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Nissan Leaf, the longest-available EV model in Australia, and often described as the world’s first “mass-market” electric car – has had its retail price slashed to new lows. On Nissan Australia’s website, new and demo Leaf electric hatchbacks are priced from $34,990 driveway, down from the recommended retail price of $50,990 for the Leaf…
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Stephen Cooke, Asphalt Group MD, pushes back on reports that EVs are to blame for the state of the UK’s roads This is 2024, and Britain’s roads are in scandalous and dangerous decay. Things are so bad that I find myself now swerving on motorways to avoid gouges, cracks, holes and channels worn into…
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Zeekr has announced plans to launch its third vehicle in Europe following the Zeekr 001 shooting brake and the Zeekr X compact urban SUV – the Zeekr 7X, a premium electric five-seater SUV designed for families. The EV is available to order now in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway, with Zeekr expecting to make…
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) owns and operates this EV charging station at the Charlotte Hall Library in St. Mary’s County, MD. It has a single DC fast charger rated at 50 kW. See all the pertinent details below. Charger Construction Cost $106,688.75 Total site construction cost per the Maryland PSC PC44 EV Pilot…
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The BYD Sealion 7 has been approved for the Australian market with two variants: a 230 kW RWD model and a 390 kW AWD model. At 4.83 meters long and over 2.2 tonnes, it features BYD Blade batteries, a 15.4-inch infotainment screen, and a modern interior. Tom discusses what we know so far. Read…
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Renault Group is using a unique approach to unveil its upcoming hot hatch, the Renault 5 Turbo 3E. The company’s documentary series Anatomy of a Comeback premiered on Prime Video last week, showing an insider’s view into how the French marque – which was on the verge of collapse in the early 2020s –…
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The peak price to charge at the Laurel, MD Supercharger is $0.51/kWh as of December 7, 2024 Tesla revised its Supercharger prices during the first week of December 2024. This update brings a mix of price increases and decreases across the state, with some stations experiencing no changes. In this post, I’ll detail the…
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Xiaomi, one of the world’s leading smartphone companies, is now also one of the newest EV makers and is potentially heading towards international markets after delivering over 100,000 EVs in a matter of months. According to new reports from a media outlet, 36kr, which was shared by one post, Xiaomi has put international market expansion…
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There are some interesting new cell technologies that have come to market in the last few years, and a few more on their way, that are worth reviewing. Despite their vanishingly small market share right now, they often attract more attention. Could they be the next big thing, or will they just be a…
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Tesla has announced its 2024 Holiday Update, the latest iteration of its annual OTA Holiday Update rolled out across its vehicle line-up at no extra cost. Historically, these updates have brought new and notable features to Tesla owners at no extra cost. In 2023, for example, it launched Custom Lock Sounds, which allowed users…
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Pepco manages an EV charging station at Acredale Community Park in College Park, Maryland, with four Level 2 chargers. As of October 10, 2024, all four have been offline for nearly six months. EV drivers have been unable to use this site—which opened two years ago—due to what Pepco describes in their semi-annual report…
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Australian households with electric vehicles will have much lower energy costs than those households that own and drive internal combustion engine vehicles, according to a major new report by one of Australia’s main energy regulatory bodies. The Australian Energy Market Commission, which manages the rules of the main grid and is very much focused…
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