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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

EV Central

The Chinese electrified vehicle maker Leapmotor will launch in Australia in late 2024 as part of an international expansion backed by global auto giant Stellantis. How many of them would come to Australia remains to be seen. In Australia Stellantis itself currently sells Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Jeep. Leapmotor T03.

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Show me the money! Ford targets Tesla Model 2, MG4 and BYD Dolphin with new small electric car line-up

EV Central

Facing multi-billion dollar annual losses from its electric vehicle product roll-out, Ford has revealed it is going to build its own ground-up smaller and cheaper EVs to tackle the Tesla Model 2 and Chinese brands head-on. In Australia that charge is led by the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora. “We have to fix this problem.

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The EV Transition Explained: Local Policies Shape Global Competition

Cars That Think

the Chinese government also expects to become the undisputed global leader in EVs. The Chinese government long ago realized that if ICE vehicles were to be eliminated, China could effectively compete with Western automakers. The Chinese government has also made known that it will protect the country’s EV leadership position.

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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

Charged EVs

“That said, with increased adoption of batteries, alongside improvements in technologies, the [long-term] trend is likely to still be towards lower battery costs and increased affordability, as economies of scale take hold.”. We’ve seen Chinese automakers be really ahead of the pack here, along with Tesla.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. South Korea did that and Australia is going to be doing that. We need an economy electric car that we an afford, not that nonsense.

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