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Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar in Australia

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The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. It is also a big reason the popularity of Chinese-made cars is exploding in Australia, as both the Model 3 and Model Y are made in Shanghai. It also sits eighth for the year with 29,511 sales.

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Cheaper than a BYD Dolphin or MG4! New Renault Twingo to be reinvented as $33,000 electric vehicle

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Pictures and first details of the all-new Renault Twingo EV have been released ahead of its 2026 debut with the French car-maker announcing that the small hatch will be reincarnated as the brand’s most affordable EV yet. 2 and at least two affordable rivals from the Hyundai and Kia. The post Cheaper than a BYD Dolphin or MG4!

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

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The Kia Soul was the one that got away for Australians. With that horror show of a Blue Oval mini SUV trouncing the Soul’s 485 sales that year, no wonder Kia Australia pulled it after a decade of trying. Driving the Kia Soul EV So what did we miss out on? And it was our own stupid damn fault. Its EV credentials are solid.

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India stays No. 3 spot in global car sales but Japan fast closing the gap | Autocar Professional

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India has retained its position as the third largest car market in the world in 2023. Also, with the likes of Hyundai, Kia, Renault-Nissan and Volkswagen-Skoda upping the ante on exports, India is set to play a bigger global role in the years to come. In what was a close finish to No. million units last year. The post India stays No.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Toyota showed off a concept car called the EPU (or electric pick-up) alongside an electric version of the LandCruiser. Both were way-off concept cars but show the brand is serious (eventually) about protecting its ute patch. Kia Tasman An artist’s render of Kia’s ute. There will also be an EV version in 2026.

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New EV electric car calendar

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All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Think iX3, but smaller.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

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A new government and a change in mindset made 2022 a significant year for electric cars. The Model Y is not the best driving EV of 2022 (it’s still comfortably outdone by the Kia EV6 and the Tesla Model 3 is nicer to drive, too) or the most daring (I’d stick the Genesis GV60 high on that list). Toby Hagon: Tesla Model Y.