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Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era?

EV Central

The 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech Electric has been unwrapped at the Geneva motor show and from our first look at the reborn French icon this could be one of the most desirable EVs not a lot of money can buy. The result is the smaller 40kWh battery weighs in at 240kg, while the bigger 52kWh battery tips the scale at 300kg.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC to ditch plug-in hybrid tech for Australia, EVs the focus

EV Central

Mercedes-Benz Australia is hitting the brakes on PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – sales. The second-generation GLC is due to go on sale here from March next year, beginning with the hybrid 300 version. Larger battery packs mean they’re good for 100km-plus of real-world driving using only battery power.

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Stylish Subaru Sport Mobility Concept gives us a sneaky peek at a future battery-powered BRZ coupe

EV Central

.” Subaru about to go big on EVs Subaru has been caught lagging in the battery car arms race , but as part of a multi-billion investment over the next five years will launch three new EVs by 2026 and build a dedicated EV assembly plant in 2027.

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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

Clean Fleet Report

For the uninformed, the question was: Does the battery need to be plugged in to a hybrid car charger ? When hybrids appeared most used nickel-metal-hydride batteries This question was such a big roadblock for increasing sales that Toyota began an advertising campaign for the Prius that clearly emphasized that plugging in was not necessary.

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Tech: Don’t Believe These 5 Plug-In Hybrid Myths!

Clean Fleet Report

The rise of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have fans professing its technological wonders, while looking down at plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs). While BEVs use a battery-powered motor to power the vehicle, PHEVs have both a battery/electric motor and a gas engine to power them. The major difference?

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China plans to standardize electric-car tech nationally to expand its global lead

Green Car Reports

Sales of plug-in electric vehicles in China were almost four times those in the U.S. The world's largest car market is engineering a massive shift over the next two decades away from cars with combustion engines toward battery-powered cars. last year, and the gap is expected to widen this year.

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Nissan steps up all-solid-state EV battery plans as pilot line construction kicks off

Baua Electric

Under its Ambition 2030 strategy, Nissan plans to launch solid-state battery-powered EVs by early 2029. By 2030, Nissan plans to introduce 19 new EVs with electrified vehicles (including hybrids) accounting for 55% of global sales. A big part of Nissan’s strategy includes advanced battery tech.

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