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Born to race: Fast 240kW Cupra Born VZ storms the all-electric hot hatch class

EV Central

Named the Cupra Born VZ after the Spanish word for fast (veloz), the new battery-powered hot hatch dumps the existing 170kW/310Nm rear-mounted electric motor for a far more powerful one that pumps out 240kW and 545Nm. With the new 79kWh battery, a 10-80 per cent charge takes around 30 minutes. 2025 Cupra Born VZ interior.

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

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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. It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. But it’s had a chunky price rise over the old model.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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As we have quoted several times electric cars are great but battery-operated electric cars have a few disadvantages as well. Unlike battery-powered electric vehicles, FCEVs can go over 500 kilometers on a full tank of hydrogen and can be refueled in 2-3 minutes, exactly like regular petrol/diesel cars.

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Toyota Chairman says full EV transition isn’t the answer, advocates for hybrids

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Toyoda has reportedly said that battery-propelled full electric vehicles will reach a maximum market share of 30 per cent globally, while the rest of the 70 per cent will be divided among hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell cars and traditional internal combustion engine-powered petrol and diesel cars.

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Consortium successfully runs silicon carbide multiport DC-DC converter in EV

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It has four ports: two connect to the traction motor and high voltage battery; a third connects to a secondary energy source, which in this test car is a super capacitor bank; and the fourth powers the vehicle’s 12V systems. Energy can also be transferred directly between the battery and super capacitor ports.

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Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

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EVs and PHEVs can only be as ‘green’ as the electricity used to charge their batteries. Recent results from EV trials show a typical carbon dioxide emissions rating to be around 100g/km, when the car is charged from a typical power supply in the UK. Electric Vehicles: charged with potential”.

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Top 10 green cars at Frankfurt

Green Cars News

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. It is set to debut in 2013.