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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

Drive Electric

As more people choose to own Electric Vehicles (EVs) in New Zealand, it’s important for drivers to understand how and where to access reliable, efficient, EV-specific repair and maintenance services. The main difference between EVs and petrol or diesel cars (ICEVs)vehicles is how they are powered.

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Strong support for EV ambitions | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Boon for automotive industry The PLI scheme for the automotive industry in India is designed to drive high-tech green manufacturing, specifically targeting Advanced Technology Vehicles (ATVs) such as electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. NEMMP 2020 was designed to have 6-7 million electric vehicles on the road by 2020.

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2024 BYD Sealion 6: Everything you need to know about BYD’s first plug-in hybrid SUV in Australia

EV Central

The flagship Premium all-wheel drive will be priced from $52,990 plus ORCs. It’s a five-seat five-door medium SUV powered by BYD’s own fourth-generation DM-I (Dual-Mode intelligence) plug-in hybrid system as both front-wheel and all-wheel drive (more on the mechanicals below). The RAV4 claims up to 580 litres with all seats upright.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

The main reasons were: Reduce our monthly electricity. With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. Is controls all aspects of power generation and use.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

—highlights the small-but-growing phenomenon of people converting fossil-fueled cars to run on electricity. It’s also a plug-in twist on the hottest thing in car customization: “ restomods ,” which update classics with modern power trains, suspensions, and creature comforts, all hidden under their vintage skins. Automotive Design.

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2024 BMW iX2 review: Is this the EV bargain of the year? How tax incentives make this slick compact SUV a tempting electric car

EV Central

The “i” denotes electric, so that’s the model we’re focussing on in this review. Standard equipment includes 19-inch alloy wheels and an M Sport styling kit as well as Veganza (a fancy fake leather trim), head-up display, adaptive dampers, smart key entry, powered tailgate, 360-degree camera, dual-zone ventilation and a head-up display.

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

EV Central

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. It’s all very ‘mid,’ as the Americans would say. Seen Toyota’s new ad?

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