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Bruce Newton’s best electric car of 2023: MG4

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Traditionally, no contest right; German thoroughbred versus a Korean SUV. The electric car I am most looking forward to in 2024: Chery Omoda 5 BEV Consulting EV Central’s in-depth guide to new EV metal heading our way in 2024 , I’ve got to admit that nothing truly stands out. Chery Omoda 5. Kia EV6 GT.

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Target BYD Atto 3! China’s Chery Omoda E5 wants a big slice of the affordable electric SUV action

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That’s the task BYD’s rival Chinese brand Chery has set its incoming Omoda E5 electric compact SUV. On-sale from July, the Omoda E5 will be the first battery electric model brought into Australia by Chery since it launched here in early 2023. READ MORE: Chery on top? 2024 Chery Omoda E5 interior.

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

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JAC will roll out right-hand drive SUVs the same year, while passenger cars will follow after that. The next vehicle they are working on is SUV. Once we have successfully launched 4×4 pick-up we will then move into SUV and you will slowly see them work through their passenger ranges as they enter into the market.

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

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The whirlwind that is BYD’s Australian journey has dropped yet another model on local shores, the Sealion 6 medium SUV. litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 18.3kWh BYD ‘Blade’ LFP battery. It’s a significant arrival for a couple of reasons. Both Sealion 6s have five seats, a 1.5-litre 2024 BYD Sealion 6. SCORE: 3.5/5

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

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Growing volumes for petrol- and diesel-run vehicles and improving cost structures has meant that the majority of them have broken into profits over the past few years. With the promise of a future in the EV business, M&M had been making rapid strides in the mainstream SUV market.

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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. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards.

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

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4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. It’s the former that will show up first but the latter is more interesting because as a mid-sized SUV it would provide more firepower against the Tesla Model Y. Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV.