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Drive Notes: 2024 Volvo S90 Recharge AWD Ultimate

The Truth About Cars

Some of Volvo's newer EVs are a bit strange, design-wise, so it was nice to pilot a Volvo PHEV that remind me of the company I grew up with. Boxy(ish) design, luxurious without being ostentatious, just sporty enough to be engaging. liter turbo four with an electric motor, and there's an 18.8 This is the Volvo I remember.

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Special 2024 MG 4 XPower review: Brand’s first homegrown hero scores local upgrades that deliver China’s most scorching electric hot hatch

EV Central

But it is considered a proof of concept, designed to gauge interest and demand for locally improved models from the Chinese brand. Like the regular Xpower, you’re still using a dual-motor powertrain that delivers 300kW/600Nm, and which promises to clip 100km/h in less than four seconds. Incredible. Score: 3.5/5

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Car design has become increasingly uniform this past decade, so it’s refreshing to see something genuinely different. Even if you’re not taken by its looks, the Ioniq 6’s range makes headlines. When the RWD version on 18-inch wheels arrives it will offer 614km (WLTP) between charges. Distinctive. Challenging.

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Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

Green Car Congress

Nissan and Endesa, an Enel Group subsidiary, signed an agreement at the Geneva International Motor Show pledging to work together to deliver a mass-market V2G system and an innovative business model designed to leverage this technology. Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers.

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2025 Hyundai Inster review: the $40k city SUV challenge to the MG4, GWM Ora and BYD Dolphin

EV Central

2025 Hyundai Inster – all four seats fold flat for van/camping potential, if you’re brave. It public charges up to 120kW, the battery taking 30 minutes to go from 10-80 per cent. An 11kW on-board charger is standard for slower home AC charging of from four hours. So far, so conservative. 2025 Hyundai Inster EV.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck The top of the pile when it comes to attention, the Cybertruck just about broke the internet when Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen broke two of its windows during the global unveil late in 2019. The BYD ute will kick off with a plug-in hybrid system that pairs a 1.5-litre

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

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litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. Home charging a 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Aspire. A front electric motor generates 85kW (the old Outlander PHEV’s offered only 60kW), while the rear motor gives a hefty 100kW, up from 70kW previously.