[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fH8HpYL2EPPS7ea-h6kP5qYxZyx7nRaWlHtUG6R-Wk10":3},{"success":4,"post":5,"related":28},true,{"id":6,"slug":7,"title":8,"excerpt":9,"content":10,"category":11,"author":12,"authorRole":13,"image":14,"tags":15,"sourceUrl":21,"sourceTitle":22,"readTime":23,"views":24,"published":4,"featured":25,"metaDescription":9,"metaKeywords":26,"createdAt":27,"updatedAt":27,"publishedAt":27},"do8ia5edz699fdt2ns4javoy","i-ve-seen-more-improvement-in-two-years-of-reviewing-evs-tha-mrbe0teo","I’ve Seen More Improvement In Two Years Of Reviewing EVs Than I D","Home Features Opinion I’ve Seen More Improvement In Two Years Of Reviewing EVs Than I Did In A Decade Testing Gas Cars As EVs rapidly improve in every...","\n    \u003Cp>Home Features Opinion I’ve Seen More Improvement In Two Years Of Reviewing EVs Than I Did In A Decade Testing Gas Cars As EVs rapidly improve in every key area, it's getting harder and harder to imagine a future for gasoline engines\u003C/p>\n\n    \u003Ch2>What's Happening\u003C/h2>\n    \u003Cp>Photo by: Ralph Hermens Mack Hogan By : Mack Hogan Jul 7, at 1:42pm ET Add InsideEVs as a preferred source in Google Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail copy Share Comment When I left Road & Track to join InsideEVs, my car enthusiast friends were surprised.  I was trading in the glamorous world of six-figure supercars and earth-shaking monster trucks for the practical business of charging infrastructure and battery chemistry.  Why would I bother, they asked, when even the mightiest EV was less exciting and heavier than a run-of-the-mill sports car.  The answer was hard to explain in the present tense.\u003C/p>\n\n    \u003Ch2>Why This Matters for EV Owners\u003C/h2>\n    \u003Cul>\n      \u003Cli>I was tired of living in a world where the past was celebrated as somehow pure, and the future tinged with anxiety about emissions and regulation\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>I wanted to get excited about the future again, and as I saw gas cars stagnate, I knew that I had to turn the page\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>In the two and a half years since, I can say with certainty that I've seen more exciting progress in the EV sector than I have in the last ten years of internal-combustion development\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>And the party's just getting started\u003C/li>\n    \u003C/ul>\n\n    \u003Ch2>The Bigger Picture\u003C/h2>\n    \u003Cp>The Best Gas Car Has Already Been Built I started reviewing cars professionally in 2017.  The first car I reviewed for CNBC was the then-new Volvo S90 , part of a new generation of Volvos meant to herald a new era for the automaker now under Chinese ownership. 0-liter inline-four with either a turbocharger or a turbocharger and a supercharger.    The first car I ever reviewed, a 2017 Volvo S90.  Modern gas Volvos still use the same engine.\u003C/p>\n\n    \n      \u003Ch2>What This Means for Your Wallet\u003C/h2>\n      \u003Cp>Based on current European charging rates, DC fast charging costs between \u003Cstrong>€0.30-0.65 per kWh\u003C/strong> depending on the network and country. This translates to roughly \u003Cstrong>40-60% savings\u003C/strong> compared to equivalent petrol costs. A typical fast-charging session takes \u003Cstrong>20-45 min (10-80% DC fast)\u003C/strong> — enough time for a coffee break on a long trip.\u003C/p>\n    \n\n      \u003Ch2>Real-World Range Considerations\u003C/h2>\n      \u003Cp>EVRoutes' route calculations account for real-world conditions. In winter, expect \u003Cstrong>15-30% range reduction\u003C/strong> due to battery chemistry and cabin heating. \u003Cstrong>Pro tip:\u003C/strong> Pre-conditioning the battery before DC fast charging can improve charging speeds by up to 30% in cold weather.\u003C/p>\n    \n\n    \u003Ch2>What to Watch Next\u003C/h2>\n    \u003Cp>Photo by: Mack Hogan/InsideEVs Today, the S90 is gone for our market, but its SUV sibling, the XC90, remains.  It comes with better cabin technology than the 2017 version, better tuning, and a better plug-in hybrid variant.  But the engine/transmission combo is much the same.  It gets only 1 mpg better, thanks not to improvements in gasoline engine design, but because of the inclusion of a mild 48-volt hybrid system that helps make up for the inherent inefficiency of a gas engine.\u003C/p>\n  ","Analysis","EVRoutes Team","EV Industry Analyst","",[16,17,18,19,20],"Ford","NIO","Battery Technology","EV Charging","Electric SUV","https://insideevs.com/features/800779/evs-improving-faster-than-gas/","Web",4,1,false,"Ford, NIO, Battery Technology, EV Charging, Electric SUV","2026-07-08T01:16:53.000Z",[29,34,39],{"slug":30,"title":31,"excerpt":32,"image":14,"category":11,"readTime":23,"publishedAt":33},"sony-and-honda-s-afeela-evs-are-dead-mn6pr1wu","Sony And Honda's Afeela EVs Are Dead","Home News Sony And Honda's Afeela EVs Are Dead The Afeela 1 electric sedan was almost ready for production, and an Afeela SUV was in the works. 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