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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

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The main difference between EVs and petrol or diesel cars (ICEVs)vehicles is how they are powered. EVs are powered with an electric motor and inverter rather than an internal combustion engine, their internal components are radically different to ICEVs. Why are EV repairs different from regular cars?

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

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Here is DriveElectric’s definitive list of why you should be driving an electric vehicle. Thanks to the instantaneous way power is delivered via an EV’s electric motors, even the most meek of family cars can have surprisingly good performance. In an EV, it’s simply circuitry and wires communicating with the car’s electric motors.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

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But whereas the EV6 is based on a dedicated EV architecture, the Niro relies on an ICE platform to allow for the petrol engine for the hybrid model. Kia Niro EV GT-Line is equipped with a single electric motor. It still uses a single electric motor driving the front wheels. Motors : 1 front 150kW/255Nm. Talking point.

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Electric cars buyers guide

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If this is something that’s been on your mind, stepping into the world of electric motoring has probably crossed it too, making the switch to an electric car or van could help you improve your lifestyle in a wonderful new way. That’s why the government has banned the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030. Porsche Taycan 4S.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

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The 250kW/679Nm dual-motor all-wheel drive e-Tron 55 Quattro is pricier, at $108,500 plus on-roads. There’s already a single motor option with a dual-motor version in the works. Known as the Lightning Cat overseas, the sleek five-door from Chinese maker GWM is yet to be definitively confirmed for Australia.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

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Unlike the recently launched Genesis GV60 – which is built on a bespoke EV architecture – the GV70 Electrified takes the familiar underpinnings of a GV70 running on petrol or diesel and adapts them to EV life. The GV70 has two motors, one on each axle, and a 77.4kWh battery pack. Each motor makes 160kW and 350Nm.

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2024 Kia EV9: why you should buy the Air, not the too-expensive GT-Line

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Anyway, the GT-Line has dual motors, all-wheel-drive, 283kW/700Nm and 505km range (WLTP) from its lardy 99.8kWh battery. Call me old fashioned, but at this price give me a classy, single colour tan leather cabin – BMW and Lexus do this so well – or black leather with sporty red stitching a la Porsche.

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