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First drive review: 2021 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid hits the right numbers but shuns its sport-sedan heritage

Green Car Reports

The brand once owned the sport-sedan. “OK Boomer,” jeered BMW last November, in a social-media ad for its first fully electric SUV, the iX. It was a reference to an already outdated meme that feels so last-decade now.

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Tesla Model Y Performance versus Kia EV6 GT: Which is Australia’s best go-fast EV?

EV Central

You’ll find 21-inch alloys, matrix LED headlights, faux-leather and suede sport seats that are heated up front, and a very good dual 12.3-inch Its sports seats means it misses out on electric adjustment up front. These are performance cars, after all, so we’ll leave the boring bumper-to-bumper stuff for another review.

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Cupra Born review: High five for Spanish compact hatch

EV Central

2023 Cupra Born recharge plug is on the right-side at the rear. That restricts the Born to a theoretical maximum DC fast recharging rate of 170kW, via the CCS Combo plug under a flap on the right- side rear bodywork. AC charging: 11kW, Type 2 plug. DC charging: 170kW, CCS Combo plug. It’s more appliance than aggro.