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

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If you’ve been a bit gobsmacked by the rise in price of the new Porsche Macan EV compared to its ICE predecessor, we’ve got a good news/bad news story for you. 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. 2024 Porsche Macan 4.

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2024 Porsche Macan review: First drive of one of the most important new electric cars of the year

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The Porsche Macan is a whole lot more than just another fast SUV. Let me explain… The Macan is Porsche’s top selling car, accounting for about half of the brand’s sales in Australia. Distinguished by its fake air vents on the sides of the rear bumper, the Porsche Macan Turbo makes up to 470kW and 1130Nm and gets to 100km/h in 3.3

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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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Forget Tesla and BYD: Cadillac is shooting for the (three-point) stars in Australia with 2024 Lyriq electric car to spearhead multi-model rollout

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Cadillac will be a “tier-one luxury brand” in Australia, with the incoming Lyriq EV to be followed by a fleet of a high-end electric vehicles that will target Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus in our market. ” First to arrive will be the Lyriq, which will launch in Australia in the second half of 2024.

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It’s a buyers’ market! Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y dominate  rapidly growing used EV sales in Australia

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READ MORE: We buy a used Porsche Taycan! per cent) A healthy and growing pool of affordable used EVs is critical to their wider adoption in Australia. New electric vehicle sales in Australia March 2024 comprised 9.5 Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas READ MORE: Shock report! per cent) MG ZS EV – 469 (6.2

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Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar in Australia

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The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. According to the official VFACTS figures, there were 3330 examples of the battery electric SUV sold in Australia last month. Tesla’s tally is obviously the key to the 385.4 For the year they have a 7.35

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GWM Ora Sport on ice, but sleek high-performance EV could still get the tick of approval as a sporty rival to Tesla, BYD

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The GWM Ora Sport that was shaping up to be the performance hero of the brand’s local line-up is unlikely to come to Australia any time soon. The sleek five-door with styling similarities to a Porsche Panamera is instead being put on ice as the fast-growing Chinese giant monitors the evolution of the local EV line-up.

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