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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. My quick road test revealed both pros and cons of the XC40 Recharge. Volvo’s first EV.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

EV Central

Dedicated city cars with cheap-feeling cabins, but rarer than a Pagani Zonda on our shores. Earliest 2019/2020 models can be had for under $40k, are still in warranty and are down from $63,500 drive-away (Elite) and over $70k drive-away (Highlander). Model 3s are now found under $40k; the cheapest an 88,500km 2019 example for $39,900.

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

Cars That Think

They gradually lose capacity with each discharge and recharge cycle, and they can be fire hazards. The bathtub is cheap for us, so when it comes to how much we can store, we can increase that capacity quite cheaply,” says Michael Simpson , the cofounder of Cheesecake Energy. For batteries, it’s quite expensive to make the bath bigger.”

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EV Guru: Sodium-Ion Batteries are Coming Sooner Than You think!

Plug In India

” Musk pointed to data from the information service World of Statistics showing that the price of lithium hydroxide had risen to $78,032 per metric ton from $6,800 in 2019. ​Rechargeable sodium-ion batteries are similar in construction to lithium-ion ones. As Musk says, there is a lot of lithium.

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Solaris to present new generation hydrogen bus

Green Car Congress

The official premiere of the vehicle is slated for 2019. In addition, it will be possible to recharge it by means of a plug-in charging outlet (as is the case in standard electric buses). Solaris Bus & Coach has announced the Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen, a new generation hydrogen fuel cell bus.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo at lowest ride height 466km: Genesis GV60 AWD, $110,700 Not cheap, but the Genesis GV60 compact SUV with a motor over each axle and 77.4kWh battery is refined, fast, comfortable and laden down with gear. Not cheap, but a 95kWh battery, 446km range and 150kW DC fast charging are wins.

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BYD Atto 3 review: Chinese newcomer previews our EV future

EV Central

BYD is an EV manufacturing giant and until 2019 was making more electric vehicles than any other (the arrival of the Tesla Model 3 put an end to that in 2019). No new electric vehicle sold in Australia is cheap, but the BYD Atto 3 is definitely among the most affordable. Nor is it a newcomer to the EV space. BYD Atto 3.

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