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Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Huge Money Savings

Plug In India

In the blog/video, we bust this myth and we show how petrol scooters cost same as electric scooters and you always save money when it comes to total cost of ownership when using an EV. There are more expensive variants in the petrol scooter world. You guys must be shocked at the prices of petrol scooters. These are mid range.

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

Green Car Congress

Silicon Carbide multiport DC-DC converter fitted to the Tata Vista EV. A consortium led by motorsport and technology company Prodrive has successfully run a silicon carbide-based multiport DC-DC converter in an electric car. Energy can also be transferred directly between the battery and super capacitor ports.

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Beijing show: Benz rips the covers off 432kW 3.0-tonne electric G-Class and it’s coming to Australia

EV Central

That very symbol of petrol-driven excess the Mercedes-Benz G-Class has gone electric. Feb by a 116kWh high voltage battery pack, the G580 is claimed to have a 473km WLTP range and average consumption of 27.7-30.3kWh It also has a claimed DC fast charging rate up top 200kW and 11kW AC charging. Great question.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

Rent a petrol or diesel car for your holidays. In many places, electric cars are cheaper to rent than equivalent petrol cars. And as Europcar says on its website: Save on Petrol! Its Kona has a range of up to 484km (the big battery one) so range anxiety would barely be a thing. I pre-booked months in advance.

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Volkswagen to offer 48V mild hybrid version of eighth-generation Golf in 2019

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen will combine the combustion engine with a 48-V belt-integrated starter generator and a 48-V battery. The 48V Li-ion battery is supplied with energy during a number of operations, including recuperation—i.e. This combination represents the gateway to the future of Volkswagen hybrid models. when the vehicle slows down.

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

EV Central

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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Abarth 500e landing with $60,500 price tag, nudging Tesla Model 3 money

EV Central

But thanks to its diminutive size and not overly-heavy 37kWh battery, it’ll hit 100km/h in a warm hatch-like seven seconds flat. That battery takes up to 85kW charge rate at a public DC charger, meaning 0-80 percent’s possible in 35 minutes. Range is a very city-specific 253 to 265km (WLTP). Is the price right?

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