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Beijing show: Mini Aceman electric wagon confirmed for Australia to fight Cupra Born, Jeep Avenger, Peugeot e-2008

EV Central

The maximum AC recharging rate is 11kW. Based on a platform developed with Chinese giant GWM, the Aceman will be built in China alongside the new Cooper which also launches in Australia in 2024. The Aceman E is claimed to accelerate from 0-100km/h in 7.9 seconds and the SE in 7.1

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Driven: Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4

EV Central

Like the low-voltage non-plug-in hybrid versions of the Tonale scheduled to go on sale in Australia around March 2023, the new Plug-in Hybrid Q4 has a lot in common with a couple of existing models made by Stellantis stablemate Jeep. Jeep pulled the Renegade out of the market here, and elected to not offer the Compass 4xe.

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BYD Shark attack! China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia!

EV Central

The 2024 BYD Shark has been launched at an event in Mexico City, with full details released on how the Chinese car giant plans to beat the likes of the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-MAX. READ MORE: 2025 Jeep Gladiator 4xe plug-in hybrid incoming: BYD Shark and Ford Ranger PHEV rival confirmed EVs in demand!

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Lucid Gravity drive, Acura ZDX review, Jeep plug-in hybrid pickup: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Jeep announced Thursday that a plug-in hybrid version of its Wrangler-based Gladiator pickup will arrive “later next year.” The Jeep Gladiator 4xe PHEV arrives just after a report suggested the brand was considering a hybrid version of its Recon, which at least at launch will be a fully electric model.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Stellantis (Jeep/Fiat/Chrysler) – Slow, But Picking Up Steam. Since the merger, Jeep has shown two new production plug-in models, one of which is already on the market. The Swedes (with some Chinese help) are bringing more EVs. Road Test: 2021 RAV4 Prime PHEV ; Flash Drive: 2021 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle.

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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

Cars That Think

The battery in her EV is a variation on the flow battery , a design in which spent electrolyte is replaced rather than recharged. The scientists found the nanofluids could be used in a system with an energy-storing potential approaching that of a lithium-ion battery and with the pumpable recharging of a flow battery.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Avatar E11 – a new brand with big dreams, Avatar has input from Huawei and CATL and is the product of Chinese car maker Changan. Expect to see it Down Under in 2023. Think iX3, but smaller.