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Emissions gamble: Why electric car-maker BYD is adding ICE in Australia with the 2024 BYD Sealion 6

EV Central

The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. The passion of the BYD owners is immense,” he added. They claim 1.1L/100km

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Shark bites: BYD continues teasing roll-out of Aussie-bound dual-cab ute

EV Central

The 2024 BYD Shark was a surprise no show at the Beijing motor show but the Chinese car-maker has dropped four new teases of its electrified dual-cab 4×4 ute ahead of its imminent arrival. The Shark is currently testing in Australia and BYD is pushing to have it on-sale here before the end of 2024. 2025 BYD Shark tease.

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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

EV Central

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Exceed with electric scooter on the Gold Coast, Queensland They don’t take up much room, are easy to maintain and can be bought for not a lot of money. There’s the ‘last mile’ concept. I ditched the Outlander PHEV here and saddled up the e-scooter.

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BYD’s staggering Australian ambitions: Electrified mega-brand plans sales explosion and new model avalanche

EV Central

BYD has outlined a stunningly ambitious new model roll-out and sales growth plan in Australia. BYD (which stands for Build Your Dreams) sold just under 12,500 cars in Australia in 2023. BYD Shark ute in an official spy shot. Achieve 50,000 sales and BYD will comfortably be in the top 10 sellers in Australia. BYD Seal U.

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Mazda’s new EZ-6 electric sedan and Arata are the EVs the brand is missing in the US

Baua Electric

Changan Mazda, a joint venture between Mazda and Chinese state-owned Changan Auto, unveiled two new EVs as it looks to compete with BYD, Tesla, and others in the region. Two versions will be available: a pure electric and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version). The PHEV version is expected to achieve over 621 miles (1,000 km).

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Wanted for Australia! New BYD super-brand Leopard shows off 4×4 and supercar concepts

EV Central

A family of brutal 4x4s including a Toyota LandCruiser rival along with a radical supercar have been added to Chinese electrified mega-brand BYD’s rapidly expanding new vehicle armoury and are wanted in Australia. The new models were previewed this week by BYD subsidiary Fang Cheng Bao – or Leopard – ahead of the Beijing show.

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May 2023 – Tesla still dominates the Norwegian EV market

Push EVs

Volume of PHEVs was down only about 20% from May last year (despite much less incentive support), whilst BEV volumes increased by over 27% YoY. Beyond the spotlight of the top 20, the BYD Atto 3 resumed a steady increase in volume, with 52 units in May. 2 concept that may be offered around this price, and an even more affordable ID.1

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