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New electrified Peugeot 408 headed for Australia

EV Central

Featuring a five-door body on moderately raised ride height that sits the 408 between traditional passenger cars and SUVs, the 408 will come with an orthodox petrol ICE , two rechargeable plug-in hybrid ( PHEV ) choices and in pure electric form as well. But the company says they are only the start of a much stronger EV push.

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4xFloor it! Incoming Jeep Wagoneer S will hit 100km/h in just 3.5 seconds

EV Central

READ MORE: 2024 Jeep Avenger locked in for Australia as Tesla Model Y and Kia EV6 rival squares up Jeep Wrangler Magneto 3.0 Designers hope as well as the performance most buyers will be won over by the way the BMW X6 or Range Rover Sport rival looks.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. The current electrical grid is poorly designed for distributed generation of power.

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