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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

Baua Electric

And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. So there is virgin carbon black from petrol; there is recovery of carbon black from pyrolysis; and now you have sustainable carbon black coming from the pyrolysis oil,” Roget summed. It’s a technology challenge on multiple fronts.

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The ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: This is everything you need to know

EV Central

Here’s the complete guide on buying an EV – and everything you should be ready for when you take delivery of your first electric car. Think of it as the electrical equivalent of litres in a petrol or diesel car. But it’s also less than half what you’d spend on petrol to go the same distance.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

EV Central

Unlike the recently launched Genesis GV60 – which is built on a bespoke EV architecture – the GV70 Electrified takes the familiar underpinnings of a GV70 running on petrol or diesel and adapts them to EV life. Oh, and lots of people stepping up from Hyundais, obviously. Genesis GV70 Electrified: Value.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT review: Mega-popular electric vehicle put to the seven-day test

EV Central

I figure leaving it there to cook in the sun would be a Very Bad Idea, but I’m pleased to discover the paint surface seems to repel it easily, and it wipes away quickly. I bet the brakes would take a pasting, and those 21-inch Michelin Pilot Sport 4s aren’t going to be cheap to replace after a few track sessions.

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What Does It Take To Win The EV Race As A Country?

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If you come across a safe and reliable battery technology it can be used in the country’s space mission or you found a better alloy that is cheap to produce or lighter in weight and performs well under load it can be used in other sectors or even in the gasoline cars to increase efficiency and reduce carbon emission.

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Driven: Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan range

EV Central

The money buys an electric motor over the front as well as the rear axle (upping the power and torque), making the 350 all-wheel-drive. You can buy the latter for a monumental $15,600 extra. The idea of muddy boots on snow white carpets makes you shudder at the thought. What don’t you get? That said, 3.5

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