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The 2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class will be available as a C300e PHEV with an electric range of 100km
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Mercedes-Benz C-Class PHEV family to grow beyond C300e

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April 5, 2021April 5, 2021
John Carey 3199 Views Mercedes-Benz C-Class PHEV, Mercedes-Benz C300e

There will be more than one petrol-burning plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class family. Another will join

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Mercedes-Benz EQS… long range, low drag

April 3, 2021July 24, 2021
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John Carey 3523 Views

The Mercedes-Benz EQS is both big and a big deal. Long, wide and luxurious, this battery-powered sedan is notable for

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Porsche has teamed to Siemens to research synthetic fuels, which could allow cars such as the 911 to continue with an internal combustion engine but produce zero CO2 emissions
Opinion 

Why Porsche’s e-fuel from renewables doesn’t stack up

March 28, 2021April 8, 2021 John Carey 1532 Views e-fuel, porsche, synthetic fuel

Question. What is the stupidest thing you can do with a wind turbine? Answer: Use it to make fuel. Making

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Project Triumph TE-1 Prototype electric motorbike
News 

Famed Brit bike brand Triumph unveils electric prototype

March 27, 2021April 8, 2021 John Carey 2722 Views Triumph, Triumph electric motorcycle, Triumph TE-1

Triumph this week revealed first styling sketches for its Project TE-1 prototype electric motorcycle, along with the actual powertrain to

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Audi is working on various synthetic fuels, including e-diesel
EV advice 

Synthetic petrol: Understanding Porsche’s e-fuel ambitions

March 26, 2021March 28, 2021 John Carey 5985 Views e-fuel, porsche, synthetic fuel

Liquid electricity… that’s the best way to visualise the e-fuel that will eventually flow from a Porsche-backed project in South

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Hard cell: VW aiming for world EV domination…

March 20, 2021March 21, 2021 John Carey 3360 Views VW Group, VW Power Day

When the Volkswagen Group decides to simplify you just know it’s going to be complicated. Except when it comes to

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BMW i Hydrogen Next concept car from 2019, based on the BMW X5
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From 2025 it’s in with the (radically) new at BMW…

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 John Carey 4045 Views bmw, electric car, ev, fuel cell, hydrgoen

Neue klasse, German for “new class”, is BMW’s label for the combination of concepts and components that will provide the

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News 

Meet Europe’s most affordable EV

March 13, 2021March 19, 2021 John Carey 3468 Views Dacia EV, Dacia Spring, renault

Less than $15,000 to put a brand-new EV with a European badge in your garage? This is no dream; it’s

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News 

VW speeds up EV pace, but Australia isn’t in the race…

March 12, 2021March 15, 2021 John Carey 3124 Views Volkswagen, vw id, VW ID Buzz, VW ID Space Vizzion, VW ID.3, VW ID.4, VW ID.5, VW ID.6

At Volkswagen’s headquarters in Germany they’re hitting the accelerator on EV production, but when it comes to exporting them to

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Tesla Roadster
News 

China, and iron, to make Teslas more affordable

March 10, 2021March 14, 2021 John Carey 2618 Views electric car, ev, lithium iron, model 2, Tesla

There’s a more affordable Tesla on the way. From China. Best guesses are it will be called the Tesla Model

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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EV videos

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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