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Ambient lighting glows around the wood finishes and the door handles reinforce the tactility and attention to detail. Light seats and lower door skins and interspersed by some of that sustainability then there’s a dark upper dash. It’s an unbranded system designed in-house by Tesla, but it’s a quality bit of audio kit.
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In fact, Australia is the only market to get the CX-60, CX-70, CX-90 and this CX-80, probably because they’re all so similar they can’t help but step on the other’s toes. But, I guess in keeping with Mazda’s move upmarket, they do throw a whole bunch of kit at each trim level. There’s also three-zone climate control and LED lighting.
While it’s not cheap, the EV9 comes loaded with equipment and technology to help justify a circa-$100K starting price when it arrives in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2023. While the EV9 Air will be the entry-level model it will come with plenty of kit. However, that’s a combo it looks like Australia won’t initially get.
Clearly that circa-400km range will still limit where an EV camper can go, especially in the more remote areas of Western Australia where it will initially be available. We’ve just got to get the kilometres right,” Sands told EV Central. The Roev EVs will provide vehicle-to-load capabilities, able to supply up to 4.8kW of electricity.
EV Central’s 2023 Peugeot e-Partner review: The Peugeot e-Partner compact electric van adds another contender to the small but growing light commercial EV segment. It’s also the first battery electric model from the French brand in Australia, with three more EVs due before the end of 2024, including the larger e-Expert medium van.
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