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Technology

Toyota LQ BEV concept
News Technology 

COVID foils Toyota solid-state battery debut

July 29, 2020August 3, 2020
PharmacySydney.com
EV Central team 4428 Views solid-state, Toyota

Toyota’s plan to roll out an electric vehicle prototype powered by a solid-state battery has been foiled by the coronavirus.

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Doftek co-founders Geoff Rogers and Priscilla Rogers
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Australian invention to increase EV battery range

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July 28, 2020October 6, 2020
Toby Hagon 3968 Views battery range, doftek, electric vehicle, technology

An Australian company has developed innovative technology it says could increase the range of electric cars. But rather than altering

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Audi develops V2G capability
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Audi develops V2G capability to provide home electricity

July 27, 2020July 31, 2020 EV Central team 3652 Views Audi, bi-directional charging, e-tron, ev charging, V2G

Audi has confirmed it is developing vehicle to grid charging technology that would allow its e-Tron family of EVs to

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Ferrari SF90 Stradale
News Technology 

Secrets of the electrified Ferrari SF90 Stradale

July 19, 2020July 26, 2020 John Carey 16118 Views electric ferrari, Ferrari, ferrari ev, ferrari sf90 stradale, sf90 stradale

The inside running on how Ferrari has taken a different approach to electrification. The Ferrari SF90 Stradale is a plug-in

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2021 Nissan Ariya
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Innovative design sets Nissan EV template

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Toby Hagon 3032 Views electric car, ev, nissan, nissan ariya, nissan electric suv

Fresh thinking and innovative features built into the Ariya electric SUV have set the template for Nissan’s future family of

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2020 Porsche Taycan home charging
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Porsche Taycan is ‘most important innovation driver’

July 15, 2020December 23, 2020 Iain Curry 3115 Views electric sports car, ev, porsche, Porsche Taycan, Taycan

As if securing a brace of World Car of the Year 2020 category wins wasn’t enough, a group of automotive

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Porsche 3D printing of pistons could be used to maker lighter and smarter components for future electric cars
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3D printing to make future Porsche EVs lighter, more advanced

July 14, 2020July 15, 2020 Toby Hagon 2054 Views 3d printing, electric car, ev, ev manufacturing, porsche, porsche ev

Upcoming Porsche electric cars – including future iterations of the Taycan – could benefit from components manufactured using advanced 3D

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BMW Apple digital key
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BMW and Apple tackle EV range anxiety

June 30, 2020July 28, 2020 EV Central team 2484 Views Apple, bmw, digital key, Range anxiety

BMW and Apple have teamed up to try and reduce range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers. When the fully electric

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2020 Ford Mustang Mach-E
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Ford’s fix for range anxiety

June 22, 2020July 2, 2020 EV Central team 3476 Views battery electric vehicle, bev, electric vehicle, ev, Mach-E, Mustang, Range anxiety

Range anxiety is one of the key issues that stops people buying electric vehicles and has been for a long

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2020 Audi e-tron virtual mirrors
News Technology 

Virtual mirrors: Audi e-tron’s digital first

June 18, 2020June 23, 2020 Iain Curry 7755 Views 55, digital, e-tron, electric car, electric suv, electric vehicle, mirror, side mirror, sportback, virtual, wing mirror

Cameras and screens replace rear view glass in Audi’s e-tron EV Marginal gains. They talk about this a lot in

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Types of EVs

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

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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