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Volkswagen battery recycling pilot plant in Salzgitter, Germany
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VW begins EV battery recycling

PharmacySydney.com
January 30, 2021February 10, 2021
John Carey 3039 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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Range Rover PHEV charging indicator
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Is an EV better for the environment?

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January 30, 2021July 26, 2021
EV Central team 6112 Views electric car, electric vehicle, environment, ev, green

Yes, but… Only if the electricity to power the EV comes from renewable or low-CO2 sources. While an EV will

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GM chairman and CEO Mary Barra presenting the company's electric future. GM plans to eliminate CO2 tailpipe emissions across its light vehicle fleet by 2035, suggesting it will stop selling diesel and petrol cars by then
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GM to stop building petrol and diesel cars by 2035

January 29, 2021February 14, 2022 Stephen Corby 2764 Views cadillac, electric car, ev, GM, Holden, hummer

Where America leads, the world follows, and if that is the case then it seems an EV future is approaching

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A computer generated image of the GMC Hummer that will race in the Extreme E off-road championship
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Hummer EV to go racing in Extreme E championship

January 29, 2021February 10, 2021 Stephen Corby 2498 Views electric car, ev, extreme e, GMC, hummer

The idea of Hummer winning any contests other than “Heaviest” or “Ugliest” seems slightly absurd, but not as crazy as

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2018 Kia concept tease
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Stung! Kia Australia hopes for EV sports sedan

January 29, 2021February 27, 2021 EV Central team 5245 Views CV, e-gmp, ev, EV1, Kia, stinger

A Kia EV sports sedan could soon be reality. Kia Australia has hinted an electrified performance sedan could be in

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President Joe Biden’s $20 billion EV fleet order

January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 EV Central team 1894 Views Biden, electric car, ev, ford, general motors, Tesla, US government

New US President Joe Biden has put his country’s money where his mouth is, declaring the entire federal government automotive

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VW ID Vizzion sedan concept
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Volkswagen announces Tesla Model S rival with Project Trinity

January 27, 2021February 2, 2021 EV Central team 3987 Views ev, id.3, Trinity, Volkswagen

While Volkswagen has just started its massive battery electric vehicle roll-out, it has already revealed the first vehicle with next

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Former Holden designer Peter Hughes' vision for an electric Holden supercar
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Holden’s EV future: What could have been

January 26, 2021January 31, 2021 Toby Hagon 8570 Views electric car, ev, general motors, Holden, Ultium

Ever wondered what a Holden EV would have looked like? Well, here it is, in all its futuristic glory. Actually,

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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 2750 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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The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray relies purely on V8 power, but electrified models are coming
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Zora, E-Ray point to electric future for Chevrolet Corvette

January 25, 2021February 2, 2021 Toby Hagon 3590 Views Bose, chevrolet, Corvette, E-Ray, electric car, electric supercar, ev, general motors, GM, hummer, Zora

An electric Chevrolet Corvette? It’s only a matter of time until the Chevrolet Corvette adopts electrification. Rumours and spy pictures

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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

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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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