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Gigantic Chinese Nio ET9 electric car guns for German limos with advanced battery tech that adds 255km in less than five minutes

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China’s Nio has pulled the drapes off the Nio ET9 it hopes will steal sales from luxurious European brands Mercedes-Maybach, Bentley and, even, Rolls-Royce when it lands in China in 2025 priced from 800,000 yuan ($165,000). 2025 Nio ET9 is intended to be a rival for German luxury cars. Ahead of the two loungers are a pair of 14.5-inch

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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

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This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm. But let’s approach this from a car enthusiast perspective. READ MORE: Give us a plug! ’ In a three-tonner.

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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

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British-Chinese sports car specialists Lotus is confident it will win the race to become the first mainstream sports car manufacturer to offer an all-electric product range. Among Lotus’ sports car rivals, only Maserati has set a clear deadline for the end of ICE in 2030. 2022 Lotus Evija hypercar. 2028: Chrysler.

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Volkswagen launches new luxury flagship Phideon at Geneva; plug-in hybrid drive planned; first VW brand car based on MLB

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The new Phideon was developed in Germany with the assistance of VW’s Chinese partner SAIC Volkswagen. Volkswagen’s design team derived the Phideon almost directly from the C Coupé GTE concept car, which was presented at Auto Shanghai in 2015, with only minor changes. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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We plan to make electric cars one of Volkswagen’s new hallmarks. The delivery figures also include the vehicles sold by the Chinese joint ventures. The business of the Chinese joint ventures is not included in the Group’s sales revenue and operating profit, however. In fiscal year 2015, Bentley generated sales revenue of €1.9

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New EV electric car calendar

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All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Think iX3, but smaller.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

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A new government and a change in mindset made 2022 a significant year for electric cars. Throw in one of the best sound systems of any new car – that includes Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, etc – and you have a tempting package that plays in the EV sweet spot. It was also a year of EV milestones.