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

EV Central

While no pricing has been announced, it would be logical to suggest it would be priced above the Omoda 5 ICE range that tops out at $41,490 drive-away. A 61kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides the juice. The ambitious Chinese Chery brand will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia when the Omoda E5 SUV arrives mid-year.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

now taking place in suburban homes, using outside wall-mounted chargers metered to give credit to vehicle owners on their utility bills in exchange for uploading battery juice during peak hours. We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016. And these daily energy trades help to keep prices down for subscribers.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

The Tesla Model 3 in 2016 got 400,000 pre-orders in just a week. In the coming decade, battery prices will go down, whereas the cost of petrol will keep going up. A BYD or an OLA Electric or someone else will come in and disrupt the market, like Reliance Jio did back in 2016. The Tesla Cybertruck has more than 1.3