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We can’t leave questions of Tesla etiquette on Autopilot

September 3, 2023August 31, 2023 Stephen Corby 984 Views 1 Comment Autonomous, Autonomous driving, Autonomous taxis, Autopilot, Etiquette, ev, EV drivers, Tesla, Tesla Autopilot, Tesla drivers, Uber, Uber drivers

We really need to establish some kind of etiquette for Tesla owners, and for the people who use them to

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Michelin Pilot Sport EV tyre made specifically for electric cars
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Complete guide to electric car tyres: all you need to know

April 1, 2022May 30, 2022 Iain Curry 23568 Views electric car tyres, electric tyres, ev tyres, michelin ev

Not enough driving range and too much tyre noise. On a list of grumbles from electric car owners, these two

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Toyota three-cylinder ICE internal combustion engine being modified to run on hydrogen
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Why burning hydrogen in an ICE is an awful idea…

March 18, 2022March 26, 2022 John Carey 24684 Views hydrogen

It’s not difficult to modify an existing ICE – internal-combustion engine – to burn hydrogen instead of petrol or diesel,

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Quark electric motor to be used in the Koenigsegg Gemera
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Quark-ing hell! Innovative e-motor for Koenigsegg Gemera revealed

February 10, 2022February 19, 2022 John Carey 18445 Views Koenigsegg

Has a little-known Swedish supercar maker really come up with a better electric motor? The Koenigsegg Quark is an amazingly

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Tritium has tested the forthcoming Ford F-150 Lightning's compatibility with its chargers.
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Tritium reveals electric car DC fast-charging breakthrough

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 EV Central team 17524 Views Tritium

Australian manufacturer Tritium has claimed an “industry first” charging system for a new generation of electric vehicle DC fast chargers

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2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe.
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Explained: The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe drivetrain

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 EV Central team 16688 Views

Jeep has confirmed it will bring the plug-in petrol-electric Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe to Australia in the second-half of 2022.

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Toyota bZ4X concept
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90% battery durability target for Toyota as it plots EV catch-up

September 9, 2021September 17, 2021 Toby Hagon 16390 Views Toyota

Want an EV that can retain at least 90 percent of the battery’s original capacity over its life? Toyota may

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Porsche Mission E cutaway showing the battery pack for the car that went on to become the Taycan
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Porsche teams with BASF for high-performance batteries

July 22, 2021July 23, 2021 Toby Hagon 15570 Views

Need more convincing that batteries are the secret sauce of electric cars? How about this: Porsche has teamed up with

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Nissan e-Power graphic showing how the hybrid technology works
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Nissan e-Power hybrid tech explained

July 5, 2021July 9, 2021 John Carey 18622 Views

Nissan’s e-Power tech is headed for Australia in the next-generation Qashqai and X-Trail, but what exactly is it? Simply, it’s

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BMW iX electric SUV
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400V v 800V: BMW says numbers game is ‘not a competition’

June 7, 2021June 9, 2021 Toby Hagon 23347 Views

Like most EVs, the iX runs a 400V electrical system, which BMW says is “the best compromise”

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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