Remove Affordable Remove Bentley Remove Plug Remove Recharge
article thumbnail

Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid?

EV Central

I don’t know about you, but when I picture climate warriors – the kind who’ll chain themselves to things, get arrested, become Senators and then realise that changing the system is about as effective as attempting to save polar bears by sleeping naked on ice – I don’t see them driving Bentleys that cost $456,000.

Bentley 98
article thumbnail

Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S. The Model 3 its affordable ($35,000 as it was originally advertised, though most have sold for more), smaller model changed everything.

article thumbnail

Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors. Ferrari As Ferrari’s first plug-in hybrid, the SF90 integrates a trio of electric motors. Ferrari Select performance mode and the V-8 will fire up to recharge a depleted battery on the fly. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

Plug-in 96
article thumbnail

New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Chevrolet Equinox – affordable mid-sized SUV set to go EV in 2023.

article thumbnail

Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

Throw in one of the best sound systems of any new car – that includes Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, etc – and you have a tempting package that plays in the EV sweet spot. The EV newcomer is largely unheard of but arrived with an affordable bang in the form of the Atto 3. Biggest EV surprise of 2022.