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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

Founder Richard Hatfield claims that the company’s Lightning Strike motorcycle can fill its battery from 20 percent to 80 percent in a little over 10 minutes on a Level 3 DC fast charger. When it’s time to stop, the Strike can absorb Level 3 juice at up to 120 kilowatts. But 300 amps at 800 volts, and now you’re at 240 kilowatts.

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

Clean Fleet Report

Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips A Two-Country Kia EV6 Experience Last year I set out to see what it would be like to take a couple of long road trips in a Kia EV6–one in the UK and the other in the U.S. I took delivery of an EV6 that Kia UK kindly loaned me. I duly plugged it into an exterior household outlet.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro EV

Clean Fleet Report

When the all-electric Kia Niro was introduced in 2019 it followed the 2017 Niro hybrid and then the 2018 Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Clean Fleet Report has been impressed with all three versions, as well as Kia’s eco-friendly philosophy that this year saw the debut of the all-new, all-electric EV6. Juicing up.

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Cupra Born review: High five for Spanish compact hatch

EV Central

That equates to $59,990 plus on-road costs for the single specification currently slated for Australia and a claimed ADR-certified range of 511km between recharges. Electric cars the compact Born is priced close to include the Polestar 2 (from $63,900), Tesla Model 3 (from $65,500), Hyundai Ioniq 5 ($69,900) and Kia Niro (from $64,450).

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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.