EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

But whereas the EV6 is based on a dedicated EV architecture, the Niro relies on an ICE platform to allow for the petrol engine for the hybrid model. But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap. The compact SUV sits under the EV6 from a pricing perspective. Kia Niro EV GT-Line interior.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

Sharing its basic layout and compact SUV body with the petrol-powered models that hit the market in 2023, the Chery Omoda 5 EV gets a unique front-end design that appears to improve aerodynamics. None of which will be cheap, the Polestar 3 is priced from $132,900 before on-roads. Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV.

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EV Central

AUGUST 9, 2023

If you want to keep the tyre mobility kit and power cable bags in the boot, this also eats into space. 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. No frunk on offer, either. Some fun back roads? Very much up for that.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. Kia Soul EV – as a petrol wagon the Soul received a luke warm reception in Australia, but with an all-electric drivetrain it promises so much more.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

None of this quartet is cheap, but all are towards the value end of the EV market. It’s an unbranded system designed in-house by Tesla, but it’s a quality bit of audio kit. But it loses points for its lack of gear in its base guise and the compromises of starting with a platform that was designed for petrol.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

While the MX-30 Electric’s now been discontinued, head to Mazda’s website and the petrol-powered MX-30 M Hybrid (which is the mildest hybrid known to man), quite comically, costs less than those ex-demo MX-30 Electrics. A petrol MX-30 Astina’s over $46,000 drive-away. Pretty generous.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

A mid-spec EV9 Earth is around $120,000 in the traffic, while the entry-level Air is a comparatively cheap $107,000. You could buy an EV9 Air, then something like a petrol Kia Cerato hatch as a second car with the money saved. The Air’s standard kit’s hardly wanting. For you NSW lot, it’s $140,200.

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EV Central

MARCH 27, 2023

Options are very limited for super-breeders needing more than five seats – although the Kia EV9 due late in 2023 will provide a tantalising option – but a huge advantage of going EV (if built on an electric vehicle-only platform) is roomier and smarter interior packaging compared to petrol and diesel vehicles.

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APRIL 16, 2009

So, the used batteries are almost arbitrarily cheap since an arbitrarily large fraction of their cost of production can be loaded on their use in transportation. February 17, 2009 9:52 am Link Wireless transmission of electrical energy needs to be funded for effective liberty from petrol based fuel products to occur. — AH2 14.

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