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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

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The outrageous BYD Yangwang U8 luxury SUV is headed for Australia. A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. The maximum DC fast charge rate is 110kW.

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Skoda reveals $40,000 Epiq entry-level electric SUV launching in 2025

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READ MORE: Skoda Vision 7S concept previews 2026 electric SUV READ MORE: Skoda Enyaq Coupe revealed, vRS performance version locked in READ MORE: Skoda Enyaq iV has 5 models, up to 510km EV range If it gets to Australia, Chinese budget leaders suchn as the MYD Dolphin and MG4 will be the targets. 2025 Skoda Epiq interior.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

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A shitty obscure Chinese electric car. Dropping to just 3km range when Chinese EV refused to charge. Rent a petrol or diesel car for your holidays. In many places, electric cars are cheaper to rent than equivalent petrol cars. And as Europcar says on its website: Save on Petrol! How spectacularly naive.

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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. Pecotic, a China auto industry veteran, has had a previous stint with JAC when it briefly sold a diesel truck here a decade ago, as well as WMC (Foton) utes and MG, which is part of Chinese manufacturing giant SAIC. 2023 JAC JS6 SUV.

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MG4 priced from $44,990 plus on-road costs as $3000 discounts offered on ZS EV

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The first ground-up EV from the Chinese-owned British brand – the MG ZS electric SUV is build on the architecture of a petrol vehicle – the MG4 could be a major player at the entry-level end of the EV market. The entry-level model will be the MG4 Excite with a 64kWh battery and a claimed WLTP range of 450km.

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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 rear seat.

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New GMC Sierra EV is a 1064Nm super-ute, tows 4300kg

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It is also the latest electric reveal from GM, which has also recently shown the Cadillac Celestiq ultra-luxury car and Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox BEV SUVs. The Sierra EV Denali comes with 800V DC fast charging capability at speeds up to 350kW. The first EV ute to launch in Australia, the Chinese LDV eT60 , is now going on-sale.

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