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Below $30,000! MG 2 coming in 2025 to shatter electric car price barrier

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According to Auto Express , the new cheap EV could carry the MG 2 nameplate, signalling its positioning beneath both the new hybrid MG 3 (design studies pictured above) and larger all-electric MG 4. Also in the pipeline is an all-electric ZS SUV and an MG 4-based wagon. READ MORE: Park that Toyota Yaris! The post Below $30,000!

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Why Mazda electric cars won’t be tackling Tesla any time soon

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Mazda says it will be offering internal combustion engined models in Australia for years to come because it anticipates the transition to electric cars to be gradual. Mazda Australia managing director Vinesh Bhindhi argued the CX-60’s line-up of inline six-cylinder turbo-petrol and turbo-diesel mild hybrids and a 2.5-litre

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GWM Ora Sport on ice, but sleek high-performance EV could still get the tick of approval as a sporty rival to Tesla, BYD

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Local executives say the numbers don’t currently add up on the Ora Sport that was expected to sell from about $60,000, popping it squarely in the crosshairs of the hot-selling Tesla Model 3 and its closest rival, the BYD Seal. We will consider the EV SUV and the Ora Sport is still under study.”

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Iain Curry’s best electric car of 2023: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

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It’s time for our editors to vent about their electric car experiences and expectations! It delivers the feels, is a technological tour de force and is the first EV I’ve driven that comes close to the emotionally-involving experience of a performance petrol car. Okay, it costs $111,000. 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.

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Emissions gamble: Why electric car-maker BYD is adding ICE in Australia with the 2024 BYD Sealion 6

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The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. It is electric first and that is what we want to get across.”

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Now that’s a price cut! GWM Ora smashes MG4, BYD Dolphin and threatens entry-level ICE with $35K drive-away pricing

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The electric car pricing war is well and truly underway! The GWM Ora is now clearly the cheapest and most affordable new electric car sold in Australia thanks to $35,990 drive-away pricing announced this morning for the Standard Range model. MG4 was the price leader before the GWM Ora undercut it by $4000.

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2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE53 4Matic+ review: Why Toby Hagon thinks this electric performance car could be the best AMG ever!

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Unlike a petrol engine that prefers some heat in the system and fluids to be flowing, the EQE53 is ready to rumble from the outset. In some ways it’s indicative of the challenges for electric cars. The post 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE53 4Matic+ review: Why Toby Hagon thinks this electric performance car could be the best AMG ever!