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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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Tesla Model 3 vs Kia EV6 vs Polestar 2 vs Hyundai Ioniq 5: Which one is the best EV in Australia?

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It’s fine up front, each person cocooned in an upmarket cabin with seats that hug in all the right places. It’s an unbranded system designed in-house by Tesla, but it’s a quality bit of audio kit. But it loses points for its lack of gear in its base guise and the compromises of starting with a platform that was designed for petrol.

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2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20 review: We understand why BMW’s cheapest EV exists, but should it?

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To the end of July sub-LCT BMW EVs accounted for 23 per cent of all sales for the brand in Australia in 2024. Personally, I’m old enough to remember a senior BMW exec swearing blind that the company would never, ever build FWD cars, but that was probably last century. 2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20. 2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20. 2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20.

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Seven-day test: Living with the 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Can it really challenge a Tesla Model Y or BYD Atto 3?

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Little things adding personality. Let’s start with Australia’s best-selling EV, the Tesla Model Y. As this e-2008 is an EV adapted to the platform of an ICE vehicle (the petrol 2008 SUV), packaging isn’t as smart as a dedicated EV platform’s. I contact Peugeot Australia to see what I’m doing wrong.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT review: Mega-popular electric vehicle put to the seven-day test

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READ MORE: 2023 Kia EV9 review READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz Day 1: Look at Me EV Extrovert: 2023 Kia EV6 GT Moonscape. That’s what they call this colour. . No frunk on offer, either. I shall miss it.

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

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So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. February 17, 2009 9:52 am Link Wireless transmission of electrical energy needs to be funded for effective liberty from petrol based fuel products to occur. — AH2 14. — Mark - Dallas 25.

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