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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

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But the Japanese giant is here at last, and its first electric vehicle, the bZ4X, has got the top-selling Tesla Model Y firmly in its sights. The Model Y will travel further, though, claiming 533km between charges, compared to the Toyota’s 411km. While its set up for DC fast charging, it’s limited to 150kW.

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25 Must-Have Accessories for Electric Vehicles

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As electric vehicles continue to gain popularity and become more mainstream, EV owners need to have the right accessories to enhance their driving experience and make the most of their electric cars. Here we have a collection of the must have accessories for electric vehicles. Every state has installed #2.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

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It may be aero as all hell – a super-slippery 0.21cd in fact – but is it pretty? Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors.

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Tesla Model Y Performance versus Kia EV6 GT: Which is Australia’s best go-fast EV?

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They’re two of Australia’s most in-demand performance EVs — the Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model Y Performance — and both will deliver all-electric thrills by the bucketload. Its sports seats means it misses out on electric adjustment up front. Sure, the EV6 is slightly faster, but in real terms, you’re unlikely to notice.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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Development work on these continues; Audi, for example, is refining MLB evo—the second-generation of MLB and the foundation for the battery-electric e-tron quattro SUV due out in 2018. We want to be the first one to produce more than 1 million electric cars. The charging will improve. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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2024 Toyota BZ4X FWD review: The Captain Sensible alternative to a Tesla Model Y

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Barry went electric, didn’t he? Toyota’s our largest brand by a distance, and while late to market with its first full EV, the BZ4X’s arrival validates the electric car revolution to many a sceptic. seconds, 436km range (WLTP) and 10-80 percent public DC charging (speed up to 150kW) in around 30 minutes.

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