Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Issues like thermal runaway, electrocution, and reports of inextinguishable fires plagued the pioneering electric vehicles. Useful terms: Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV). Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs). EV MYTH ONE: EVs catch fire more than petrol cars.

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2023

At EV Central , we have spoken to people who’ve driven tens of thousands of kilometres in an Outlander PHEV and barely visited a fuel station (in fact, one only did so because the petrol in his tank was getting stale). Last month there were 791 PHEVs sold in Australia versus fully electric sales of 8124, so that probably paints a picture. “I

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Drive Electric

MARCH 12, 2021

Most of us are aware of the environmental benefits of EVs, which have led the UK government to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, and incentivise electric vehicle use through 100% discounts on London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and Congestion Charge. Electric cars take all day to charge.

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EV Sales

MARCH 10, 2021

Still, the French market is known to be BEV-friendly, so fully electric models will likely recover as the year advances. Elsewhere, a mention to the good score of the Mercedes GLC300e/de, with 412 registrations, while the VW ID.3 Regarding the plugin share, last month it reached 13% (6.3% Impressive, eh?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Collecting real-world analysis of electric vehicles is essential in understanding actual demands and requirements of low carbon vehicles for consumers. Project Leader from CABLED co-ordinating partner Arup believes the data presents a positive outlook for the mass take-up of electric vehicles. Electricity providers E.ON

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Reaction from customers taking part in the UK trial, including the Metropolitan Police, universities, local councils, architects and energy companies, has proved so encouraging that smart’s parent company, Daimler AG, has confirmed that the smart electric drive will go into small series production, with cars coming to the UK in early 2010. .

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Modern electric cars offer power and bucket loads of torque. Today’s announcement signals our intent to reduce our dependence on petrol- and diesel-based engines, and determine the best practical alternatives. Electricity providers E.ON Low Carbon doesn’t mean low performance.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is already working on creating organic batteries using graphene, organic cell chemistry, and a water-based electrolyte, but it admits that the technology is probably 15-20 years away from being used in production. Sanchez Criado even states that: “All cars will be electric [in ten years]”.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Ford, Toyota, GM and Mercedes could also see their EV shares surge. – A fully electric version, the GSe-6, arrives later this year and starts at $79,000. Karma also teased a GX-1 Series, an SUV to be built on a new global platform, in both battery electric and extended-range EV versions and with deliveries expected in 2022. –

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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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