the Polestar (and Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 ), but we declared it the “closest to a true luxury car here.” seconds, and it’ll power on to 205km/h if you have the urge. Buying a Polestar 2 So, what should potential buyers know?

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