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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

Will it come to Australia? In some form possibly , especially since Tesla reduced the external dimensions of the Cybertruck, making it more likely for export markets such as Australia. Tesla previously took $150 refundable pre-orders in Australia, but it has since stopped taking them.

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2024 RHD AUSEV F150 Lightning Review

Baua Electric

Fill it to the brim with cargo or tow your 3.5-tonne

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. The technology is ready and available to make this transition in the light vehicle fleet. New Zealand should use Europe, not Australia, as the source of homologation vehicle standards in this Bill. Improve safety of the fleet; and/or. ? Wellington.

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

EV Central

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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Driven: Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan range

EV Central

As Benz’s fleet transitions to full electrification (2030 is the current target), the stalwart E-Class as we know it is on borrowed time. A Type 2 CCS plug on a five-metre cable and domestic socket charging cable are included, but Benz no longer offers a complimentary Chargefox public charging subscription.

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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.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. The car is expected to cost around $40,000. Thats right.

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