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Gordon Murray T.27 EV overall winner of 2nd annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge

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27 electric vehicle. More than 65 low-emission vehicles —some not seen on UK roads before— completed the Challenge. Last year we won with our petrol car the T.25 The event was organized in three different entrants classes and seven vehicle categories—from small passenger classes to light commercial vehicles.

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Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

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The results form part of the CABLED project, which will see an overall total of 110 ultra low carbon vehicles from different manufacturers, tested on the roads of Birmingham and Coventry as part of a £7.5-million Each vehicle in the CABLED trial is fitted with GPS and data logger, designed and installed by Coventry based RDM Automotive.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

Range figures are according to the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure) cycle. 625km: BMW i7 xDrive60, $297,900 Australia’s reigning range champion with a price to match. and a mighty range when in RWD, smaller wheel guise. Damn good range from its whopping 112kWh battery too.

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Australia’s best-selling EVs: Are they worth it?

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Vehicles powered solely by electricity accounted for just 3.1 percent of all vehicle sales in 2022 – although in 2023 the numbers are already growing. You can use your phone as a key, monitor the vehicle remotely using some of its eight exterior cameras and update software using its onboard connectivity.

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Ford Europe EV Plans, Virginia Now a ZEV State – EV Week In Review: Feb. 15-22, 2021

EV Adoption

Ford Europe EV Plans – Ford committed that by mid-2026, 100 percent of Ford’s passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, and will be completely all-electric by 2030. 5 coupe, will go into production in 2021 – Volkswagen confirmed that its next electric vehicle, the ID.5,

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Competition is going to force them to produce a comfortable, usable, extended range EV for that price, and I will just have to wait. Theres a company in Guernsey (a UK island) which does conversions (the Mk1 shape), but I want a current shape model and a 60 mile range is just fine. Mercedes please take note.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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