EV Central

JANUARY 23, 2025

Smart has responded to the global slowdown of EV sales by announcing that it will roll out a petrol-electric plug-in hybrid version of its inbound flagship Smart#5 SUV that has been confirmed for Australia. While fuel-use figures for the Smart are yet to be confirmed, the identical powertrain in the Galaxy 7 EM-I uses a claimed 3.8L/100km.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Well you’re in luck, my friend, for not only are we getting the Ford Ranger and BYD Shark utes in PHEV form in a couple of months, GWM has locked in a plug-in version of its Cannon Alpha pickup for Australia, complete with 110km of EV range. Have you been waiting with bated breath for plug-in hybrid dual cabs?

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EV Central

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. For a plug-in hybrid it is, but those prices are some $15,000 more than the equivalent Outlander petrol versions. Is it good value?

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EV Connect

JUNE 25, 2024

In fact, there are four main types of electric vehicles each with its own charging requirements. This quick-reference guide outlines the different types of EVs on the market, how to charge them, and what you should know before heading to the showroom. How do you charge your battery electric vehicle?

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Drive Electric NZ

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Fully electric vehicles run on rechargeable batteries, which power an electric motor. The electricity used to drive the vehicle is stored in a large battery, which is charged by plugging the car into a power source, either at home or public charging stations. They have no gas, exhaust, clutch, gears, or spark plugs.

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EV Central

MARCH 9, 2023

Nissan says e-Power will be a more suitable solution for lower emissions than full BEVs in countries with poor charging infrastructure, and better than ICE solutions in country’s with higher fuel prices. The e-Power system pairs a petrol engine with an electric motor and battery, but the ICE component never drives the wheels.

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Adequate power supply and network of charging points with favourable power tariff. 90% discount at EV charging stations. Incentives for EV charging infrastructure. Commercial public EV charging stations for E2W, E3W, and E4W are eligible for 25% capital subsidy on equipment subject to a maximum limit of Rs. 2 wheeler .

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Ford Motor Company announced that the all-new Ford Mondeo (which is badged as Fusion in the US) in Europe will offer a new high-power diesel engine in addition to a new 1.0L The new high-powered TDCi diesel engine follows the downsizing trend we’ve led with our EcoBoost petrol technology. Mondeo 5-door. Click to enlarge.

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EV Central

JANUARY 23, 2024

The only way you’ll be able to tell if you’re looking at the zero-emission version, aside from the lack of tailpipes, is the Daytona comes with a subtle illuminated logo on the grille. As well as the advanced EV power, the Charger will also be offered with traditional petrol power – but it won’t be a V8.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

All 500e grades use a front-mount electric motor offering a reasonable 114kW/235Nm. That battery takes up to 85kW charge rate at a public DC charger, meaning 0-80 percent’s possible in 35 minutes. The ubiquitous Model 3 will accelerate faster, has twice the range, charges quicker and has significantly more room inside.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The petrol is dead and whispers of killing the Golden Goose get louder. This new second-generation Macan is purely electric, accompanied by price rises roughly $30,000 over retired petrol equivalents. Again, this is one of their best selling vehicles we’re talking about. The Porsche Macan has gone full EV. Hello, gamble.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The new Auris will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) alongside the Avensis. The engine will automatically restart in the event of low battery charge, or if the vehicle begins to move, in the interest of safety. miles) at speeds of up to about 50 km/h (51 mph), dependent on battery charge and driving conditions.

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Drive Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

If this is something that’s been on your mind, stepping into the world of electric motoring has probably crossed it too, making the switch to an electric car or van could help you improve your lifestyle in a wonderful new way. That’s why the government has banned the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030. In a word, yes.

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2023

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine mated with a 105kW/350Nm electric motor integrated into the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission for a combined output of 270kW and 500Nm.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A new generation of Toyota’s popular C-HR small SUV is expected to arrive around the middle of next year, likely with choice of petrol, hybrid, PHEV and full EV powertrains. Toyota bZ Concept compact SUV at the 2022 LA Auto Show. Will this coupe-styled bZ SUV be a standalone product when in production? ” Much hype, scant details.

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2024

Toyota’s debut EV is firmly middle-of-the-road in terms of price, size, range, performance, charge speed and features. A better-equipped all-wheel-drive’s $74,900 plus charges, so you’re looking at around $70,000 and $79,000 respectively to drive-away. Perhaps predictably, the BZ4X is pragmatism personified.

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EV Central

MAY 11, 2023

Its short overhangs, “one-bow line” profile and stretched wheelbase take some getting used to, while a strange shut line from the A-pillar – part of a sealed bonnet – and external flap to re-fill the windscreen washer reservoir don’t help. Its EQ owners simply weren’t using it very much, apparently.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Positively, we were more efficient than WLTP testers, and from full charge, the range indicated on the e-Partner’s dashboard was around 280km when full. Performance is sluggish to say the least from the 100kW/260Nm electric motor, but for town life it’s ample.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There’s 430kW and 740Nm on tap from the brace of electric motors (as we’ll find in the Ioniq 5 N), top speed has been upped to a racetrack-suited 260km/h, and 0-100km/h is dealt with in under four seconds. Hyundai RN22e electric prototype scythes past petrol-powered N offerings at The Bend, South Australia. Track charging.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 20, 2024

litre turbo-petrol engine combined with two e-motors, a nine-speed wet multi-plate clutch auto and all-wheel drive. Certainly, the 14km claimed EV-only range and the size of the 6.1kWh battery pack sitting with an e-motor on the rear axle are indicative of that. Like the car itself, they’re not cheap. SCORE: 3.5/5

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

But whereas the EV6 is based on a dedicated EV architecture, the Niro relies on an ICE platform to allow for the petrol engine for the hybrid model. Kia Niro EV GT-Line is equipped with a single electric motor. It still uses a single electric motor driving the front wheels. Our estimation is based on Kia’s charge time claims.

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. So just how far can you travel between charges? Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive and Performance versions don’t go as far, but they’re still impressive.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The Ioniq 5 oozes retro cool, has rapid 230kW charging, ample performance and healthy, trustworthy 454km range. Range is a solid 514km and the user experience, goodies and public charging bests all other EVs. A firm ride, it won’t win any style awards… and they’re bloody everywhere. Does 0-100km/h in 4.2-seconds,

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Depending on who you talk to they’re the best of both worlds or the worst of both worlds. Positively put, they offer emissions-free electric driving most of the time, but a petrol engine backup when you need it – very handy, thanks. ” CX-60 to lead a PHEV charge. Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are polarising things.

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2024

You’re a smart little SUV. The e-2008 has a range of only 328km, its single motor offers just 100kW/260Nm, has 100kW maximum charging, and the rear seat and boot space are sized better for a retired couple than our family of four. Day 3 – Home charging 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Sometimes by lots.

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EV Central

AUGUST 2, 2024

Traction EV: Queensland company kicking goals in EV converting classic cars But unlike the Baja Beetles we’re used to, there’s no exposed air-cooled motor with whopping exhausts attached. Instead, peer under the tray back and there’s a NetGain HyPer 9HV electric motor driving the rear wheels.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

architecture, advanced new e-motors and state-of-the-art battery tech when it arrives in 2026. Created to rival the latest Lotus Eletre, the petrol-electric BMW XM and the next-generation Porsche Cayenne EV, the headline news is the AMG super-SUV has been developed from the ground up by AMG and is not spun-off any production Mercedes-Benz.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors, providing about 100km of EV range as well as the ability to travel further on petrol. The most powerful F-150 Lightning will have up to 433kW and 1051Nm and be capable of faster acceleration than any petrol-powered F-150 before it.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year. How GM hopes to recover. Faye Sunderland.

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EV Central

MAY 22, 2023

Inside Though the 500e is slightly larger all over than the petrol-burning Fiat 500. This means tall occupants will feel they’re sitting uncomfortably high in the Fiat. A row of pushbutton switches in the lower edge of the instrument panel below the phone-charging tray are used to select gears.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Speaking to EV Central from the Tokyo Motor Show, EVDirect’s Luke Todd says the new ute’s powertrain, range and a party trick he calls “tradie mode” will elevate it to the top of the field when the plug-in hybrid dual-cab launches. litre turbo-petrol engine, pointing to smaller power outputs for the dual-cab.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, Kia EV6 Air, Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD, Polestar 2 Single Motor Long Range. In each instance we’ve chosen the most affordable options using a single electric motor for propulsion, although in the case of the Polestar it had options fitted. Kia EV6 Polestar 2 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive Hyundai Ioniq 5.

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EV Central

AUGUST 9, 2023

It’s mind-blowing, if not quite in the re-wire brain territory of the Porsche Taycan Turbo S. Very cool and ideal to charge phones, your laptop, coffee machine, widescreen TV or even bar fridge. The Kia can handle 230kW charge speed, but I’ve no ultra rapid charger within 70km of my home, so 50kW it is. The ton is up in 3.5

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

You can, in the genuinely sexy shape of the Peugeot e-2008 — the all-electric version of the brand’s impressive ICE-powered small SUV, having done away with the petrol motor in favour of a small-ish battery and a front-mounted electric motor. What is charging like for the Peugeot e-2008?

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

However, anyone who thinks that this is just another upstart company looking for its big break needs to re-evaluate – because it’s clear that China means business in the green car race. How China plans to dominate the electric car race. There are environmental incentives too.

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Get Electric Vehicle

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Several countries, ranging from China to the United Kingdom, have proposed banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars over the next twenty years and some as early as 2025. The average cost of charging an electric vehicle is $1 per gallon of gasoline… Prices haven’t been this low since the 1990s.

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