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The smartest electric car buy? Smart to launch as EV brand in Australia with two affordable SUVs to tackle BYD and GWM

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Smart will soon officially announce plans to return to the Australian market in the near future after a 10-year hiatus and introduce a new range of battery-electric cars. Smart to launch as EV brand in Australia with two affordable SUVs to tackle BYD and GWM appeared first on EV Central.

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Ford Puma EV coming to Australia in 2024 as new affordable electric SUV

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The Ford Puma EV will be coming to Australia in 2024, adding a new compact SUV to the affordable end of the electric car market. No word on pricing, although clearly it will play at the more affordable end of the EV market. We will be bringing in a BEV Puma.”

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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

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The Chinese electrified vehicle maker Leapmotor will launch in Australia in late 2024 as part of an international expansion backed by global auto giant Stellantis. Leapmotor International future product plan. How many of them would come to Australia remains to be seen. Leapmotor T03. More are expected to emerge soon.

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2024 Polestar 3 family to grow: More affordable 650km-plus Single Motor model and hi-po ‘Beast’ incoming

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The Polestar 3 large luxury electric SUV due to start deliveries to customers in Australia in September will soon be more affordable – and go further on a charge. Polestar has done BST versions of the 2 – although they were never sold in Australia – and has previously said it wants to do future iterations on other models.

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Budget relief! Porsche planning more affordable Macan EV … but it will still cost heaps

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There are only two dual motor models in the Macan EV range that launches in Australia later this year – the $133,700 Macan 4 and the $180,100 Macan Turbo. That gap will narrow but not close with the introduction of a single motor rear-wheel drive Macan EV sometime in the not too distant future. The bad news? 2024 Porsche Macan Turbo.

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Look out Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz! Toyota plotting affordable all-electric baby HiLux  

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So for us, it’s one of the opportunities to think about — the smaller size than Tacoma pick-up in the future.” Car-based monocoque-chassis lifestyle utes have a bright future in markets like Australia, with both the next-generation Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz in consideration to be eventually be offered in our market in the future.

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GM, POSCO Future M announce 2nd phase of CAM production in N America; adding pCAM

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General Motors and POSCO Future M announced the second phase of their Ultium CAM joint venture, an investment projected to exceed US$1 billion to increase production capacity of cathode active materials (CAM) in North America and integrate precursor materials production. Site selection will be announced later. EV Components Sept.

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