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Think the plug-in Ford Ranger PHEV isn’t capable enough? I just drove one up an active volcano in Iceland!

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That’s a snapshot of the online trolling faced by Ford’s new Ranger plug-in hybrid ute as it lands in Australian showrooms this month. READ MORE: 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV full pricing and specifications READ MORE: Will Ford expand its PHEV portfolio to sit alongside the new plug-in Ranger? Let me give you an extreme example.

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Fast-Charging vs. Home-Charging: What Is Better for EV Owners?

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Understanding Fast Charging Fast charging, or DC fast charging, is a high-power, quick way to add juice to an EV battery. Understanding Fast Charging Fast charging, or DC fast charging, is a high-power, quick way to add juice to an EV battery. But which of them works best? electric tractors, etc).

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Road Test: 2025 BMW i4 Gran Coupe

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kWh lithium-ion battery will replenish 10-to-80% in less than 31 minutes at a peak charging rate of 200 kW using a Level 3 DC fast charger. Download the MY BMW app, create a charging account, and the car is recognized when plugging in. I told him I did not, he grinned, and muttered something like I wont say anything then.

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2025 Volvo EX90 Twin Performance Seven-Day Test: Serene and spacious, but where’s the Swedish soul?

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Luxury and features are abundant, there are twin electric motors and all-wheel-drive, while a mega 107kWh (usable) battery brings reassuring range of 570km. Performance? Despite a kerb weight of over 2700kg, 100km/h is up in 5.9 seconds in the entry-level EX90 Twin Motor Plus, while our range-topping Twin Performance Ultra cracks the job in 4.9

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Kia EV5 Earth Long Range Review: To the top of Australia and down the other side in an EV

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LFP is less energy dense than NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt/lithium-ion) but it is much happier being DC fast-charged to 100 per cent than NMC. The EV5 has easily swallowed our luggage and its plug and play parcel boards in the 513 litre boot help secure them. It sounded like a good idea at the time. Well, I wont keep you in suspense.

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Toyota Hot and Cold on Plug-in Hybrids

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That seemed to be a hint that Toyota wasn't moving too quickly on plug-ins. As if to confirm that notion, recently a Toyota spokesman in DC was denigrating plug-in hybrids as Hymotion/A123 and Rob Lowe were making a plug-in splash in Congressman Ed Markey's global warming committee.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

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The big takeaway: If you want a free charge station and are located in a program area (Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Sacramento, San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Bellevue/Redmond, Washington DC, Southern Michigan), raise your hand now. ChargePoint America is looking for hosts for charge stations. Nissan LEAF buyers are excluded.