Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Wind Hydrogen Grid Gas-Electric 92

EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. The post Better than a Tesla Model X?

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Australia SUV Tesla Mercedes 105

EV Central

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As both the JUKE and Qashqai are sourced from the UK in Australia as ICE Models, this electric reinvention bodes well for a big Nissan EV attack locally in the second half of the decade. 2023 Nissan Hyper Urban concept. 2023 Nissan Hyper Urban concept. We think it should rock-up in either 2026 or a year later in 2027.

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Nissan All-Electric Concept Japan 96

EV Central

MARCH 4, 2024

Priced from less than €25,000 ($41,500) in Europe, the retro Renault 5 E-Tech Electric has already been locked in for a launch in Australia, although timing has yet to be announced. The result is the smaller 40kWh battery weighs in at 240kg, while the bigger 52kWh battery tips the scale at 300kg. 2025 Renault 5.

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Affordable Europe Electric Cars BYD 52

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models. Way to go morons.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41