EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. Even if you’re not taken by its looks, the Ioniq 6’s range makes headlines.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 20, 2022

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. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. Is it good value?

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2023

There’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, of course, as well as dual-zone climate, wireless phone charging and on-board nav, a powered boot and a 14-speaker Meridian surround sound system. Extra performance kit here includes electronically controlled suspension and an electronically controlled limited slip differential (e-LSD).

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Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

They’re not just great for the environment, but they could be great for your bank account, too. Prioritize Battery Care One of the major differences between an electric car and their more traditional counterparts is the battery. Charge it regularly, but make sure you’re not overcharging it.

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EV Driver

OCTOBER 8, 2019

It’s been a while since we last had one of our interviews, so let us introduce you to Kit Lacey. Kit is the founder of eDub Trips, where you can hire a camper van - but not just any camper van, no, these classic VW Campers are 100% electric! Let’s find out a little more about this brilliant company from Kit himself….

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

First Aid Kit : Accidents occur, so it’s wise to keep a first aid kit on hand at all times. Headlamps and other types of flashlights : If you’re going camping or need to do any driving at night, it’s imperative that you bring along some kind of light source , such as a headlamp or a flashlight.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Late to the party on EV incentives and decent charging infrastructure, only in the past two years have EV sales really made a dent in the Australian market. Cheapest is a 2011 version with 48,800km, but the owner admits battery health is close to 50 per cent, its dash shows a range of 90km and real world range is closer to 68km.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Powered by a compact 5 kW fuel cell module, coupled with a hydrogen storage unit and medium-size automotive battery pack, Symbio’s range-extender kit doubles the range of Renault’s electric-only Kangoo ZE model to 320 km. In addition, Daimler has deployed 40 B-Class F-CELL vehicles under H2ME in Germany.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Development work on these continues; Audi, for example, is refining MLB evo—the second-generation of MLB and the foundation for the battery-electric e-tron quattro SUV due out in 2018. Battery costs are making significant improvements. The charging will improve. The MEB extends its open approach to batteries, as well.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Novel materials can considerably improve storage capacity and cycling stability of rechargeable batteries. With HEO, electrochemical properties can be tailored, as was found by scientists at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Nature Communications. Sarkar et al.

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Electrek

MAY 24, 2021

As part of its Memorial Day sale , Home Depot is offering the RYOBI 42-inch 75Ah Battery-powered Zero Turn Lawn Mower with Bagging Kit for $3,850 shipped. If you’re still using a walk-behind electric mower, or maybe a gas-powered ride-on, it’s time to upgrade.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

JANUARY 30, 2009

The PHEV Kit was checked and shown in good functionally operating order; the depleted battery pac was replaced and re-invigorated and balanced with a B&B EB20 battery pack. At this hour and at the Ft Mason International Hostel (Fisherman's Wharf) in San Francisco, the "Spirit" is delightfully charged up!

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2024

You’re a smart little SUV. The e-2008 has a range of only 328km, its single motor offers just 100kW/260Nm, has 100kW maximum charging, and the rear seat and boot space are sized better for a retired couple than our family of four. Day 3 – Home charging 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Most competition is stronger on paper.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

I recently sent off an e-mail to Azure Dynamics, the maker of the DMOC445 AC motor controller in the 914 kit. Does it get its state from the battery voltage or does it require the amp-hour counter to be attached? I asked how I could tap into the motor encoder signals to create an RPM signal for the tachometer on the dashboard.

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2024

And if you’re wondering why you’d buy the van-maker’s latest eTransporter over the ID.Buzz with its glorious retro-styling, wonder no more. From the launch in Europe the most affordable all-electric eTransporter will come with an entry-level 54kWh battery that is combined with an 85kW electric motor.

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2024

Toyota’s debut EV is firmly middle-of-the-road in terms of price, size, range, performance, charge speed and features. A better-equipped all-wheel-drive’s $74,900 plus charges, so you’re looking at around $70,000 and $79,000 respectively to drive-away. Perhaps predictably, the BZ4X is pragmatism personified.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The battery-electric Opel Meriva research vehicle. Opel is developing three battery-electric versions of its Meriva small MPV as research vehicles to participate in the MeRegioMobil research project funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology. Opel will use MeRegioMobil to study new intelligent charging technologies.

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. So just how far can you travel between charges? We’ve chosen the rangiest model available in the line-up, including those where a larger battery is available.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JULY 20, 2007

Note: The AC kit instructions don't say what to install the charger tray with. Moving onto the middle battery box: Here are the fan wires coming off the exhaust fan. Here's the front half of the rear battery box going in. Here's the other half of the rear battery box installed. Here is the wiring for the rear box fan.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

Whereas the original Niro was available as a regular hybrid , a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and a battery electric vehicle (EV), the new model does without the PHEV option. However, the high voltage battery warranty is capped at 150,000km, which is slightly less than most other electric cars. Kia Niro EV GT-Line serves up decent cabin space.

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Electrek

JUNE 14, 2021

If you’re tired of paying for gas and oil to mow the yard, remedy it by replacing your old mower with this brand-new electric model. It runs off of the included 40V 6Ah battery and can handle up to 1/2-acre on a single charge. Down $50 from its normal going rate, this marks one of the best prices that we’ve tracked.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2013

Battery electric vehicles are a great technology but like the fax machine they are only temporary and there is a great deal of consumer resistance towards them for all manner of reasons, including range and the time it takes to recharge them. So as well as producing a clean fuel we would be reducing the amount of waste we put into landfill.

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EV Central

AUGUST 9, 2023

Okay, 97 per cent battery life and 387km range. It’s mind-blowing, if not quite in the re-wire brain territory of the Porsche Taycan Turbo S. If you want to keep the tyre mobility kit and power cable bags in the boot, this also eats into space. Importantly, I’m back to 100% charge and 376km range. Looks expensive.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 8, 2021

The number of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) registered in 2020 was slightly higher than the DriveElectric forecast of 98,500 back in January last year, this year we’re predicting over 200,000 Pure Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021! Its 93 kWh battery pack serves up 523bhp and can whisk you from 0-62 mph in just 4.0

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

One oversight is the warranty, which is an undernourished four years or 80,000km (double that for the high voltage battery). Our car also had a bigger battery, which adds $5000. The $6000 Plus pack brings a panoramic sunroof, full power operation of the front seats, heated rear seats and wireless phone charging.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 13, 2021

They use rechargeable batteries to ride at speeds of up to 45 kilometers per hour, much faster than most people would cycle, taking you to your destination faster and in better condition. The motor is powered by a battery that is recharged through the electrical grid, though a solar panel can be used as well.

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Cars That Think

MAY 23, 2023

and these ions are charged particles. And those are probably where the electrons are, actually, because an ion, it’s got a plus-one charge or a minus-one charge based on— but let’s not go too far into it. Do you know how cells assume an electrical identity that may actually be in charge of the cell fate that they meet?

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2022

The two share the same electrical architecture and the same batteries and drivetrains. There are also aftermarket companies (such as EV Stealth Solutions) working on a tow kit for the Model Y. Each car was a 2022 Rear-Wheel Drive with less than 500km on the odo, so in both instances the batteries were basically brand new.

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Plug In India

MAY 3, 2022

Tarun used to regularly swap batteries in the first year, but does not swap nowadays. A few months ago, he got a brand new battery at the swap station. Since then he has stayed with the same battery. The original idea was three wheeler rickshaw battery swapping. 35 to 40% of the vehicle cost is battery.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

BMW iX – ground-up battery electric vehicle promises to take the luxury fight to Tesla. BMW M cars – they’re coming with hybrid drivetrains. Estrema Fulminea – solid state batteries are the point of difference for supercar newcomer Estrema, which promises to hit 320km/h in less than 10 seconds.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). — Dan 3.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Batteries not ready. Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It’s around $45,000 drive away and has 310km range, but you’re driving something that looks like a startled beetle. Which is why the much maligned MX-30 Electric’s worth a re-visit, now it’s been moved to Bargain Corner. Especially if you can simply charge it at home at day’s end. Pretty generous.

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EV Central

AUGUST 23, 2023

Range is 470km (WLTP) thanks to its 77.4kW battery. The charge port door also electrically rises with a gentle tap, while the GV60 can self-park using the smartkey. There’s a household socket under the rear seats (I plugged the Nespresso machine in here), and another on the charge cable, ideal for things like an electric bike.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. We will own the battery. We will always own the batteries,&# said Mr. Thesen.

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