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Special 2024 MG 4 XPower review: Brand’s first homegrown hero scores local upgrades that deliver China’s most scorching electric hot hatch

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But it is considered a proof of concept, designed to gauge interest and demand for locally improved models from the Chinese brand. Again, that’s supercar-levels of performance, delivered via a relatively cheap, city-friendly EV. MG describes the upgrades as a toe into localisation waters. Score: 3.5/5

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Fisker’s talks with “large automaker” fall through, announcement pending

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In August, Fisker showed off the Alaska concept , a mid-size pickup truck which seems to fit a similar niche as the Nissan Frontier. If Nissan were looking for a relatively cheap company to acquire or invest in, in order to electrify its Frontier segment, this could be a way to jump-start that vehicle program.

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

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Build quality’s excellent, and you score LED lights everywhere (boomerang-shaped at rear), leather heated seats, 10.25-inch The Kia Concept EV3 was revealed in October at the brand’s EV Day, and this boxy, miniature EV9-like SUV is a logical replacement for the Soul, likely to debut late in 2024.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Want the latest EV news and reviews deliverd to your inbox? Toyota EPU (effectively an electric Hilux) Toyota EPU concept is an electric four-door ute Toyota has been glacially slow to the EV market but at the 2023 Tokyo motor show there were signs the message had finally sunk in. Let’s check out the list. The big question is timing.

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Pick me up! Fiat reveals the wild cheap electric ute that will spearhead its reinvention in Australia

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Fiat has ignored this week’s Geneva motor show and instead gone it alone revealing five all-new radical concepts including a battery-powered ute that it hopes will forge a new path to success in markets such as Australia. READ MORE: Driven: Fiat 500e La Prima EV READ MORE: Fiat 100 percent EV by 2030 Fiat Panda Concept City Car.

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2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid review: Meet the cheapest electrified car now on-sale in Australia

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There is a worthy argument EV Central shouldn’t even be reviewing the 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid. If you don’t agree, well you don’t have to read this review. The Swift is comfy to ride in, light steering and nimble handling. For a start it’s not even a hybrid, it’s a mild hybrid. So we’re gonna cover it. SCORE: 4.0/5

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. Details of the 28 companies awarded a total of $4.2

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