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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

EV Central

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. EV Central plugged in to find out. The Model Y will travel further, though, claiming 533km between charges, compared to the Toyota’s 411km. Or is the bZ4X too little, too late?

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Tesla Supercharger vigilante gets idle fee revenge on “EVholes” in China

Teslarati

Electric cars are becoming more and more mainstream. For drivers who have been using EVs for a long time, the emergence of electric cars as popular forms of transportation has its advantages and disadvantages. But with EVs now becoming more popular, some electric car drivers now behave like ICE-ers as well.

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Volvo adopts Tesla’s NACS Connector for EVs

Teslarati

Volvo said today that it would adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), opting to use the connector for its electric vehicles. The announcement makes Volvo the latest major automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging connector. Aptera wants Congress to adopt Tesla Supercharger plugs as U.S.

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Why Your Electric Car’s Charging is Slowing Down?

Setec Powerr

Have you ever found yourself plugging in your electric vehicle only to come back later and discover it’s only half-charged? While these are valid concerns, there are several other factors that could be causing your EV’s charging speed to decrease. When your battery is empty, it will charge the fastest.

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

EV Central

Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. A new generation of the pioneering mid-sizer has just launched, with 45 per cent larger battery (now 20kWh), a pure electric range of up to 84km (NEDC), all-wheel-drive and seating for up to seven.

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What is EVSE and EVCS?

Setec Powerr

The electric vehicle industry is booming, and with it comes a plethora of terms and acronyms that can sometimes be confusing. Two of the most commonly used terms in the EV charging realm are EVSE and EVCS. EVSE stands for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. EVSE stands for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. What is EVSE?

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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