{"id":8258,"date":"2023-02-18T10:54:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T10:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/?p=8258"},"modified":"2025-01-31T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T13:05:32","slug":"lowflying-february-2023-putting-the-ev-in-seven-ev-bits-and-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/02\/18\/lowflying-february-2023-putting-the-ev-in-seven-ev-bits-and-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowflying February 2023 &#8211; Putting the EV in sEVen &#8211; EV Bits and Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is part 3,\u00a0for the February 2023 issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caterhamlotus7.club\">Lowflying<\/a>, of a multi-part series of articles. 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