The manufacturers of batteries for electric cars go to great lengths to make sure EV batteries are safe, fitting smart management systems to prevent overheating and other problems. Batteries do get warm as they charge and discharge, but cars are designed to keep them cool – high performance EVs...
Cost of charging at home - 3 example electric cars: Battery sizeApproximate “real-world” electric rangeCost to fully charge*Cost per mile Nissan LEAF 3.ZERO e+ (2019) 62 kWh 239 miles £15.19 6.35p Mercedes-Benz EQE (2022) 100 kWh 394 miles £24.50 6.21p Hyundai Tucson PHEV (...
yet the roads are still mostly filled with gas-powered cars. So, why are people saying they want electric vehicles but very few have actually made the leap? Pre-conceived notions about things like cost, insufficient vehicle range or lack of places to charge have likely kept many Americans on...
Petrol or diesel powered cars (henceforth referred as conventional vehicles (CV)) have long been in existence, and currently, 75% of cars in Australia belong to this category. Hybrids (HEVs), i.e. a vehicle with an electric drive system and an internal combustion engine running on either ...
In this vein, the European Union (EU) is discussing extensively the enforcement of a driving ban for diesel cars in other European and German cities [61,95,107]. By doing so, policy makers want to reduce local emissions, such as nitrogen oxide, in order to mitigate environmental and ...
The EY Mobility Consumer Index (MCI) provides unique insights on the shifts being witnessed in journey patterns, modal choices, vehicle buying and transition to electric mobility in the post-COVID world. Based on a global survey of more than 15,000 consumers across 20 countries ...
shopping the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Jaguar I-Pace with the Tesla Model Y, the BMW i4 with the Tesla Model 3 Performance, and the Hyundai Kona EV with the lower-tier Model 3 cars. BothBMWand Hyundai offer three years of included maintenance. Jaguar offers five years of included ...
Do you drive a hybrid or an EV? Look somewhere else.No endurance plan is right for you if you drive a hybrid or an EV. There’s a lot of language that applies to these vehicles in the contracts, and it’s all bad. Only three of the plans even offer coverage for hybrids, and whe...
For most daily commutes, leaving your EV plugged in overnight to your home Level 1 or Level 2 charger suffices. Summary While EVs generally take longer to “refuel” than gas-powered cars, you can save a bit of money in the long run. Compared to DC fast chargers, wall-mounted panels...
The National Edition shows us how cheap electric cars can be and seems to be a good alternative to the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV. The name of this edition suggests that it’s only made for the domestic market. Moreover, it’s as unsafe as most regular heavy quadricycles, since it does...