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2023 Peugeot e-Partner review: New electric van arrives to help green your fleet – at a price…

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It’s also the first battery electric model from the French brand in Australia, with three more EVs due before the end of 2024, including the larger e-Expert medium van. Peugeot is confident the zero emissions capability of the e-Partner will appeal to both sole traders and company fleet operators. Petrol models are rated up to 1037kg.

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LDV eT60 electric ute, eDeliver 9 van and MIFA 9 people mover have big EV price premiums

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The battery pack underneath means there’s also no room for a spare tyre, with a repair kit in its place. LDV Australia defends the big price tag by pointing out the eT60 gets a large battery. We’re not looking for EVs to be the backbone of our business today,” says LDV Australia general manager Dinesh Chinnappa.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

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Kia Niro EV review: It was only in 2021 that Kia introduced the Niro nameplate to Australia. Australia received the Niro very late in its model cycle and it was never intended to be a stayer. While brief, the original Niro’s fleeting lifespan also helped Kia Australia better understand the EV market and what consumers want.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s ’s power generation, he said. — t_F 10.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. South Korea did that and Australia is going to be doing that. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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