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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. billion ($A1.8b) to build the world’s largest sodium battery plant in Xuzhou in China.

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Could a tiny $30,000 2024 Hyundai Casper electric SUV challenge the BYD Dolphin and MG4 in Australia?

EV Central

Just build it! EVCentral’s Korean Casper test Developed to an ultra-low price of “less than €20,000” ($A33,000), Hyundai hopes the Casper EV will democratise electric cars in Europe, while fending off the new wave of cheap electric cars from the likes of MG and BYD. Read more: An electric Hyundai Casper?

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Used EVs – Over The Hill, Or An Absolute Steal?

My Energi

40 i (40 kWh) – Cheap to run, cheap to buy, the Renault Zoe is the perfect all-rounder. Volkswagen e-Golf (24kWh) – Impressive build quality and a real-world range of over 80 miles is more than enough for the average UK motorist’s daily needs. Will the price cap rise far above petrol prices and massively impact my finances?

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Is misinformation putting the brakes on the used EV market?

My Energi

The used EV market should be thriving – and such impressive growth figures suggest that progress is building fast. It might sound obvious, but the latest models have been designed to far outperform their petrol and diesel predecessors. Will the price cap rise far above falling petrol prices, leaving me between a rock and a hard place?

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors, providing about 100km of EV range as well as the ability to travel further on petrol. The most powerful F-150 Lightning will have up to 433kW and 1051Nm and be capable of faster acceleration than any petrol-powered F-150 before it.

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The Inefficiency of Car Buying

Clean Car

They don’t care that its an end of line car with an older engine and a socket for a nokia 6310, its cheap and its better than what they are driving today. The pedants are methodical they start with a list of “must-have” attributes, such as it must have 7 seats, four-wheel drive and a towing capacity of 1600 kilos.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

In addition, it is subject to similar refining, storage and distribution costs currently associated with petrol and diesel, including upstream CO2 emissions where the electricity required is usually generated from fossil fuels. Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term.