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Plug In Partners
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
In the last few weeks, not only has Chrysler made announcements, so has Mazda, Hyundai, and Nissan. Company bosses are said to be keen to put this system into production but no firm decisions will be made until the cost of batteries is reduced." Chrysler is the last of the six largest car companies to put a hybrid on the market."
EV Central
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. No Australian plans yet, with the company focusing on America first then Europe.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 21, 2009
Paine was one of the first to lease a General Motors EV1 in 1997 — only to get the car wrenched away from him five years later when he took it in simply to get a brake light fixed. A lot of people feel that that’s the real reason car companies don’t like electric cars — because EVs kill the parts and service business.
EV Central
JANUARY 6, 2024
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. That means a front-drive single-motor setup. Sharing its architecture with the Volkswagen ID.3 BYD ute BYD ute patent.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., The battery-powered cars that Chinese companies are showing are intended to be much less expensive than those planned by big foreign companies. Great Wall Motor Co.,
EV Central
JANUARY 2, 2023
A dual-motor all-wheel drive setup creates a combined 230kW and 494Nm for snappy acceleration (0-100km/h in 5.6 Badged the BMW i7 , the lengthy four-door promises up to 625km of WLTP range and 400kW/745Nm from its dual electric motors. The $297,900 plus on-roads price tag is about 10 percent more than the petrol-fed 7-Series.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
In nearby Silicon Valley, companies are ordering workplace charging stations in the belief that their employees will be first in line when electric cars begin arriving in showrooms. Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in.
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