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

EV Central

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. Road trip and charging challenges We leave Sydney at 2pm having done the deal.

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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

EV Central

The Model Y will travel further, though, claiming 533km between charges, compared to the Toyota’s 411km. While its set up for DC fast charging, it’s limited to 150kW. Anyway, even the cheapest 2WD bZ4X gets things like LED lighting, 20-inch alloys and a powered boot. EV Central plugged in to find out. SCORE: 3.7/5

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HeyBike Mars review: Reliably rugged wherever you go

Green Authority

In this review, we’ll take a closer look at this bike’s features, benefits, and drawbacks to help you decide if it’s the right choice for your needs. All I had to do was unfold the bike, align the handlebars, screw in the pedals, and then leave the bike to charge. is a near-perfect class-3 budget option.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. Even if you’re not taken by its looks, the Ioniq 6’s range makes headlines.

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Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor long term review

EV Central

Our Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor has many extras, including a Harman Kardon sound system with two subwoofers and wireless phone charging. The company recommends charging to 90 percent most of the time (as with many other EVs) unless you need the full charge. AC charging: 11kW, Type 2. DC charging: 155kW, CCS.

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2022 Mercedes-Benz C300 4MATIC Sedan Review – Slick Sport at a Dear Price

The Truth About Cars

There are still some 2022s kicking around press fleets – blame Covid, maybe – and since this Merc hasn’t been changed in a while, and since we haven’t reviewed one in a while, I figured it was still worth a write-up. Not even by deleting my phone from the Bluetooth and re-installing. It starts with a rev-happy yet smooth 2.0-liter

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Volkswagen ID.4 GTX Review

Drive Electric

Charging costs : Full charge costs £10.78. Calculated using UK average energy cost of 14p per kW – find out more about how much it costs to charge an electric car ). Charging speed :0-80% in 38 minutes at a 125kW charge point ( Find out more on how long it takes to charge an electric car). 4 GTX cost?