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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

EV Central

To be distributed in Australia by independent BLK Auto, JAC has already commenced sales here with the N55EV electric van and will follow with the turbo diesel T9 Hunter dual cab ute in mid-2023. The future of JAC is EV,” declared Jason Pecotic, the managing director of BLK Auto. litre turbo-petrol engine. five-seat SUV with a 1.5-litre

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Chinese brand Chery to launch Omoda 5 PHEV in Australia

EV Central

Chery will be the next Chinese brand to attempt to disrupt the Australian auto market, with the car maker following established brands like MG and Great Wall – as well as newcomers like BYD – to our market with the Chery Omoda 5 PHEV.

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EV gameplan: Strategic tie-ups, fund raising, the way forward | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Klaus Zellmer, the global CEO of Skoda Auto, has visited India thrice in the past 18 months. While India continues to remain an outlier at present, it is expected to remain among the fastest growing auto markets in the coming decade, having already become one of the top three markets in the world for Skoda Auto. As India 3.0

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

Video: Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Electric Car FUD The first thing I want to talk about is the constant FUD -- fear, uncertainty, and doubt -- regarding electric vehicles propagated by ICE car CEOs, the media, ICE-car-centric magazines and websites, and petrol heads. The Tesla Cybertruck has more than 1.3

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

EV Central

Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV. Sharing its basic layout and compact SUV body with the petrol-powered models that hit the market in 2023, the Chery Omoda 5 EV gets a unique front-end design that appears to improve aerodynamics. Ford E-Transit Custom Ford E-Transit Custom.

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Will China win the electric car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Though China is clearly way behind the US and Japan in terms of producing petrol powered cars, it hopes to get a jump start on the opposition by skipping this technology and focusing on electrics. Of all the emerging Chinese auto manufacturers, BYD Auto appears best placed to emerge as a new super power in auto manufacturing.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

Baua Electric

Chery Car Co. Auto firms are likely to benefit from China’s deepening economic ties with the Middle East, just as escalating trade tensions with Europe and the US ripple through the EV sector and risk throttling the industry’s ambitions abroad. In the UAE, where the government sets petrol pricing higher at $3.43