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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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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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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

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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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New EV electric car calendar

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BMW iX – ground-up battery electric vehicle promises to take the luxury fight to Tesla. BMW M cars – they’re coming with hybrid drivetrains. BYD – Chinese car maker (the name means Build Your Dreams) has huge plans for Australia, including a range of SUVs and a sports sedan. Think iX3, but smaller.

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Forget the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora, buy a $40k Mazda MX-30 EV instead | Opinion

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It’s around $45,000 drive away and has 310km range, but you’re driving something that looks like a startled beetle. Then there’s the BYD Dolphin. Which is why the much maligned MX-30 Electric’s worth a re-visit, now it’s been moved to Bargain Corner. How about the GWM Ora ? Pretty generous.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Batteries not ready. Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids.

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2024 Polestar 2 RWD: why the cheaper entry level beats the dual motor AWD

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The cheapest 2024 Polestar 2 available is a Standard Range Single Motor – with 200kW/490Nm, 69kWh battery and 546km range – costing $67,400 plus on-roads, before any incentives. Boon for buyers of the new RWD Long Range is its larger battery can charge up to 205kW rather than the entry-level’s 135kW.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Finally, in a first-of-its-kind partnership in the United States, Mitsubishi announced a strategic alliance with Oregon to develop an electric car charging infrastructure in the state. Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.)

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