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Leading the charge: Lotus Emeya sets electric car charging record with 310km added in ten minutes

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READ MORE: Lightning-fast recharging: Lotus leading the charge for faster top-ups with new 480kW Liquid-Cooled Power Cabinet READ MORE: Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand READ MORE: Innovative EV solution for future Lotus sports cars So how can it be topped-up at such a high rate?

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EC40, EX40, XC40… Has Volvo just reduced or increased its electric car naming confusion?

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In an attempt to clear up confusion over where the current Volvo C40 Recharge and Volvo XC40 Recharge sits in its growing EV line-up both will be renamed for 2024. From now on the Volvo XC40 Recharge will go by the Volvo EX40 name, while the more rakish C40 Recharge will be rebadged as the EC40. 2024 Volvo EX40.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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Could you be tempted by an ex-demo or lightly pre-loved premium electric car once they’ve shed dollars from scarily high original sticker prices? 2022 BMW i7 xDrive60 – $205,000 (-$93,000) The BMW i7 – accelerating towards chunky depreciation. A similar-sized BMW X5 M Competition with thumping 4.4-litre

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New EV electric car calendar

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All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every electric ute and pick-up coming soon! READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. BMW iX1 – EV version of the X1 confirmed by 2023.

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2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20 review: We understand why BMW’s cheapest EV exists, but should it?

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The strategy has been a spectacular success and helped propel BMW back to the top of the luxury segment sales charts over arch-rival BMW for the first time since 2012. 2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20. To the end of July sub-LCT BMW EVs accounted for 23 per cent of all sales for the brand in Australia in 2024. 2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20.

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

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Here you’ll find superb all-rounders from Hyundai, Tesla and Kia, plus entry-level versions from premium players like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. Our experts rank the best electric cars on sale costing between $80,000 and $100,000. Read more: EVCentral’s review of the BMW iX3 5.

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Germany launches EV plan

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On May 3, the German government established several task forces to research a number of issues surrounding electric vehicles. FOCUS: Germany Launches Electric-Car Initiative. FOCUS: Germany Launches Electric-Car Initiative. By Christoph Rauwald, of Dow Jones Newswires. By Christoph Rauwald. Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES.

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