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2023 Hyundai Ioniq6 Review – What Range Anxiety?

The Truth About Cars

Charge times for the 697V lithium-ion battery are as follows: Almost seven hours up to 80 percent on a standard AC Level 2, 73 minutes up to 80 percent on a 50 kW fast charger, and 18 minutes up to 80 percent on a 350 kW DC fast charger. I charged for almost eight hours at a Charge Point near my home and snagged 6.6

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ANSI releases for public comment draft roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

Green Car Congress

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) released for public review and comment a draft of the Roadmap of Standards and Codes for Electric Vehicles at Scale developed by the Institute’s Electric Vehicles Standards Panel ( EVSP ). Use of an online comment form is required to better manage and review comments. Earlier post.)

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Lexus RZ450e review

EV Central

The RZ450e Sports Luxury gets funky adjustable ambient lighting The $135,000 Sports Luxury picks up some features that arguably should be fitted to all models. In either model the digital instrument cluster only utilises about half the space allocated, with warning lights (and a trip computer in the Luxury) sprouting up either side.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

EV Central

While its set up for DC fast charging, it’s limited to 150kW. Anyway, even the cheapest 2WD bZ4X gets things like LED lighting, 20-inch alloys and a powered boot. AC charging: 11kW, Type 2 plug DC charging: 150kW, CCS combo plug 0-100km/h: 6.9 Delivering the bZ4X’s range is a 71.4kWh lithium-ion battery. SCORE: 3.7/5

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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

Blink Charging

The year began with Blink’s exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where we debuted the EQ 200 for European and Latin American (LATAM) markets, Series 3 for Asia-Pacific (APAC) and LATAM markets, PQ 150 for European markets, and the Series 9 30kW DC Fast Charger for global markets.

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Power up: Refreshed Audi e-tron GT primed for Taycan upgrades as fast EV nears middle age

EV Central

READ MORE: Twinning is winning: New 2024 Audi Q6 e-tron co-developed with the Porsche Macan unwrapped ahead of 2025 Australian launch READ MORE: 2024 Audi Q8 55 e-tron review: Is Audi’s electric SUV flagship a worthy rival to the Mercedes EQE and BMW iX? 2025 Audi e-tron GT prototype. 2025 Audi e-tron GT prototype.

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2023 BMW i7 review: The flagship goes electric

EV Central

Read on for our BMW i7 review. Outside you can expect giant 21-inch alloys, Swarovski crystal front lights which dance a happy little jig when you start the car up, an illuminated grille, a panoramic glass roof and roller sunblinds for the rear windows. It’s the pinnacle of the BMW family , and it both looks and drives like it.

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