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Iain Curry’s best electric car of 2023: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

EV Central

It’s time for our editors to vent about their electric car experiences and expectations! With sensible hat on we can appreciate EVs with efficiency, long range, fast charging and silky silent smoothness. Okay, it costs $111,000. Rapid charging, V2L and liveable 448km range seal the deal. It’s the 2020s.

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BMW Smartphone App Helps Cut Home Electric Car Charging Costs

Green Car Reports

Unless you''re a Tesla owner with access to free Supercharger fast charging stations, there''s no better place to charge your electric car than at home. Pick the right electricity tariff, and charging can cost pennies on the dollar next to even the most efficient combustion-engined vehicle.

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Electric Cars Equal Gasoline Cost Of Just 75 Cents A Gallon

Green Car Reports

If you own an electric car today though, the price you''re paying for electricity is equivalent to about 75 cents per gallon. According to a study by the Northeast Group (via Charged EVs), 25 utilities in 14 states currently offer electricity rates.' for 75 cents was around the late 1970s.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

EV Central

The Model Y will travel further, though, claiming 533km between charges, compared to the Toyota’s 411km. While its set up for DC fast charging, it’s limited to 150kW. The cheaper FWD model has everything you actually need – unless you’re the type to push a giraffe into a pool. SCORE: 3.7/5 SCORE: 3.7/5

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3 Great Ways to Look After an Electric Car

Get Electric Vehicle

Electric cars are getting more and more popular, and it’s easy to see why. They’re not just great for the environment, but they could be great for your bank account, too. You’ll still need to look after an electric car, though, and this can be relatively different to taking care of a more traditional one.

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

A Taycan’s DC charge port is behind the front left wheel, and Tesla chargers are designed for Teslas to back into position and recharge at their rear-mount ports. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. Road trip and charging challenges We leave Sydney at 2pm having done the deal.

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: $5,800 solar-powered electric family car

Electrek

If you’re already sold on the many benefits of driving an electric car, then you’re probably in the pro-solar-energy camp as well. But if there are two technologies that don’t scream “cheap startup cost,” they’re electric cars and solar power.

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