EV Central

MAY 4, 2024

Standard equipment includes 19-inch alloy wheels and an M Sport styling kit as well as Veganza (a fancy fake leather trim), head-up display, adaptive dampers, smart key entry, powered tailgate, 360-degree camera, dual-zone ventilation and a head-up display. The X2 is available with petrol propulsion, which we’ve tested. SCORE: 4.25/5

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

The Exter is offered in five trim levels, all with six airbags and electronic stability control (ESC) – the two key requirements to score a four- or five-star rating in GNCAP’s latest crash protocol – as standard safety kit. litre, 82hp, four-cylinder, naturally-aspirational petrol engine, coupled with 5-speed MT or AMT options.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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. It comes with a safety triangle, a first aid kit, eight airbags and active bonnet to prevent injuries to pedestrians.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

The ‘hero’ GT matches the oomph with MagneRide adaptive suspension and high-performance Brembo brakes, bespoke rubber on 20-inch alloys, body-specific styling cues and a stack of ANCAP-rated safety kit. It’s a ‘wow’ moment for the uninitiated, and one that we reckon would see most petrol-powered ‘Stangs left coughing in the dust.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. Kia Soul EV – as a petrol wagon the Soul received a luke warm reception in Australia, but with an all-electric drivetrain it promises so much more.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

Sharing its basic layout and compact SUV body with the petrol-powered models that hit the market in 2023, the Chery Omoda 5 EV gets a unique front-end design that appears to improve aerodynamics. Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV. The Skoda equivalent of the Volkswagen ID.4 4 arrives around the middle of the year.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

It’s the closest to a traditional luxury car in terms of the finishes and materials and overall presentation. It’s an unbranded system designed in-house by Tesla, but it’s a quality bit of audio kit. But it loses points for its lack of gear in its base guise and the compromises of starting with a platform that was designed for petrol.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It has a beautifully presented, quality interior, quirky features and it’s even good fun to drive. While the MX-30 Electric’s now been discontinued, head to Mazda’s website and the petrol-powered MX-30 M Hybrid (which is the mildest hybrid known to man), quite comically, costs less than those ex-demo MX-30 Electrics.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Agrees on environmental and economic benefits, though some presentations backtrack on that; says batteries need further development before commitment to mass-production.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

February 17, 2009 9:52 am Link Wireless transmission of electrical energy needs to be funded for effective liberty from petrol based fuel products to occur. At present, there are a number of ways of producing electricity. — AH2 14. Well and good. There are other methods of course, but that will be explored in other postings.] .

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