Cars That Think

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Last Friday, 30 September, Tesla introduced several prototypes of its new humanoid robot, Optimus. Together, they offer the most detailed and nuanced understanding of Optimus we’re likely to get outside of Tesla itself. Looking at the Tesla Bot as a roboticist, I am impressed by what the engineers achieved for this prototype in a year.

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Noodoe

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Toyota Sets Up EV Battery Plant. New battery plant for Toyota coming in North Carolina. 23 electrified models (and 15 full EVs) by 2030 with solid-state batteries in 2028? Mercedes Bests Tesla S in Battery Range. The EV drove 20 miles farther than what the Tesla Model S guarantees. EV Coolness.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Charged : You recently wrote, “Commercial vehicle battery packs are tough to source.” Is the supply of battery packs going to be a bottleneck? Rustam Kocher: I think it’s going to be an issue for any company that has a large battery pack. So, Tesla can make more margin selling ten Model 3s than they can on one Semi.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

For North America, the electric Hummer is the first of a promised 20 or so GM EVs based on the company’s new Ultium battery and powertrain technology. Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.” Back in the day, the original Hummer H1 was a military vehicle with a light veneer of consumer comfort.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 13, 2011

How full is the battery when it gets parked? For most folks most of the time, chances are the battery isn’t near empty when it gets plugged in, perhaps at work, perhaps at home after work. Surprising to many, including I suspect Tesla Motors itself, they found that about half the charging of Roadsters at home in the U.S.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Build quality’s excellent, and you score LED lights everywhere (boomerang-shaped at rear), leather heated seats, 10.25-inch Our ‘Explore’ grade has 451km range (WLTP) – matching that of a basic Tesla Model Y. There’s a 64kWh battery and single 150kW/395Nm motor driving the front wheels.

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EV Central

AUGUST 29, 2023

The medium SUV – slightly larger than Toyota’s best-selling RAV4 and an obvious EV rival to Tesla’s gangbusters Model Y – was originally due here in late 2022. Such updates weren’t revealed, but it was confirmed Australian versions would receive 20-inch wheels, LED exterior lights, 12.3-inch

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

The new breed of challengers aims to tempt buyers away from the unofficial EV king – the Tesla Model 3 – by offering a more tempting proposition. Our first combatant is the Tesla Model 3. Granted, the recently-arrived Tesla Model Y makes just as much sense, but it wasn’t available as we were pulling this test together.

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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. We’ve chosen the rangiest model available in the line-up, including those where a larger battery is available. Range anxiety. inch theatre screen for rear VIPs.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

You can, in the genuinely sexy shape of the Peugeot e-2008 — the all-electric version of the brand’s impressive ICE-powered small SUV, having done away with the petrol motor in favour of a small-ish battery and a front-mounted electric motor. The 50kWh lithium-ion battery will deliver a WLTP driving range of 328km.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A smart cooling system, advanced battery thermal management and an ‘Endurance’ mode – where peak performance is slightly pegged – will extend track time. Battery is a massive 84kWh unit, and although unconfirmed, Hyundai reckons the WLTP range is 448km. Result is, when engaging launch control, a 0-100km/h time of 3.4

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Tesla briefly entered the list of top sellers, with the Model Y also topping the SUV sales charts in September. Toby Hagon: Tesla Model Y. Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive. It may be the slowest Tesla ever unleashed in entry-level Rear-Wheel Drive guise, but performance is still thoroughly respectable.

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EV Central

JUNE 24, 2023

Toyota’s accelerated global roll-out of battery electric vehicles seems certain to benefit Australia where the Toyota electric ute could be on-sale as soon as 2024. Australia’s number one selling car brand will launch its first BEV in October or November when the bZ4X medium SUV – a rival for the dominant Tesla Model Y – goes on-sale.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

It isn’t cheap, though – check the Toyota website to see the costs for your own circumstances. Standard is LED exterior lighting, 20-inch wheels, keyless entry and push-button start, a 12.3-inch But it’s cheap for the first five years, at $180 per visit. But man, does it just get the job done in an inoffensive way.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

As well as new models from heavy EV hitters such as Tesla, BYD, Polestar and Volvo, there will be a raft of traditional brands jumping on board the electric car race. 4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. Toyota, Volkswagen and Subaru are chief among them.

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EV Central

JULY 2, 2023

While it’s not cheap, the EV9 comes loaded with equipment and technology to help justify a circa-$100K starting price when it arrives in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2023. It will get the smaller of the two available battery packs (with 76.1kWh of capacity) and get a single electric motor driving the rear wheels.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 BMW iX – ground-up battery electric vehicle promises to take the luxury fight to Tesla. For a car that’s long been about light weight it’ll be a big change.

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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. But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap. That’s why this time around they’ve decided to truncate the model lineup. Kia Niro EV GT-Line interior.

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EV Central

JANUARY 3, 2023

A majority of the EVcentral writing staff acknowledged the compact Chinese battery electric vehicle for one positive reason or another. BYD is an EV manufacturing giant and until 2019 was making more electric vehicles than any other (the arrival of the Tesla Model 3 put an end to that in 2019). Nor is it a newcomer to the EV space.

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EV Central

AUGUST 9, 2023

READ MORE: 2023 Kia EV9 review READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz Day 1: Look at Me EV Extrovert: 2023 Kia EV6 GT Moonscape. Okay, 97 per cent battery life and 387km range. Theatrical inside too.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

0:00 / 4:40 Battery power for Chrysler The Circuit will be a purely plug-in car - there will be no gas tank or gasoline engine at all - with an expected range of 150 to 200 miles on a full charge. "This vehicle is so light it doesnt even require power steering," said Chrysler spokesman Nick Cappa.

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EV Central

MAY 11, 2023

Of similar size to a Tesla Model S, the EQE launches here with an entry-level 300 for $134,900; 350 at $154,900 and EQE 53 $214,900, all before on-roads. The high voltage battery gets a separate and class-leading ten-year, 250,000km warranty. This guarantees over 70 percent battery health over that time. Inside, a 12.8-inch

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EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2023

While Tesla has set the pace for EV new arrivals over the past couple of years, its dominant market share will come under pressure from the plethora of new arrivals. There are also some big brands that have so far not dabbled in the EV space in Australia readying their first battery electric models. READ MORE: Best EVs of 2022.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In my “working” life (people get very angry when I call driving new cars work), there are a very few “this changes everything” moments, but I just had one when testing the alarmingly good, and relatively cheap, MG4. Years ago, I remember driving my first ever EV, a Mitsubishi WhywhywhyMiEV I think it was called, and hating it enormously.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible. Small size. New technology.

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EV Central

AUGUST 23, 2023

Similar in size to a BMW X1, this GV60 Lux unquestionably bubbles over with fancy features and prestige finishes, and offers a level of exclusivity so absent with the now ubiquitous (but far cheaper) Tesla Model Y. Range is 470km (WLTP) thanks to its 77.4kW battery. Then there’s the Tesla Model Y phenom.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Its 82 kWh battery is rated for 655 km on the very generous WLTP cycle, and it is one of the longest-range EVs on sale in Germany today. The high beltline of the car and oddly small window openings mean you’re a captive of the car’s 360-degree camera view, which I found utterly overmatched in all but the best lighting conditions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

“I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. We will own the battery. We will always own the batteries,&# said Mr. Thesen. In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations.

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EV Central

MARCH 27, 2023

Not cheap, but there still feels like decent value here. Its 66.5kWh battery is good for 371km range. Service intervals are annual or every 25,000km, and aren’t cheap for an EV. Tesla quotes the expected delivery times on its website, and is usually spot on. You can drive one away for a whisker under $100k.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Treehugger More Videos of the Tesla Model S Electric Car In Action Whats This? Powered by Blogrunner Previous post The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? So imagine a million electric cars on US roads which all need to change these batteries in say 2015. electric car race with i MiEV in Oregon? In the U.S. In the U.S.

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EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

Likewise, on the narrow merits Tesla had one of its most stellar years, arguably earning a production bonus point for the US. The Tesla Model 3 broke its own annual EV sales world record for the 3rd straight time. In 2020 Tesla sold exactly 1000 of these for every solar-year day. EV share, with ~20k sold. Yup, yup, yup.

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