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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. Even if you’re not taken by its looks, the Ioniq 6’s range makes headlines. When the RWD version on 18-inch wheels arrives it will offer 614km (WLTP) between charges. It’s striking in the metal. Distinctive.

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Volkswagen Group’s MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain; foundation for Golf GTE, A3 e-tron, and more

Green Car Congress

not the $845,000 base price plug-in hybrid Porsche 918, earlier post , or even the $100,000 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, earlier post —the Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and the A3 e-tron ( earlier post ), are both based on the same MQB (Modularen Querbaukasten, or modular transverse toolkit) plug-in hybrid powertrain.

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Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

A Welcoming Interior You’re surrounded by luxury features Luxury and upscale? Other interior features are wireless phone charging, Homelink, keyless entry with remote start, cargo area lighting, a locking glove box and a leather-wrapped and heated steering wheel with controls for audio, telephone and smart cruise control.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. slow charge. References.

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Driven: Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan range

EV Central

Not as aesthetically successful (to this reviewer’s eyes) as the larger EQS, the EQE certainly looks like the bulk of its exterior design was done in Benz’s wind tunnel. It lacks the visual drama of Porsche’s Taycan or Audi’s e-tron GT , but that will suit those favouring the understated.

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Fixing the DC-DC Converter

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

windings to transfer the current. So, I went back and did a full re-assembly with putting the heatsink clips back on and attaching the 12V accessory battery. volts to charge up the accessory battery. The transformer coil on the left does the same to the +13.6V side, basically just a series inductor.

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: road and track review of a Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model 3 Performance killer

EV Central

2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N But as our European correspondent John Carey suggested , it’s less than half the price of a Porsche Taycan GTS ($248,300) and, having track tested both, can confirm the cheaper Hyundai’s a more thrilling track machine. Same power, incidentally, as a Porsche 911 Turbo S.

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