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Honda ZR-V hybrid SUV confirmed for Australia

EV Central

Honda will launch yet another rival for the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid mid-2023. The ZR-V is the first new SUV nameplate from Honda since 1999 and it will sit between the smaller HR-V and larger CR-V in the line-up. 2023 Honda ZR-V interior. 2023 Honda ZR-V interior. 2023 Honda ZR-V. litre engine.

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Kia EV5 medium SUV revealed, could be here in 2024

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Kia has staged the surprise reveal of a medium-sized electric SUV dubbed the Concept EV5. Rolled out at the brand’s Chinese EV Day, it comes just days after the production version of the large Kia EV9 SUV was revealed. In Australia, we could see the production EV5 as soon as 2024. 2023 Kia EV5 Concept dashboard and cockpit.

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Kia EV5 detailed ahead of mid-2024 arrival: Is this the electric SUV that could prove the biggest threat yet to the Tesla Model Y?

EV Central

Rather than a low-volume player, Kia is preparing for the EV5 to be one of its top selling vehicles – and a car that can tempt buyers out of hybrids such as the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Nissan X-Trail e-Power and Honda CR-V Hybrid. “We The EV5 has undergone local development, with a unique suspension and steering tune for cars coming to Australia.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

Tesla briefly entered the list of top sellers, with the Model Y also topping the SUV sales charts in September. The proof is already on Australian roads in the form of the BYD Atto 3 compact SUV. If it wasn’t so stupidly expensive (around $100K, at least), I’d buy one. It was also a year of EV milestones. BYD Atto 3.

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Electric Car Watch #5: BYD's Blade Battery & World leader

Plug In India

There is also the electric crossover SUV, "Tang" SUV, which also uses the ‘Blade Battery’ with a capacity of 86.4 Everyone will buy electric cars if car makers are honest and don’t inflate pricing of electric cars. BYD is also betting big in the UK, Singapore, Australia, and NZ. Which is incredible.

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Electric vehicle winners and losers: Volkswagen steps up as Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Nissan drop the ball – and Tesla and BYD run away with it | Opinion

EV Central

READ MORE: MG4 priced from $44,990 plus on-road costs as $3000 discounts offered on ZS EV READ MORE: Australia’s cheapest EV? Toyota, the world’s largest car company remember, managed 30, Honda 28, Nissan 2 and Mazda a fairly appalling 10. Honestly, who’d want to be a product planner for a car company? No, sorry, fridges.

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

Baua Electric

When it was over, all the British and Italian motorcycle brands were wiped out, leaving the field to one US brand—Harley Davidson—and four Japanese brands—Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha. Tesla shipped 344,000 China-built cars to Canada, Australia, Europe and other markets last year.