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1977 Chevrolet K5 Blazer with an EV conversion using GM's upcoming eCrate electric motor kit
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Chevrolet Blazer-E: GM’s electric car eCrate conversions due 2021

October 30, 2020November 4, 2020 Toby Hagon 10367 Views chevrolet, electric car

Classic Holdens and Fords could soon have a new life powered by electrons rather than petrol. General Motors has showcased

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Volvo XC40 cutaway
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Do electric cars have 12V batteries?

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 John Carey 18294 Views electric car

Yes, just like normal cars, EVs have 12-Volt batteries. There are two very good reasons why. Cost is one. Like

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Mini Electric
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Mini to grow electric car range

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 EV Central team 5247 Views electric car, ev, Great Wall Motors, Mini, PHEV

Mini has outlined a significant commitment to electrification. It will triple its line-up of battery electric vehicles and has also

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Mercedes-Benz S580e plug-in hybrid electric car (PHEV)
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Driven: Mercedes-Benz’s PHEV limousine with 100km EV range

October 28, 2020October 30, 2020 John Carey 5283 Views electric car, electric limousine, Mercedes-Benz, PHEV, s580e

Mercedes-Benz engineers are quietly confident the plug-in hybrid version of the new S-Class luxury limousine will have a 100km electric-only

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Fiat Nuova 500 EV
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Fiat’s new EV costs $26,500… in Italy

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 John Carey 3615 Views electric car, fiat 500

Fiat’s Nuova 500 EV range will start at prices Australian EV buyers can only dream of. In Italy, when the

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Mercedes-Benz A250e plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
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Mercedes-Benz A250e review

October 22, 2020October 28, 2020 Toby Hagon 11426 Views a250e, electric car, eqc, ev, Mercedes-Benz

The A250e is the latest addition to Mercedes-Benz’s expanding EQ family, which includes hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles –

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2021 Dacia Spring
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Dacia Spring aims to be cheapest EV sold in Europe

October 22, 2020October 31, 2020 EV Central team 6309 Views Dacia, electric car, ev, Spring

We’re used to seeing ultra-cheap battery electric vehicles rolled out by Chinese brands, but now Europe’s Dacia is getting into

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Tesla Model 3 MY21 update with blacked out exterior highlights and new wheels
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Tesla Model 3 updated, up to 657km EV range

October 17, 2020October 26, 2020 Toby Hagon 6552 Views electric car, Tesla

Tesla has updated its Model 3 with a range of subtle design and trim changes and improved efficiency that extends

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SLRV concept
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BEV and fuel cell: German SLRV concept tries EV both ways

October 16, 2020October 20, 2020 EV Central team 2165 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, SLRV

The accepted wisdom is small electric vehicles should use batteries and large ones hydrogen fuel cells. But a German project

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Renault Megane eVision concept
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Renault recharges future with electric Megane eVision concept SUV

October 16, 2020October 20, 2020 Toby Hagon 3216 Views electric car, electric suv, ev

Renault has signalled that its most popular model will spawn an electrified SUV in 2021 as part of a plan

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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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

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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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