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Articles by John Carey

Start of production: Today the first ID.3 rolled off the production line in the Transparent Factory Dresden.
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Plug-ins powering in Europe

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021
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John Carey 2381 Views Europe EV sales 2020, ev

Aided by government measures, sales of plug-in passenger vehicles soared in Europe last year, even as the Covid-19 crisis crushed

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Volkswagen battery recycling pilot plant in Salzgitter, Germany
News 

VW begins EV battery recycling

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January 30, 2021February 10, 2021
John Carey 3158 Views battery recycling, electric car, ev, Volkswagen, VW

Volkswagen’s has opened its first EV battery recycling plant. The company says it aims to be able to recover more

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BMW iX3 battery and electric motor components
Opinion 

Australia’s lithium irony: Time to value-add as batteries boom

January 26, 2021February 2, 2021 John Carey 2865 Views australian resources, ev, lithium, lithium-ion battery, mining

Australia is abundant in lithium, so isn’t it time we value-added before shipping it overseas to be used in EV batteries?

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BMW i4 prototype drifting
News 

BMW i4 drifting closer to production

January 23, 2021February 2, 2021 John Carey 1994 Views BMW i4, drifting, electric car, ev

Drifting fans will just love the BMW i4, judging from a fresh set of images and video of the car.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition
Technology 

StoreDot 5-minute EV charging to full battery

January 20, 2021January 29, 2021 John Carey 3799 Views ev news, fast ev charging, hyundai ioniq, StoreDot, Tesla

The first 1000 examples of a battery promised to enable full recharging of an EV in just five minutes have

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Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 hybrid hypercar to be used in the 2021 World Endurance Championship (WEC)
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Hybrid racer previews coming Toyota road car

January 16, 2021January 18, 2021 John Carey 2945 Views electric car, ev, gazoo racing, gr, gr super sport, GR010, hypercar, le mans, Toyota

Though the Toyota GR010 Hybrid Le Mans Hypercar is purpose-built to win races, the road-legal version to follow is sure

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LATEST Technology 

Batteries of GM’s Ultium EVs will be upgradeable…

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 John Carey 4718 Views cadillac, chevrolet, electric car, electric pickup, ev, ev pickup, general motors, GMC, Holden, hummer, mark reuss, Ultium

Buyers of forthcoming EVs from brands like Chevrolet, Cadillac and Hummer will be able to install better batteries through the

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Teaser image of the Chevrolet Bolt EUV that goes on sale in the US in mid-2021
LATEST News 

Better batteries, app updates for Chev, Cadillac, Hummer EVs

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 John Carey 2899 Views bolt euv, buick, cadillac, Cadillac Celestiq EV, GM CES 2021, hummer, ultify, Ultium

General Motors’ presentation to the Consumer Electronics Show of 2021 showed off the company’s brand-new logo and some extra snippets

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Teaser showing the overhead outline and roof - inlcuding the electrochromatic roof that is segmented in quadrants - of the new Cadillac Celestiq flagship limousine
LATEST News 

Cadillac Celestiq flagship EV teased at CES 2021

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 John Carey 3438 Views cadillac, Celestiq, electric car, ev, general motors, GM, Limousine, Tesla

Cadillac’s long-promised and soon-to-arrive electric flagship luxury EV was teased at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show, which was held virtually

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The Aston Martin Design Studio, which is near the company's head office and factory at Gaydon in the UK
News 

Why you should be sceptical about anti-EV stories

January 11, 2021January 22, 2021 John Carey 2705 Views Aston Martin, Astongate, electric cars, EV stories

It’s not difficult to create a serious-looking study, guaranteed to get mainstream media attention, to falsely cast doubt on the

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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

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Hybrid vehicle
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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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