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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

Some automakers keep trying to soothe it with ever-larger and heavier battery packs, so that consumers can go farther between charges. And battery bulk alone, especially in monstrously powerful trucks, can be a short route to a relatively inefficient and prohibitively expensive EV. The Ioniq5—already named Car Design of the Year , U.K.

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Seven-day test: Living with the Porsche Taycan RWD

EV Central

Porsche’s entry-level Taycan EV has less power, performance and equipment, but could the single motor rear-drive option be all you really need? And Porsche – being Porsche – couldn’t resist dropping another $40K or so on our tester. 2022 Porsche Taycan RWD with almost $40k of added options.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

EV Central

The key competitor for the RS e-tron GT is the Porsche Taycan, of which the GTS model is closest on price at $240,300 (plus ORCs). Audi offers a five-year/unlimited km factory warranty for the RS e-tron GT, along with an eight year/160,000km battery warranty. Value The Audi RS e-tron GT costs $248,200 plus on-road costs.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Fortunately it’s becoming less of an issue now the newest EVs have a range of up to 300 miles on a full battery charge. Of course, most owners of EVs use their vehicles in a local environment and, those that can, charge their vehicle’s battery overnight at home or during the day at work.

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Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in March 2024

Baua Electric

Below are some of the top e-bikes we’ve hand-tested for every price range, current as of March 2024. Most of the options in this price category make too many sacrifices in quality or longevity to earn a spot on this list as one of “the best”. This is the only e-bike in this price range that I know of with a 48V electrical system.

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Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in January 2024

Baua Electric

Below are some of the top e-bikes we’ve hand-tested for every price range, current as of January 2024. Most of the options in this price category make too many sacrifices in quality or longevity to earn a spot on this list as one of “the best”. This is the only e-bike in this price range that I know of with a 48V electrical system.

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How does leasing an electric car work?

Drive Electric

When your lease period ends, you have the option to purchase the vehicle for a price agreed at the beginning of your contract. Technology is constantly improving, most notably concerning batteries. It was only around 15 years ago that EVs could barely travel 50 miles before running out of juice. Why lease an electric car?