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Chery on top? Omoda E5 SUV mid-year launch leads Chinese brand’s expansive Aussie electric vehicle line-up

EV Central

The ambitious Chinese Chery brand will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia when the Omoda E5 SUV arrives mid-year. While no pricing has been announced, it would be logical to suggest it would be priced above the Omoda 5 ICE range that tops out at $41,490 drive-away. A 61kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides the juice.

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Here's all the new electric cars or EVs coming to Australia in 2021

EVolution

Watch any overseas You Tube channel and you may be led to believe that in Australia and NZ we’re being left wanting. There are some truly awesome vehicles coming to Australia and New Zealand. The Audi e-Tron GT is due to arrive in Australia during the third quarter of 2021. And you’d be absolutely correct. kWh/100 km.

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Tank 500 Ultra Review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

EV Central

But the GWM Tank 500 might also be the start of the future for large and highly capable off-road 4×4 wagons so widely liked in Australia. READ MORE: 2024 GWM Ora Extended Range review: One of Australia’s cheapest electric cars tested READ MORE: New EV electric car calendar READ MORE: It’s got the Poer! tonne behemoth is anathema.

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Cupra Born review: High five for Spanish compact hatch

EV Central

The arrival of the Cupra Born in Australia is pretty significant. The four-year old Spanish spin-off from SEAT has also beaten the Volkswagen brand to market in Australia with its first BEV ( with more to come ), although VW will soon be fighting back with a concerted rollout of its own electric vehicles starting with the ID.4

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

EV Central

READ MORE: Audi’s ultra-niche luxury coupe pickup EV READ MORE: Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023 It’s also the first BEV to wear Audi’s RS performance badge and has just landed in Australia. Another rival is the Mercedes-AMG EQE53 , which has also just launched in Australia. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.

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Nissan Qashqai e-Power review: Is it really an almost-EV?

EV Central

. “The Qashqai e-Power will appeal to drivers who aren’t yet ready for a pure EV in their lives but do want to be more sustainable and enjoy the fun-to-drive EV feeling day to day,” says Nissan’s product strategy and pricing chief for the region that includes Australia, Arnaud Charpentier. Nothing else.

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California ARB considering four new low-carbon fuel pathways; Neste renewable diesel and sugarcane molasses ethanol

Green Car Congress

This feedstock is rendered in Australia and shipped by ocean tanker an estimated 4,548 nautical miles to the Neste plant. After the sugarcane has been crushed, all of the cane juice is sent to sugar production. The plant produces approximately 250 million gallons of RD annually. Pantaleon Sugar Holdings (Bio-Etanol S.A)

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