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Maserati MC20 is ICE-powered for now, but a triple motor EV version is coming in 2022
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Maserati MC20 EV supercar coming- and it’ll be quicker than the ICE

September 10, 2020October 6, 2020 John Carey 6313 Views electric car, electric supercar, ev, maserati, maserati mc20, mc20

Don’t get too excited about this MC20, the car that marks the opening of a new era for Maserati. There’s

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The 500,000th Nissan LEAF is sold to a customer in Norway
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Happy World EV Day! Yep, it’s a thing

September 9, 2020October 6, 2020 Iain Curry 2441 Views electric car, ev sales, Nissan Leaf, world ev day

Rejoice! Today is officially World EV Day. It exists, we’re told, to celebrate electric vehicle ownership worldwide. Fear not, it’s

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Tesla chief Elon Musk getting out of a Volkswagen ID.3
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Power brokers: Tesla, Volkswagen bosses trade EVs and compliments – but still rivals

September 8, 2020September 18, 2020 Toby Hagon 2075 Views electric car, electric vehicles, elon musk, EVs, herbert diess, id.3, id.4, model y, Tesla, Volkswagen

Elon Musk and Herbert Diess are two of the most influential people in electric cars and last week the pair

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2020 Hyundai Kona EV at 2020 Noosa Hill Climb
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Hill climbing in a Hyundai Kona EV

September 7, 2020September 17, 2020 Iain Curry 4466 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, hill climb, hyundai kona electric

We hit the Noosa Hill Climb in a Hyundai Kona Electric. It wasn’t the quickest car there. But it wasn’t

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Jeep Grand Wagoneer Concept with a plug-in hybrid PHEV system
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Jeep Wagoneer makes high-tech comeback as PHEV hybrid

September 7, 2020September 10, 2020 Toby Hagon 5478 Views 4xe, electric 4wd, electric 4x4, electric car, jeep grand wagoneer, jeep wagoneer

Jeep has revived one of its most famous nameplates with an all new luxury SUV designed to take on Range

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Ford Fiesta ERX electric rally car to be raced by 'Hoonigan' Ken Block
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World first electric rally car thrashed by ‘Hoonigan’ Ken Block

September 5, 2020September 10, 2020 Toby Hagon 4375 Views electric car, erx, ken block

Stunt driver and rally star Ken Block has tested the world’s first electric rally car in typically spectacular tyre-shredding fashion.

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Mercedes-Benz S580e plug-in hybrid electric car (PHEV)
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S580e S-Class tops 100km EV range, AMG eyes 600kW with PHEV

September 2, 2020October 6, 2021 Toby Hagon 6349 Views electric car, eqc, Mercedes-Benz, S-Class

Mercedes-Benz’s next generation S-Class large limousine will have a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle option that can travel 100km on electricity

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Bollinger B2 electric pickup truck
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Bollinger EV expansion; B1, B2 ‘trucks’ on track for late 2021

August 25, 2020September 3, 2020 Toby Hagon 8923 Views b1, b2, bollinger ev, electric car, electric suv, electric truck

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on car makers globally but EV startup Bollinger is using the unprecedented times

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Rolls-Royce Phantom V converted to an EV by British-based conversion company Lunaz
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Classic EV conversion: Rolls-Royce goes electric

August 22, 2020September 3, 2020 Toby Hagon 8523 Views electric car, lunaz, rolls-royce, rolls-royce ev

Rolls-Royce has long talked of its desire to produce a battery electric vehicle, but an aftermarket supplier has beaten the

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Nio EV at a battery swap station
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EV without a battery: Chinese EV brand launches battery leasing program

August 21, 2020October 6, 2020 Toby Hagon 4403 Views battery swap, China, chinese car maker, electric car, electric vehicle, Nio, nio baas

Chinese car maker Nio has begun selling electric cars without a battery. Instead, owners can buy the basic EV at

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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

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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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