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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

Rent a petrol or diesel car for your holidays. In many places, electric cars are cheaper to rent than equivalent petrol cars. And as Europcar says on its website: Save on Petrol! Imagine having to register with a Shell servo before it let you pump petrol. We drive out of our way to reach a fast DC charger.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

EV Central

seconds of overboost that pumps the total up to 475kW, making this the most powerful production Audi ever – petrol or electric. Energy is stored in an 83.7kWh (net) lithium-ion battery pack sitting between between the axles. Energy recuperation can be set to auto, allowing the car to maximise that function. sec 0-200km/h sprint.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. A quick note on power compared to energy. How much energy is the bulb using? In other words, power is energy per unit of time.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT review: Mega-popular electric vehicle put to the seven-day test

EV Central

Day 4: Juicing Up Despite all my driving fun, I’m still returning just under Kia’s official consumption figure. That said, I stand by my belief I’d be happier with a comfier, rangier EV6 Air and then buy a fun petrol toy with the money saved. Opportunities galore. I mustn’t be trying hard enough.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. Jay’s first EV was the DC motor Reva, which he bought way back in the early 2000s. In spite of its size and 2 ton weight, it sips energy which is in low Nexon territory. Easier and more energy efficient to pump air than coolant.

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Polestar 2 AWD or 2WD: Which one should you buy?

EV Central

The entry-level has a 69kWh battery, energy use is 16.5kWh/100km and the single motor offers 170kW/330Nm to bring 100km/h up in 7.4 The bigger battery brings no extra power or performance, but its DC charging capacity is up to 150kW rather than the Standard Range’s up to 130kW. seconds and on to a maximum of 160km/h.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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billion in Department of Energy loans to develop new fuel-efficient vehicles, including the Volt. I still believe that the first automaker to create a diversity of hybrids will become king, while we wait for energy generation, distribution and costs to come down. So is the management in Washinton DC.

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