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Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

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The journey data gathered is already showing that the current generation of vehicles are cheap to run as well as being comparable to petrol and diesel vehicles for speed, ease of use and daily journey distance. —Brian Price, lecturer in Engineering Systems and Management at Aston.

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Driven: Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan range

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Mercedes-Benz’s new EQE is the luxury brand’s all-electric E-Class alternative. 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 EQE is the second model (after the EQS, your S-Class EV alternative) based on Benz’s EVA2 electric architecture, meaning packaging can be planned without considering a combustion powertrain. Inside, a 12.8-inch

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Audi A5 Cabriolet road test

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Audi’s A5 coupe was launched in 2007 to take on the likes of the BMW 3-Series Coupe and Mercedes-Benz CLK. With prices starting at £29,800 (and rising to £40,390), the A5 Cabriolet isn’t cheap. Running costs won’t be cheap either. provides road tests reports written by members of the Guild of Motoring Writers.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

Tesla Model 3 587km: Mercedes-AMG EQS53, $324,800 Rapid, high-priced AMG limo uses huge 107.8kWh battery for its 587km range, but fully exploit the EQS53’s 484kW and 950Nm and possible distance will quickly tumble. Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive and Performance versions don’t go as far, but they’re still impressive.

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New EV electric car calendar

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Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aston Martin Valhalla – AMG V8 engine heavily tweaked by Aston Martin topped off with two electric motors. litre four-cylinder teamed to an electric motor to make a 180kW PHEV good for up to 55km on electricity.

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $100,000 and $150,000

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Australia’s electric vehicle ranks are only getting more and more crowded, with new options seemingly arriving daily from the big prestige marques like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, as well as more mainstream brands like Kia. It helps that the GV60 drives nicely too, courtesy of a dual e-motor powertrain that makes 234kW and 605Nm.

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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.