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7 Best 7-Seater EVs of 2024 7 Best 7-Seater EVs of 2024
As the world innovates to find more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives to most things, the motor vehicle is going in one direction only, electric. In 2035, it will no longer be legal for any manufacturer to produce ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles, and everything will be battery-operated. It is likely, that over the next few years, ...
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Renault Trafic E-Tech expands zero-emission van options Renault Trafic E-Tech expands zero-emission van options
The Renault Traffic is 40 years old, but the latest model has its eyes on the future with a fully electric version. The Renault Trafic E-Tech comes with a choice of two body lengths and two heights, based around a 52kWh battery that delivers an official 186-mile range at a maximum speed of 68mph. Rapid charging fills the battery in an hou ...
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Entry-level BMW iX2 revealed Entry-level BMW iX2 revealed
A new entry-level variant of the fully electric BMW iX2 will go on sale this month. The new BMW iX2 eDrive20 has a 65kWh battery, giving it a claimed range of up to 297 miles, with upgraded charging software and predictive heat management capability speeding up fast charging performance. It can be hooked up to fast chargers delivering 130kW, mea ...
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The Renault 5 EV: Your Familiar French Friend Just Got Fancy! The Renault 5 EV: Your Familiar French Friend Just Got Fancy!
The Renault 5 EV: Your Familiar French Friend Just Got Fancy! Vive la révolution, cry the people as the drive to a better future silently roars by. Finally, it has happened, one of your best loved four-wheeled friends has got the electric vehicle treatment and is back with a vengeance. Still looking as full of character as it ever did, the Renault ...
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Government reduces Advisory Fuel Rates for company car drivers Government reduces Advisory Fuel Rates for company car drivers
Company car drivers claiming back petrol and diesel costs from their employers will receive less from next month. The new Advisory Fuel Rates (AFRs) published by HMRC, which come into force from Friday, 01 March 2024, see rates fall for all fuels except EVs, which remain at 9 pence per mile. Drivers with petrol or diesel engines up to two litres ...
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Future electric vehicles – 2024 and beyond Future electric vehicles – 2024 and beyond
'Roads? Where we are going, we don't need roads.' (Doc Brown, 1985) A bold prediction from a well-known movie that hasn't come to fruition, but the creations that navigate the myriad of paths, lanes and carriageways across the land have certainly advanced, in technology, aesthetics, design and fuel. We are now in the time of the electric vehicle, b ...
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