Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Elio Motors, which has been struggling since 2009 to build its own ultra-cheap, small, fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car, announced Thursday that it will source an engine from a major automaker. Previously, the company planned to build its own 3-cylinder engine with up to 55 horsepower for its projected 84-mpg three-wheeler.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 18, 2024

It’s a pretty sure bet that you couldn’t get through a typical day without the direct support of dozens of electric motors. For decades, however, engineers have been tantalized by the virtues of motors based on an entirely different principle: electrostatics. The global market for fractional horsepower motors is more than US $8.7

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 23, 2025

The Vs two electric motors make a combined 615 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. Thats not cheap, but its not far off the prices set by its competitors. Cadillac teased the performance-oriented Lyriq-V a while ago, but were just now learning the specifics of the Americans brand hotted-up EV.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2022

Great Wall Motors (GWM) is a Chinese carmaker that has had a presence in Australasia for the past 13 years. The vehicles have improved greatly since they were introduced as cheap, yet not so reliable, options. They have a dealer network and many petrol and diesel cars on Australian and New Zealand roads. My niece […].

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EV Central

JUNE 24, 2025

It will be equipped with VW’s pioneering new in-wheel motors to ensure it out-drives current petrol-fed sports cars both on road and track. Hotly tipped to be called the Volkswagen ID 2 R, according to Autocar , the Volkswagen powertrain concept will employ the traditional e-motor from the ID.2 Affordable Volkswagen ID. Volkswagen ID.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 28, 2024

EAA occupies a middle ground in amateur astronomy: more involved than gazing through binoculars or a telescope, but not as complicated as using specialized cameras, expensive telescopes, and motorized tracking mounts. I set about exploring how far I could get doing EAA on a limited budget.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

In Issue 49, we reviewed some of the more promising advancements in materials and construction techniques for EV traction motors , one of which—the axial flux design—will be the focus of this article. What really changed the situation for axial flux motors were advancements in both permanent magnets and composite materials.

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EV Central

APRIL 4, 2025

I’ve been writing about cars and motoring for 25 years, and never known a time like it. READ MORE: Omoda and Jaecoo the latest new Chinese brands to take on BYD and GWM READ MORE: IM Motors locked in for Australian arrival as MG’s luxury arm READ MORE: Hating on Chinese EVs? Hop in, IM, the water’s very warm.

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Electrek

JANUARY 14, 2023

This time that includes new electric bikes from the consumer electronics brand RCA, a new electric trike from Lectric eBikes, Honda revealed its E-Cub for the Chinese market, a high power hubless wheel electric motorcycle, low-cost electric boats with a Mercury electric outboard motor and lots more.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Potential Motors has unveiled its all-new Adventure 1 Overlanding van, and the Toyota Hiace has met its match. The Potential Motors Adventure 1 is a small Overlanding van that the company hopes will take the market by storm, and they have given it the chops to do so. The Toyota Hiace is THE small take-you-anywhere van.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Tesla Superchargers will have General Motors electric vehicles accessing them on a daily basis. The Spark was a cheap vehicle that had a base price of just below $13,000. The post This forgotten General Motors EV won’t have Tesla Supercharger access appeared first on TESLARATI. Well, at least most of them.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 14, 2025

Weve heard the cheap EV is coming story so many times without an actual result that it feels like just another thing that happens in the electric vehicle world. Fisker recorded more than 60,000 reservations for the Ocean before its demise, and Lordstown Motors caught SEC charges for inflating its preorder numbers.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Available to order now and scheduled to ship in December, the kit includes one of Swindon's own electric motors (with peak output of 160 horsepower), mounted to a Mini front subframe with purpose-designed brackets. British firm Swindon Powertrain has developed an electric conversion kit for the classic Mini.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Electric motorcycles typically utilize electric motors beyond 40 kW—more comparable to those found in electric cars than electric scooters, in a much more restricted space. This high-power need, coupled with the limited space on the motorcycle, means manufacturers rarely use off-the-shelf parts and design motors in-house from scratch.

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EV Central

JULY 30, 2024

Renault Megane E-Tech Just one battery – a 60kWh lithium-ion battery – is available that provides for a range of 454km and is combined with a single e-motor that produces 160kW and 300Nm of torque. The post Cheap as frites: Renault Megane E-Tech adopts cheaper pricing in bid to turnaround Aussie fortunes appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2025

READ MORE: Cheap trick: MG’s advanced semi-solid-state batteries it will launch next year will be affordable says boss as Chinese brand gets upper hand on VW and Toyota READ MORE: What is a solid-state battery? Nor is it expected to be as cheap to make as sulfide-based batteries that use sulphur as a key ingredient.

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EV Central

MARCH 13, 2025

READ MORE: Another cheap VW EV confirmed! Volkswagen shows more of its cheap Volkswagen ID.1 1 ahead of 2027 release when it will take on the BYD Dolphin and MG4 READ MORE: Cashing in: Rivian to help develop the 2029 Volkswagen Golf in a bid to head-off a cheap Tesla Model 2 Compared to its larger sibling, the ID.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 12, 2023

In my very first article for Charged over 10 years ago, I opined that the Switched Reluctance Motor , or SRM, would eventually come to dominate the EV traction market, if for no other reason than the fact that it is almost as cheap as dirt to manufacture.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2018

An axle with dual integrated electric motors, with a nominal power of 60 kW each, will constitute the drive unit. The battery will be charged with power from the fuel cell. In addition, it will be possible to recharge it by means of a plug-in charging outlet (as is the case in standard electric buses).

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 20, 2025

And when you can find it, it usually won't be cheap. liter four-cylinder with two electric motors, one of which functions as a generator) is adequate to get the job done. The Goldilocks car that does just about everything right is very, very hard to find. That's usually the case, anyway.

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EV Central

JULY 15, 2024

Mitsubishi Motors Australia says our vehicle approval process has stymied plans to introduce its cut-price Mitsubishi eK SUV that was shaping up to be the cheapest EV ever sold Down Under.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Launching in a two-model lineup, the Sealion 7 offering opens with the Premium, which lists at $54,990, before stepping up to the dual-motor Performance, which is priced at $63,990. The Sealion 7 Premium features a single rear-mounted electric motor that produces 230kW and 380Nm, unlocking a sprint to 100km/h of 6.7

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 28, 2025

While far from cheap, those prices are in line with other high-end EVs, but none of the others offer the Gravity's range or charging speeds. Images: Lucid Motors] Become aTTAC insider. A less expensive Touring model will become available for order later this year for $79,900.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

While the entry versions come with rear wheels driven by a single 160kW/350Nm e-motor, the Long Range all-wheel drive Ioniq 9s get an additional 70kW/255Nm motor on the front axle. The fastest Performance AWD swaps out the puny 70kW front motor and adds a more muscular 160kW/350Nm e-motor for a brisk 5.3-second

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There’s a 64kWh battery and single 150kW/395Nm motor driving the front wheels. The UK also sells an entry level Soul with 39.2kWh battery, 100kW/395Nm motor and range of 275km. The post Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on appeared first on EV Central. second time to 100km/h.

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EV Central

MARCH 30, 2025

There’s no word what drives the Insteroid, but expect the single e-motor that produces between 71-85kW in the standard car to have been dumped for a much mightier dual-motor set-up. Both feature a single-motor, front-drive powertrain. 2025 Hyundai Insteroid concept.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Sadly, for those dreaming of a Golf with a quad motor powertrain shoehorned under the body, prepare to be gravely disappointed because Rivian will instead create a pioneering electric architecture. The post Cashing in: Rivian to help develop the 2029 Volkswagen Golf in a bid to head-off a cheap Tesla Model 2 appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

APRIL 6, 2025

Unwrapped at the Seoul motor show, the Insteroid looks like it began life as a little Inster EV but under the skin features a sawn-off version of the brand’s much-bigger E-GMP platform. 2025 Hyundai Insteroid concept. New tech includes 3D knit fabrics that is made from recycled yarns. 2025 Hyundai Insteroid concept.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Fiat has ignored this week’s Geneva motor show and instead gone it alone revealing five all-new radical concepts including a battery-powered ute that it hopes will forge a new path to success in markets such as Australia. The post Pick me up!

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EV Central

JULY 3, 2024

While full specifications for this market are yet to be confirmed, the vehicle’s European launch points to a dual-motor flagship that produces 315kW and 543Nm, and which will travel around 425kms between charges. There’s also the choice of either a 200kW/343Nm single motor or a dual-motor 315kW/584Nm set-up.

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EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

While details are scarce at the moment, the advancement is based around software tuning that is not only Australia-specific but originally requested by MG Motors Australia management. READ MORE: MG-owned IM Motors locked-in for Australia in 2025 with IM5 electric saloon and IM6 SUV READ MORE: Its not the new MG4!

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EV Central

JUNE 20, 2025

While the GMC Hummer EV looks from the outside like it’s this incredibly solid vehicle, everything you touch is just nasty and surprisingly thin, with cheap plastic switches that feel completely out of place; even the indicator stalk feels like a child’s toy.

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EV Central

MARCH 23, 2025

Renault Filante Record is the new Batmobile-shaped prototype hiding the French brands next-gen EV tech READ MORE: Why the Renault 4 and 5 EVs are going to save the world, not Orange Donald or Annoying Elon | Opinion That includes pioneering in-hub electric motors and the French car-maker’s next-generation powerful 800V electric architecture.

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EV Central

APRIL 29, 2025

Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs? EV ADVICE: All your questions answered about electric cars Speaking to EV Central at the recent Shanghai motor show, CATL engineer Jimmy Zhao said the long-awaited tech would be in showrooms within months. READ MORE: Battery revolution! READ MORE: What is a solid state battery?

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EV Central

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Yep, the sleek carbon-fibre two-seater utilises an electric motor teamed with petrol propulsion to create the radical McLaren W1 that has more power than an F1 car. But it’s the addition of an electric motor that steps the overall power output up to 938kW, or 1258 horsepower. litre twin turbo V8. The McLaren W1 is claimed to take 2.7

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