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

EV Central

For reference, the cheapest ex-demo petrol-powered 2022 BMW 740i is $179,000 plus on-roads. How has Merc’s fabled petrol S-Class fared over the same time? From a list price a few bucks away from a quarter-mil, there are monumental savings to be had on this, the most powerful production Audi ever.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country, and the increasing number of EVs available in New Zealand , we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs). In fact, EVs have just 25.1

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2024 Kia Sonet vs Tata Nexon: Variant-wise prices compared

Baua Electric

For one, both models come with both petrol and diesel engine options. The Sonet comes with two petrol motors and a diesel unit, the Nexon gets a 1.2-litre Kia Sonet vs Tata Nexon: Pricing of petrol variants compared Since there is no turbo petrol motor on the Nexon, this price comparison will be between the Nexon 1.2-litre

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Everything you need to know about owning a Tesla: From tech to charging, haggling to hardware

EV Central

Forget about crunching a deal Even buying a Tesla is a unique experience. Tesla doesn’t have dealers but instead has showrooms that allow you to buy the car from head office. That means no haggling on price; the price is the price, so there’s no difference between buying online or getting a sales person to help with the process.

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‘Tesla Killers’ are like Bigfoot: They don’t exist and they never will

Teslarati

Even if cars have slumpy sales records or slow months, someone will still buy that car eventually, no matter how crappy, inadequate, or ineffective that vehicle is. The truth is that all of the cars labeled as “Tesla Killers” have always fallen short. A big thanks to our long-time supporters and new subscribers ! Thank you.

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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Baua Electric

The latter is referred to as “utility factor” – the percentage of time that a PHEV gets used on electric drive rather than its combustion engine. But the numbers are high regardless of country. While EV and conventional fossil-fueled hybrid sales are both rising rapidly, PHEV sales have had significantly more modest sales growth.

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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. It refers to alternating current (like what comes out of your home powerpoint) and direct current (like what’s stored in batteries). Electric cars are getting more popular.

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