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Kia EV9: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024

Green Car Reports

The 2024 Kia EV9 fits the form that many American households seek in a family vehicle, made fully electric but without a luxury price tag. That plus leadership in all aspects of charging make it Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2024.

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Review: WowGo AT2 Plus is the budget-priced all-terrain electric skateboard to buy

Electrek

Electric skateboards are a blast no matter what type you’re riding or where you’re doing it. But off-road electric longboards ratchet the fun up several notches by taking you beyond just cruising the bike paths and out into nature.

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Hertz CEO Leaves After Buying 100,000 Teslas

The Truth About Cars

Almost all of us have made a boneheaded purchase or three in our lives. But few are notable as the debacle at Hertz, a company which most gearheads know decided to buy tens of thousands of electric vehicles only to bin them at severely subvented prices. Now, the CEO is stepping down from his role.

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LME copper prices at 9-year high

Green Car Congress

On 19 February, LME cash prices for copper hit a nine-year peak of US$8,806.50/t. Roskill noted that although Chinese refined metal buying has cooled since an earlier frenzy, several end use subsectors remain busy. This is the highest level since 1 May 2012 when copper traded at US$8,528/t.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

EV Central

Crayon paint ($5000), body-coloured 21-inch Mission E Design wheels ($11,400), panoramic roof ($3370), Sports Chrono pack ($2360) and all-important longer-range Performance Battery Plus ($12,020). Combustion or electric, these Bavarian limos’ values seem to fall off a cliff equally. Not great after just 12 months.

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

But this is all fine. You know, all the crap that Aussie EV owners (and we journalist road testers) still endure years after the electric revolution began. The style, ride quality, performance, handling, dashboard layout and cabin materials all feel properly Porsche. Like our pissed off new mate. It just feels special.

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All-new Honda e:Ny1 electric SUV priced from £44,995 OTR in the UK

Electric Cars Report

Honda’s all-new e:Ny1 will start from £44,995 OTR when order books open late October.

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