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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

-based company that now owns Protean in-wheel motors has showcased a Land Rover Defender EV conversion that doesn’t gain weight in the translation. Land Rover Defender EV conversion by Bedeo According to an assessment by Consumer Reports, Tesla has the lowest ownership costs of any brand.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

From the outside, this Land Rover Defender looks like any other example of the postwar British classic that conquered the African outback—and the automotive world’s heart. For this baby-blue Rover, the conversion includes a powerful electric drive unit from a. But when I step on the accelerator, my own heart jumps.

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Roev’s electric ute plans explained: Conversions now, manufacturing its own vehicle by 2026

EV Central

Already the company has been working on EV conversions of iconic vehicles, including the army-issue Land Rover Perentie and the Volkswagen Kombi. The scaled EV conversion part of the business is a crucial first step as the company looks to ramp up head of manufacturing a bespoke electric ute within a few years.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

The Conversation Enhancement feature was convenient and made perfect sense for enhanced communication for front and rear passengers, as their voices are captured by embedded microphones and reproduced using the 36-speaker system. Road Test: 2020 Range Rover HSE PHEV. First Drive: 2017 Land Rover Discovery TD6.