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This site is the future of service stations: banks of chargers (45 x350 kW, kids play area, cafe and toilets *and the complete silence of an EV site*. So many chargers that normal app- based charger selection UIs can't cope -too many to scroll through.

The solar panels at the site mean InstaVolt charge 65p/kWh - we sat in the sun and let the car charge up to 80%, even as the charge rate dropped to 40 kW. No need to feel guilty

A backwards step

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/geely-renault-firm-horse-reveals-hybrid-conversion-electric-cars

>Geely-Renault firm Horse reveals hybrid conversion for electric cars... The new Horse unit comes as several manufacturers slow their transition to all-electric line-ups.

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>Notably, Fiat is currently developing a new version of the 500e retrofitted with a hybrid powertrain to replace the old petrol 500 and to buoy its business amid slow sales of the EV.

Autocar · Geely-Renault firm Horse reveals new hybrid engine designed for retrofitting into EVsBy Charlie Martin