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

EV Central

It might sound sacrilegious, but you can add the stunning Kia EV6 GT to this list. Apart from the standard Audi design and content, the touchscreen adds unique e-tron sub menus for charging, including advice on level, timing, limits and pre-conditioning. The max standard AC charging rate is 11kW but that can be uprated to 22kW.

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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

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). Key Born standard equipment includes 19-inch alloys and ‘efficiency’ rubber (there is no spare tyre), keyless entry, a 12-inch infotainment touchscreen, a 5.3-inch

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

EV Central

With the entry-level single motor Standard Range 2 weighing in at $63,900 before on-roads, it looks fair money for a premium five door fastback. 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.”

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