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BMW M introduces its first high-performance car with electrified drive system: BMW XM PHEV

Green Car Congress

The intelligently managed interplay between engine and motor delivers an immense build-up of power that begins instantaneously and is sustained throughout the rev range. The M Sport brakes work in tandem with an integrated braking system that presents the driver with two pedal feel settings. Driver assistance systems.

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Nissan introduces all-new LEAF NISMO RC electric race car; more than double power and torque of predecessor

Green Car Congress

Nissan plans to build six all-new LEAF NISMO RC vehicles to deploy around the world, so that fans can experience the power and excitement firsthand. While the exterior of the all-new Nissan LEAF NISMO RC is spiritually based on the original LEAF NISMO RC, it sports a more aggressive exterior.

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

EV Central

Build quality’s excellent, and you score LED lights everywhere (boomerang-shaped at rear), leather heated seats, 10.25-inch Clamber inside and there’s mighty head and leg room for up to five adults, and that’s despite the Soul not being an EV-only platform, like, say, the EV6.

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