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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

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A Taycan’s DC charge port is behind the front left wheel, and Tesla chargers are designed for Teslas to back into position and recharge at their rear-mount ports. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. First up is the all-important longer-range Performance Battery Plus ($12,020).

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MAN eTGE battery-electric van to be mass-produced from July onwards

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MAN, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is now selling a battery-electric van, the MAN eTGE. Providing a range of up to 160 kilometers and a payload of 950 to 1,700 kg, the electric MAN eTGE is suited for urban tasks, depending on the type approval (3.5 A 40 kW charging station fills a battery up to 80% in 45 minutes.

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Tesla executives to host discussion on the upgraded Model 3 this week

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The vehicle includes several exterior and interior updates from the legacy Model 3 , including re-designed front and rear bumpers, new ambient lighting, an upgraded center console featuring wireless charging, a bigger touchscreen, and a rear entertainment display, among other design improvements, still.

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Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor long term review

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But our car also has the larger battery pack, taking the claimed overall capacity from 69kWh to 78kWh (the usable capacity is about 75kWh). Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor. Our Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor has many extras, including a Harman Kardon sound system with two subwoofers and wireless phone charging.

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Aston Martin reveals production-ready Rapide E EV at Shanghai

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Rapide E is powered by an 800V electrical architecture battery—encased in carbon fibre and Kevlar casing—with a 65 kWh installed capacity using more than 5600 lithium-ion 18650 format cylindrical cells. This bespoke battery pack lies where the original 6.0-liter This bespoke battery pack lies where the original 6.0-liter

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD price and equipment The top-spec bZ4X lists at $77,990, which makes it marginally cheaper than the Tesla Model Y Long Range, which lists at $78,400. The Model Y will travel further, though, claiming 533km between charges, compared to the Toyota’s 411km. EV Central plugged in to find out. SCORE: 3.7/5

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Kia unveils Concept EV9 electric SUV

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The all-electric SUV delivers driving range of up to 300 miles. It also features next-generation ultra-fast charging technology with a 350-kW charger that allows its advanced battery electric powertrain to replenish energy from 10% to 80% in 20-30 minutes.

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