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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

Push EVs

Furthermore, from 1st of January, VAT is being applied for the portion of a BEV’s price that exceeds a 500,000 NOK (~ €47,000) threshold. Most of Norway’s top 10 bestselling BEVs are priced above this threshold (though a few have base prices that start just below it). For a BEV priced around 700,000 NOK (e.g.

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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

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. Logical opposition for the Chery Omoda E5 will be led by rivals from China, the BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EV.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

Battery packs from BYD, CATL, and Tesla all reported having 1 million km of usable life. In the coming decade, battery prices will go down, whereas the cost of petrol will keep going up. million pre-orders BYD claims that their Blade Battery would last for 1.2 I expect BYD to be one of the world's largest EV makers in the world.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Apart from the price, the only other drawback fo the car is its suspension. Also meeting BYD e6 owner! Started the day with a visit to India’s first owner of the BYD B6 car. The BYD is going to be Jay’s car now. The BYD folks use kWh per 100 km - please spare us guys and move on to wh/km.)

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

Nudged them to consider the BYD. So you can get max juice out of the battery. Prices are reasonable. Chatted up with a few curious cabbies and did the electric math with them. Unfortunately, both the Nexon and Tigor Ziptron are not available for commercial sales. It is a damn good Innova substitute.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. But the batterypack is the most expensive part of the car -- it can cost thousands of dollars and equate to half the vehicle price. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. Looking for a better auto insurance rate?

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Polestar 2 AWD or 2WD: Which one should you buy?

EV Central

The Polestar 2 was Australia’s fourth best-selling EV of 2022 , behind only Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y , plus the cheapie disruptor BYD Atto 3. ” That could be of key importance to many buying in this price bracket, and we must acknowledge there are EV adopters who simply don’t want a Tesla, as good as they are.

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