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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

The Hyundai Ioniq5 and Kia EV6 that I recently tested—a pair of wildly impressive, high-design EVs—take a different approach to solving range anxiety: an 800-volt battery architecture that delivers some of the fastest charging in the EV game, and unheard of at these price levels. The Hyundai Ioniq5. The Hyundai Ioniq5.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. That meant looking for a decent public DC charging station in a nearby town. On the last day I knew I would have to get a full charge to make it back to Heathrow and leave it with enough juice for the driver who would collect it. In summary.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro EV

Clean Fleet Report

Juicing up. 480V DC Fast Charging – 1 hour, 15 minutes to 80% with a 50 kW charger. 480V DC Fast Charging – 1 hour to 80% with a 100 kW charger. The 2022 Niro EV comes in two trim levels with these base prices, before options but including the $1,225 destination fee. Road Test: 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric.

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Here's all the new electric cars or EVs coming to Australia in 2021

EVolution

Charge times will also be equivalent to the Taycan, with a maximum DC charging capacity of 270kW, for a 100km of driving range in five minutes. A 50kW DC charger boosts the battery from five to 80 per cent in around 1.5 BMW states the iX is capable of up to a 200W DC fast charge which will charge up to 80% in around 40mins.

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Cupra Born review: High five for Spanish compact hatch

EV Central

The proud boast from Cupra is the Born – which is named after a Barcelona suburb – is the first BEV to go on-sale in Australia with a 5 to start the price and a 5 to start the range claim. Of course, the real-world price actually climbs beyond $60,000 drive-away in all states. Price: $59,990 plus on-road costs.

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

EV Central

READ MORE: 2023 Kia EV9 review READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz Day 1: Look at Me EV Extrovert: 2023 Kia EV6 GT Moonscape. Hyundai i30N. That’s what they call this colour. Opportunities galore.

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

EV Central

Our extensive group test of sub-$80,000 EVs saw the Tesla Model 3 finish ahead of the Polestar (and Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 ), but we declared it the “closest to a true luxury car here.” A price rise will inevitably land at the same time, with the best estimate at up to $5000 over current numbers.

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