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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

EV Central

Firstly, it lands the Chinese maker in Australia’s biggest sales segment and, as a plug-in hybrid , it is BYD’s first ICE-powered , CO2-emitting vehicle to go on sale here following the launch of three BEVs since 2022 – the Atto 3 , Dolphin and Shark. litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 18.3kWh BYD ‘Blade’ LFP battery.

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Revealed: new Chinese EVs, but which could hit Australia?

EV Central

The never-ending roll-out of new Chinese electric vehicles continues. Some of them are whacky, some impressive, but all are of potential interest to Australia as Chinese manufacturers consider sales programs down under. Chery GENE. Chery GENE concept. Much remains unknown about the SC-01, such as its battery chemistry.

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Chinese automakers bring hybrids and plug-ins to Detroit, Geneva auto shows

Green Car Congress

At least two Chinese automakers are bringing some of their new energy vehicles—hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric—to two of the major international auto shows in the first quarter of this year. The E-JET concept range extended electric vehicle from GAC. Click to enlarge. Guangzhou Automobile Group Co.,

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China’s Aiways launches new EV hatch, considers Aussie launch

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Another Chinese electric vehicle brand is talking up its plans to come to Australia. It is fed by a 63kWh lithium-ion battery pack. second 0-100km/h time and a recharging rate up to 90kW. By the way, the Aiways name combines the Chinese world for love – Ai – with the English word way.

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

Plug In India

The physics, the mathematics and the chemistry all point to the fact that battery electric cars are far more efficient and far superior than Hydrogen cars will ever be. It takes more energy to run a hydrogen car compared to a battery electric car. In October 2019, they announced the eTNGA platform for battery electric cars.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Avatar E11 – a new brand with big dreams, Avatar has input from Huawei and CATL and is the product of Chinese car maker Changan. Chery has big plans for Australia. Think iX3, but smaller.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

In China, leading automakers BYD and Chery have announced plans to roll out their own electric models within the next two years. Still, Chinese auto-makers hesitate to mass-market their electric models domestically. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold. Investors, too, are excited. “That’s going to be tough.&#.

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