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Australia has a new cheapest electric car: MG ZS EV now $44,990 drive-away

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MG has settled the argument over the cheapest new electric car by shaving $2000 from the price of its updated ZS EV. READ MORE: BYD electric hatchback set to become Australia’s cheapest EV. The price drop only applies to the new ZS EV Excite model, which sheds some equipment compared with the original ZE EV.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. But the batterypack is the most expensive part of the car -- it can cost thousands of dollars and equate to half the vehicle price. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. Follow us on Twitter!

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At a press event on Monday, Oregon’s governor, Ted Kulongoski, was talking up Nissan’s previously announced partnership with the state. Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.)

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