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Viva Italia! Abarth 600e is a 177kW Italian hot hatch aimed straight at Cupra Born

EV Central

Painted in a fetching shade of purple, the new Fiat 600e-based SUV features an aggressive body kit that includes a revised front and rear bumper and diffuser, plus a new roof spoiler and purposeful wider front and rear track, plus plenty of references to the brand’s trademark scorpion logo.

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

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Jeep Avenger The 2024 Jeep Avenger. It’s a Jeep, but not as we know it. Due here in the second half of 2024, the compact electric SUV shares an architecture with other EVs from the Stellantis stables (including the Peugeot e-2008 and Citroen DS3 E-Tense). The Skoda equivalent of the Volkswagen ID.4

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New EV electric car calendar

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General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. Jeep BEV – an all-electric Jeep is confirmed for 2023 and it’s likely to be something smaller and city focused. It could kick off with a sleek electric ute.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Jeep: Nick Vieras Cherokee conversion project. Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: HondaCRX : Chris sold his CRX and got an EV-1. Honda EV+ :Life with the new Honda EV. Hyundai Excel : a verycreative conversion Kawasaki :V4 Ken Norwicks conversion Diary Killa-Cycle : Bill Dubeslatest project. Nice folks.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Vikram took us around his garage, where he has his Merc and a few jeeps. The womenfolk created some sewing kits and embroidery frames. In 2008, in one of his characteristic random oves, he decided to move on. One of his friends has parked an Audi TT at his place. Vikram uses a Triumph bike too.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. Batteries not ready.

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