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2021’s biggest EV releases

Drive Electric

It will also be available in the head-turning RS spec, providing stern competition for the brilliant Porsche Taycan 4S – which we named most stylish in our round-up of 2020’s best electric cars. BMW will begin to offer its first fully electric SUV. Battery size: 80 kWh. Real-world range: 225 miles. Hyundai IONIQ 5.

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Electric cars buyers guide

Drive Electric

Fully-electric vehicles produce zero emissions and are far more efficient when it comes to using energy. Porsche Taycan 4S. In a word, yes. That’s why the government has banned the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030. Volkswagen ID.3. Kia E-Niro. Tesla Model 3 Long Range. Most home chargers operate at speeds of 7kW.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

Green Car Congress

Audi already has developed a wealth of IP on quattro four-wheel drive, torque vectoring and electric drive systems. The new e-tron quattro marks the company’s combination of all of those elements into a fully-electric quattro drive. These [electric] cars are able to be produced in the existing factories.

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

EV Adoption

The announcement is specifically for VW-branded vehicles and does not apply to other brands in the VW portfolio (Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Bentley, etc.). In the U.S. and China, it expects half of its sales to be EVs by that time frame. 580 battery EV drivers were surveyed in the study. – March 5, via PlugShare.

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