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Wanted for Australia! New BYD super-brand Leopard shows off 4×4 and supercar concepts

EV Central

A family of brutal 4x4s including a Toyota LandCruiser rival along with a radical supercar have been added to Chinese electrified mega-brand BYD’s rapidly expanding new vehicle armoury and are wanted in Australia. When it arrives the Bao 3 will be priced from around 200,000 Chinese Yuan which equates to around $43,000 in our money.

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Three perspectives on China’s EV industry (spoiler alert: legacy brands are toast) – Charged EVs

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Each reaches basically the same conclusion: the global non-Chinese automakers will never be able to catch up unless they radically change their corporate mindsets. Car Wars Han Feizi, writing in Asia Times , offers a colorful assessment of the current EV scene in China, which he compares to the notorious Japanese “motorcycle wars.”

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Iconic Automotive Designer Peter Horbury Died At Age 73

The Truth About Cars

He passed away , aged 73, on a recent trip to China while visiting colleagues from his more recent employer, Lotus. Later, he headed design for Ford when it owned Aston Martin, Volvo, and Jaguar. Most recently, Horbury worked with Geely after the Chinese company bought Volvo from Ford.

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Polestar (PSNY) CEO says rivals are falling into a trap by delaying EV plans

Baua Electric

Polestar has two high-margin electric SUVs, the Polestar 3 and 4, launching this year in key markets. Polestar 3 production began in China last week, with the first test runs at its SC plant successfully completed. Polestar delivered 12,800 vehicles in Q4, including 880 Polestar 4s in China.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards.