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New EV electric car calendar

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Audi e-Tron GT – the BEV guts of the regular e-Tron (also shared with Porsche’s Taycan) in a coupe-inspired four-door body. Audi e-Tron GT – the BEV guts of the regular e-Tron (also shared with Porsche’s Taycan) in a coupe-inspired four-door body. READ MORE: Every electric ute and pick-up coming soon!

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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It’s also a plug-in twist on the hottest thing in car customization: “ restomods ,” which update classics with modern power trains, suspensions, and creature comforts, all hidden under their vintage skins. A port mounted on a rear fender connects a standard CCS ( Combined Charging System ) plug to an onboard 7-kW charger.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

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Unlike the recently launched Genesis GV60 – which is built on a bespoke EV architecture – the GV70 Electrified takes the familiar underpinnings of a GV70 running on petrol or diesel and adapts them to EV life. When a new player in the market, like Genesis, comes along, it really has to focus on body snatching.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

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Whereas the original Niro was available as a regular hybrid , a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and a battery electric vehicle (EV), the new model does without the PHEV option. But whereas the EV6 is based on a dedicated EV architecture, the Niro relies on an ICE platform to allow for the petrol engine for the hybrid model. inches in diameter.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

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Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model. The first of the BYD utes will be a plug-in hybrid that mates a 1.5-litre The first of the BYD utes will be a plug-in hybrid that mates a 1.5-litre Toyota, Volkswagen and Subaru are chief among them.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT review: Mega-popular electric vehicle put to the seven-day test

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It’s mind-blowing, if not quite in the re-wire brain territory of the Porsche Taycan Turbo S. If you want to keep the tyre mobility kit and power cable bags in the boot, this also eats into space. This report covers some of the quirkier, real-life findings our family experienced over seven days of EV6 GT life. Adjust seats.

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2024 Kia EV9: why you should buy the Air, not the too-expensive GT-Line

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Call me old fashioned, but at this price give me a classy, single colour tan leather cabin – BMW and Lexus do this so well – or black leather with sporty red stitching a la Porsche. And really, for $140k, can you think of anything that’ll get as much attention as this EV9 seven-seat monster coated in Ocean Blue matte paint?

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