Category: Hybrid Electric Vehicles
BMW reveals all-new, 717bhp hybrid M5 Touring– and it could be the perfect family wagon
It’s difficult to comprehend, but the last time BMW treated the world to an awesomely-powerful M5 Touring was way back in 2007. But 17 years later, the German marque has righted those wrongs with arguably the most potent specimen to date. All hail the 2024 BMW M5 Touring (code-name G99…
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Zeekr’s upcoming 007 EV will be able to charge in just 10 minutes… but there’s a catch
Chinese EV manufacturer Zeekr has just lifted the lid on its latest 5.5C lithium iron phosphate battery packs, which the company says are capable of being topped up from 10%-80% in just over 10 minutes. The official figure is 10 minutes 30 seconds, with Zeekr going on to say that…
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Your EV has more range than you think– new world record trip squeezes 569 miles from 373-mile Ford Mustang Mach-E in mammoth EV efficiency effort
A team from the UK has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest journey by an electric vehicle on a single charge, piloting a production Ford Mustang Mach-E for just over 569-miles without stopping. The Herculean high-mileage effort is even more impressive when you consider the Ford Mustang…
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Hurrah! Fiat’s next EV will be the first with built-in charging cables – and that’s a smart idea
Not only will the upcoming Fiat Grand Panda be one of the cheapest electric cars when it goes on sale in Europe next year, it will also be the first to offer an integrated charging cable. Currently, EV owners are forced to spool up their awkward and heavy cables, before…
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Ford could be working on a camera system that automatically reports speeding vehicles
A recent patent filing by Ford titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” appears to show that the company is looking at a way of automatically snitching on speeding motorists. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the filing looks at ways Ford can use it…
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This sub-$13,000 EV has become a surprise smash hit – and it’s coming to a dealer near you soon
Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast has announced that the tiny VF 3 model, its social media sweetheart, has begun shipping and that the cut-price Suzuki Jimny lookalike has been a runaway pre-order success. It comes as no surprise, considering the cheapest model costs just 235 million VND, or about $9,248 (£7,250/AU$14,000)…
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