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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

A shitty obscure Chinese electric car. Dropping to just 3km range when Chinese EV refused to charge. Best of all, I’d rented a Hyundai Kona Electric : an EV I like very much. I note my booking said: Hyundai Kona Electric or similar compact SUV. How spectacularly naive. The nightmares were often. Charging is Easy!

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Chery on top? Omoda E5 SUV mid-year launch leads Chinese brand’s expansive Aussie electric vehicle line-up

EV Central

The ambitious Chinese Chery brand will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia when the Omoda E5 SUV arrives mid-year. A 61kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides the juice. However, Chery has in the past told Aussie media it has targeted the Hyundai Kona Electric as the rival to beat. Standard equipment includes a 12.3-inch

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels! gallon Speculawyer on DOE announces $41.9