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Chery on top? Omoda E5 SUV mid-year launch leads Chinese brand’s expansive Aussie electric vehicle line-up

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READ MORE: Australia included in massive Chery EV rollout READ MORE: Chinese brand Chery to launch Omoda 5 PHEV in Australia READ MORE: Every new electric vehicle coming to Australia in 2024 Both will be powered by a single electric motor that produces 150kW and 340Nm, leading to a claimed 0-100km acceleration time of 7.6

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

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BEVs saw pull-forward sales, with volume around 2.5x Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) took just 4.8% PHEV’s relatively low share was not due to their fall in volume, rather that the volume of BEVs and petrol vehicles were much higher than usual.

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Domestic Tesla Model Y dominates the German EV market

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share of sales in February 2023, a drop from 24.9% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). BEVs have grown share modestly, but PHEVs have lost significantly. Overall auto market volume growth came on the back of sales growth of HEVs, BEVs, and Petrols. Germany, Europe’s single largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.5%

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan. It was all-new for the 2018 model year, and was engineered from the start to accommodate 2021’s PHEV version.

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The Workplace Charging Challenge

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Although Tesla gets the headlines (and stock price boost), Nissan and Chevrolet make the sales. Plug-in vehicle sales are indeed increasing, with the LEAF and Volt each selling about 2500 units in June 2013. Simple access to power while at work is a tremendous additional incentive for PEV sales of these lower-range cars.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

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READ MORE: Audi’s ultra-niche luxury coupe pickup EV READ MORE: Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023 It’s also the first BEV to wear Audi’s RS performance badge and has just landed in Australia. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS. It’s time for our first drive. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS. OK, not by much.

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Here's all the new electric cars or EVs coming to Australia in 2021

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This is a worthwhile and proven approach taken by so many Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV owners. The XC40 battery-electric version is available now in Australia and provides enough juice to travel up to 400kms. second boost from 0-100km/h, it makes the electric XC40 the quickest-accelerating Volvo on sale in Australia.