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’S**t-hot’ news! Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX electric super-van landing in Australia in 2025

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The Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX is coming to Australia. Yep, the born-again all-electric version of the Kombi with a healthy dose of GTI spice will flesh out the ID.Buzz range when it hits the roads locally in 2025. As the performance hero in the broad ID.Buzz range, the GTX promises serious punch from its dual motor set-up.

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Everything you need to know about the 2023 BYD Dolphin in Australia: Pricing, grades, specifications, power outputs and driving range

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Buying the cheapest BYD Dolphin Dynamic is about $800 cheaper than buying the cheapest MG4 Excite with the smaller battery pack. The cheapest state to buy the Dolphin is Tasmania, where it costs $39,489.57 The most expensive state is Western Australia, where it will cost $41,810.05. to drive-away. drive-away.

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Tesla Model Y Long Range now available in Australia; price reductions on other Teslas

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Tesla has added the Model Y Long Range dual motor all-wheel drive to its Australian line-up and reduced the price of the Rear-Wheel Drive in the mid-sized SUV range. Priced from $81,900 plus on-road costs, the mid-spec version of Australia’s top-selling electric SUV is available for delivery from May to June.

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Peugeot e-Expert van confirmed for Australia as electric commercial vehicles charge into market

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The electric van segment is lighting up in Australia and the French brand Peugeot is throwing accelerant on the fire. Having just launched its e-Partner electric van as the flagship of its small Partner van range, it has confirmed it will add the e-Expert in 2024 to its medium Expert van range.

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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

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Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. litre turbo-diesel engine. But it won’t be the last.

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Denied! Why the bonkers BYD Yangwang U9 electric hypercar has been locked out of Australia

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While BYD has given the thumbs up for the outrageous Yangwang U8 SUV to come to Australia by the end of 2025, it’s thumbs down for the U9 hypercar. Mind you the plug-in hybrid U8 SUV is priced roughly equivalently, but Australian BYD importer Luke Todd is convinced the Range Rover fighter has a worthwhile local market. The post Denied!

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Used Tesla Model 3 cars are selling for $91,000 in Australia

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In Australia, used Tesla Model 3 cars are selling for $A130,00 ($91,000). Australians are waiting up to nine months for deliveries of their new Teslas and they are opting to buy used vehicles with only a few hundred miles. Demand for Used EVs in Australia. The used Tesla Model 3 EVs are selling for around A$130,000 or higher.

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