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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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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. That’s because Yangwang is a new subsidiary brand of BYD devoted to luxury vehicles.

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review: 331 reasons the dual motor is worth the extra spend

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range: What we think As we’ve covered off with the Rear-Wheel Drive , the 2024 updates to the Model 3 – codenamed Highland – make a big difference to the look. The Tesla Model 3 is the top selling mid-sized car in the country and the second best-selling EV – behind only the Tesla Model Y.

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance review: Global launch first drive of a sickeningly good electric sports sedan

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Tesla Model 3 Performance set for huge boost as reveal looms READ MORE: Updated Tesla Model 3 electric car now on sale in Australia, bringing Project Highland updates to reality with more features, tech and EV range When they talk about cars and what they want from them, these guys reference old BMW M3s and Porsche 911s.

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2023 Toyota bZ4X

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Then, by 2030, 80 percent of Toyota’s global sales will be electrified with hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Charging is through Level 1, 2 or 3 (DC Fast Charging) plus regenerative braking. The DC charging should translate into an 80-percent charge in about an hour. Town and Country.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

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Charging the British way Around the UK In the UK my goal was to drive from Heathrow on a mammoth loop around the very northern parts of the Scottish Highlands on the NC 500 route, which traverses one of the most remote and sparsely populated parts of Europe. I duly plugged it into an exterior household outlet.

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Camry hybrid, Ioniq 5 N reviews; Prius and Cybertruck recalls; Highlander EV: The Week in Reverse

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The Kentucky-made three-row Toyota electric SUV that the automaker has been underscoring is on the way has taken on an intriguing twist with new info: that it’s reportedly a Toyota Highlander EV. The plug-in series hybrids would have used dramatically downsized engines—a turbo-2 for the EQS—while halving the EV battery pack.

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2024 Hyundai Kona Electric review: Is this the sweet spot between the BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model Y?

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Finally, you can have the Kona Electric Premium, which is only available with the bigger battery — but you’ll have to pay for it, with the fanciest Kona listing at $68,000, or $4000 more than its equivalent predecessor (which was called the Highlander). As a result, going from 10-80 percent full on a DC charger will take 45 minutes.

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