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2024 BYD Dolphin Dynamic review: Australia’s cheapest electric car provides an EV alternative to the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Hyundai i30 and Kia Cerato

EV Central

The BYD Dolphin is Australia’s most affordable electric car. Its natural EV rivals are the GWM Ora and MG4 , but the Dolphin also competes with many petrol-powered hatchbacks. BYD Dolphin Dynamic Value The most affordable BYD Dolphin is badged as the Dolphin Dynamic, priced from $38,890 plus on-road costs.

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Seven-day test: Living with the 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Can it really challenge a Tesla Model Y or BYD Atto 3?

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I could drive-away a Tesla Model 3 RWD (513km range) for around $66,000, while Chinese SUV rivals like the BYD Atto 3 and MG4 offer better specs for less. As this e-2008 is an EV adapted to the platform of an ICE vehicle (the petrol 2008 SUV), packaging isn’t as smart as a dedicated EV platform’s.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

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2022 BMW iX M60 large electric SUV 551km: Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor, $68,400 Cracking range for the price, the long range version of the Polestar 2 can be DC fast-charged from 10-80 percent charge in as little as 35 minutes. Not cheap, but a 95kWh battery, 446km range and 150kW DC fast charging are wins.

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2023 BMW iX1 review: How does this premium electric SUV stack up against Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo in Australia?

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A spin-off from the petrol-powered X1, the newly arrived iX1 compact SUV is undoubtedly proof of that. iX1 tyres are not run-flats and there is no spare, only a repair kit and tyre pressure monitoring. Performance and Efficiency Here’s where the BMW iX1 really kicks sand in the face of its petrol X1 siblings.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. Also meeting BYD e6 owner! Started the day with a visit to India’s first owner of the BYD B6 car. Jay’s first EV was the DC motor Reva, which he bought way back in the early 2000s. The BYD is going to be Jay’s car now.

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2024 Polestar 2 RWD: why the cheaper entry level beats the dual motor AWD

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For DC charging, that sees a 10-80% boost drop from 34 minutes to 28 minutes. The revised front end now features Polestar’s ‘SmartZone’ – including a front-facing camera and radar to bring improved standard safety kit. The latter adds 20kW and drops the 0-100km/h time from a quick enough 6.4-seconds

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Theyre not trying to send men to the moon, theyre building an ELECTRIC CAR that uses a petrol motor they already make charging batteries supplied by LG all bolted into a vehicle platform they also already have in production.

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