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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

EV Central

The most recently launched model globally is the JS6, a 4.6m litre turbo-petrol engine. Chery launches within months with the Omoda 5 SUV, while the GWM Ora and Tank brands should also arrive in 2023. five-seat SUV with a 1.5-litre In China, an EV version has gone on-sale and a plug-in is also planned.

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EV gameplan: Strategic tie-ups, fund raising, the way forward | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Klaus Zellmer, the global CEO of Skoda Auto, has visited India thrice in the past 18 months. For the global head of an international automaker to devote so much time to one market may seem unusual, but for the Czech brand — that has been around in India for 20 years — the stakes in this country have never been higher.

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

Plug In India

This week’s episode is mostly an introduction to this series and some of our thoughts on the global electric car scene. How many petrol or diesel pickup trucks have such pre-order numbers? The average lifespan of a petrol or diesel car is around 200,000 km. This is a global phenomenon. Imagine you have a petrol car.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

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Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model. Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV. Sharing its architecture with the Volkswagen ID.3 4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery.

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New EV electric car calendar

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Chery Omoda 5 – Aussie return of Chinese Chery brand kicks off with the Omoda 5, which gets a PHEV drivetrain. Chery has big plans for Australia. Kia Soul EV – as a petrol wagon the Soul received a luke warm reception in Australia, but with an all-electric drivetrain it promises so much more.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

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Chery Car Co. While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18 In the UAE, where the government sets petrol pricing higher at $3.43 Around the six Gulf states, together with oil majors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, electrical vehicles account for simply 0.4%