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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors, providing about 100km of EV range as well as the ability to travel further on petrol. The most powerful F-150 Lightning will have up to 433kW and 1051Nm and be capable of faster acceleration than any petrol-powered F-150 before it.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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EVs wear through tires quicker, as they weigh more and their torque-rich motor systems tear away more persistently at the tread. So there is virgin carbon black from petrol; there is recovery of carbon black from pyrolysis; and now you have sustainable carbon black coming from the pyrolysis oil,” Roget summed.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

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Unlike the recently launched Genesis GV60 – which is built on a bespoke EV architecture – the GV70 Electrified takes the familiar underpinnings of a GV70 running on petrol or diesel and adapts them to EV life. The GV70 has two motors, one on each axle, and a 77.4kWh battery pack. Each motor makes 160kW and 350Nm.

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. But it’s what’s beneath the skin that promises to tempt plenty of people out of the big-powered petrol engines that have dominated at this end of the market. Audi e-Tron GT quattro. BYD Dolphin. Cupra Born. 2023 Cupra Born.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

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The 250kW/679Nm dual-motor all-wheel drive e-Tron 55 Quattro is pricier, at $108,500 plus on-roads. There’s already a single motor option with a dual-motor version in the works. Sharing its architecture with the Volkswagen ID.3 BYD ute BYD ute patent. Hard charger BYD is set to beat the big boys to the electric ute party.

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Driven: Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan range

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The money buys an electric motor over the front as well as the rear axle (upping the power and torque), making the 350 all-wheel-drive. The idea of muddy boots on snow white carpets makes you shudder at the thought. The EQE 350 with its 215kW and 765Nm dual motor setup certainly feels quicker, but not dramatically so.

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