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New fka and Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds China best prepared for electric mobility among all automotive nations

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Although Germany takes the lead from France in terms of technology for this latest report, China is catching up quickly and ranks second in terms of technology for the first time. The average range and efficiency of Korean vehicles have increased, with correspondingly slightly higher vehicle prices. — E-Mobility Index 2019.

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Budget-priced Renault 4 and 5 EVs likely for Australia

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Renault’s coming small EVs will deliver European style at Chinese prices… and they’re likely to make it to Australia. Starting prices for the 4, a small front-drive SUV, and the 5, a small front-drive hatchback, will be between €20,000 and €25,000 he estimated. Including Australia?

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Iain Curry’s best electric car of 2023: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

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It’s over double the price of the highest-spec petrol-powered Hyundai i30N: a seriously good value benchmark hot hatch. Show me an empty race track and I’d pick the Ioniq 5 N over a twice-the-price Porsche Taycan GTS. Then I had a catastrophic holiday in France with a rental EV. Unlike the ID.Buzz. 5 simply do not.

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New compact Mercedes-Benz electric cars will have more than 750km range and charge twice as fast

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Other members of the family will be a shooting brake-style wagon that should resemble the Concept CLA Class, plus two SUVs. The journey was from Stuttgart in the south-west of Germany to near Marseilles in the south of France, at normal speeds. All will be built on the same new vehicle platform.

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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

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The Seres 3 SUV. But its keys were handed to me by Europcar France as my holiday EV rental, in lieu of the Hyundai Kona Electric I’d ordered. But its keys were handed to me by Europcar France as my holiday EV rental, in lieu of the Hyundai Kona Electric I’d ordered. No, I’d not heard of one either.

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Mercedes-AMG EQE53 4matic+ review

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Rain is lashing down on the Vosges Mountains near France’s border with Germany. When the high-performance EV arrives in Australia it’s expected to wear a price-tag close to $200,000. It’s going to also provide the basis for other large EVs from Mercedes-EQ, including the coming EQE and EQS SUVs. 0-100km/h : 3.5

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ). “EV”

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