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BYD unveiled two battery-electric heavy-duty trucks, the Gen3 8TT and 6F. The truck come standard with Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), making driving easier and safer. The truck come standard with Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), making driving easier and safer. Unveiled at the ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif.,
That sets the Korean giants cheapest Inster StandardRange almost $10,000 above Australias cheapest EV, the $29,990 plus ORCs BYD Dolphin Essential, as well as lagging the $35,990 drive-away GWM Ora and the MG4 that currently starts at $36,990 drive-away (although that changes often). All claims are to the WLTP standard.
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2024 BYD Dolphin. But now value conscious buyers will be drawn back to the GWM Ora hatch that costs $33,990 drive-away for the StandardRange and $34,990 for the ExtendedRange. While the MG4 finished at 6834 sales and the BYD Dolphin at 2116 sales, the Ora managed only 1225 sales.
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Add the impact of the federal governments New Vehicle Efficiency Standard that encourages car makers to sell vehicles that emit less CO2, and EVs are on a fast track to sales success. BYD Sealion 7 BYD Sealion 7. BYD Dolphin update 2025 BYD Dolphin. BYD Atto 3 Up 2025 BYD Yuan Up – aka BYD Atto 3 Up.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 485km: Porsche Taycan GTS, $240,300 Fitted as standard with Porsche’s 93.4kWh Performance Battery Plus, this most track-suitable of the sports car brand’s EVs, the Taycan GTS , also boasts the longest range. This ExtendedRange version adds a 63kWh battery for a more palatable 420km distance between charges.
BYD Atto 3 BYD Atto 3 It may be an EV newcomer in Australia but BYD is huge in the electric car world, especially in its homeland of China. The BYD Atto 3 is a compact SUV that liberates generous interior space courtesy of its flat-floor design.
Pricing for the GWM Ora varies across the country, ranging up to $47,891 in Western Australia, where local taxes make it more expensive. Still, that makes it the most affordable EV on the market following the recent price rises for the MG ZS EV and BYD Atto 3. Standard equipment includes 18-inch alloy wheels, a 10.25-inch
Battery & Range Battery Options : 45 kWh (Base Model) Approx. 210 miles range 58 kWh (Mid-Range Model) Approx. 265 miles range 77 kWh (Long Range Model) Approx. seconds Mid-Range Model Around 7.3 seconds Long Range Model Under 7.0 seconds Dual Motor (AWD) Around 4.5
READ MORE: Is this Kia’s Tesla and BYD beater at last? That would be the EV5 StandardRange, which is the only model in the family to get included drive-away costs, and is yours for $56,770 on the road. The Air StandardRange gets a 64.2kWh lithium iron phosphate battery and a claimed range of 400kms.
Priced $4000 and $3000 more than the Kona Electric ExtendedRange, the Hyundai Kona Electric N-Line and N-Line Premium both get the punchier 150kW/255Nm front-drive powertrain and larger 64.8kWh battery. READ MORE: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N review: Sell your Tesla, sell your Taycan! 2025 Kona Electric N-Line interior.
At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extendedrange vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!
If you read our recent year-end review , you’ll notice the BYD Atto 3 got mentioned a lot. The BYD Atto 3 comes as two models; Standard and Extendedrange. So happy new year and here’s the BYD Atto 3! BYD is a new brand to Australia, but it’s by no means a new brand in its homeland of China.
As I write, the MG ZS EV is on the road for $34,990; GWM Ora at $35,990, BYD Dolphin about $39,000 and MG4 about $40,000. From launch, we expect two grades – StandardRange and ExtendedRange. The StandardRange uses a 42kWh battery, offers 71kW/147Nm, a 0-100km/h in tardy 11.7 seconds / 10.6
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Coulomb’s logo, apt but dull, reimagines a gas pump as a standard three-prong electrical socket. Better Place, orchestrating its efforts with French carmaker Renault, will essentially rent out switchable batteries to extendrange. Its dream is to be a ubiquitous part of the scenery.
Standardization of battery shape and chemistry is another consideration that gives one pause. BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. For extendedrange I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded.
The EV3 that goes closest to bridging that price gap is the entry-level Air Standardrange. Kia Niro EV axed in Australia as cheaper and newer Kia EV3 and Kia EV5 bite into its sales READ MORE: Kia EV3 price and spec confirmed: Sub-$50,000 drive-away pricing for BYD Atto 3 and Chery Omoda E5 hunter READ MORE: Diesel Doom!
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Its 655km WLTP range (in Long Range guise) is over 10 per cent above the equivalent Polestar 2 AWD, and its figure bests everything in this price bracket – Telsa Model 3 Long Range (629km) and Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD ExtendedRange (614km) included. Range anxiety? Properly banished.
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