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Seven day test: 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV. I’ll check back when you’ve finished it.

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and lands with the C10 medium SUV. But does its cheap price – from $45,888 before on-roads – equate to decent value? I started my journey with 100 per cent charge and indicated range of 467km. Made all the more impressive as this Leapmotor feels like a big and heavy SUV. I need to charge. inch effort.

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2025 Kia EV3 Long Range GT-Line Seven-Day Test: Korea serves up a lesson in small SUV desirability

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As the Chinese flood our market with cheap small SUVs, it’s clear legacy brands like Kia simply can’t match them on price. Say you don’t need a larger electric SUV. Maybe, like me, you have only two kids and realise you can survive with a small SUV or hatchback. How can it compete? But hang on.

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2025 Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive review: Can the cheapest Model Y hold off the even cheaper Chinese competition?

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We’re testing the cheapest one, the single motor Rear-Wheel Drive, which lists at $58,900 before on-road costs. But I do think we’re taking minimalism just a little too far. Charging is capped at a reported 220kW, while home charging is capped at 11kW. There are two models, so far, in this new Model Y family.

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Comment on Xiaomi launches YU7 SUV: Prices undercut Tesla Model Y, 200,000 orders secured in 3 minutes by Neehaw Asinine

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To your first point on ultra-fast charging vs. battery swap: You're right that fast charging requires robust infrastructure, but the reality is that China’s EV ecosystem is rapidly evolving to support it. In fact, over NEW 200,000 YU7 customers from Xiaomi are perfectly content using standard fast-charging solutions.

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Is this Kia’s Tesla and BYD beater at last? New Kia EV3 electric SUV to cost from $50,000 and deliver 600km in range in Australia

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Kia has unveiled its EV3 compact SUV ahead of a confirmed Australian arrival in 2025. That includes a WLTP range up to 600km, V2L charging, a near-30-inch widescreen display, AI assistant, OTA updates, streaming services, advanced driver aids and the ability to personalise the dash and infotainment through the Kia Connect Store.

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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

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As a motoring writer, this is the question we’re most asked after what’s the best you’ve driven. The Seres 3 SUV. It’s a Hyundai Kona-sized small SUV with a 120kW/300Nm single electric motor up front, 52kWh (useable) battery, 18kWh/100km energy use and a claimed 329km range (WLTP).

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

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So instead it’s hybrid and EV tech for Kia’s new entry-level electrified SUV. The compact SUV sits under the EV6 from a pricing perspective. But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap. The Niro has seating for five in what is officially a compact SUV body. But it’s spacious by compact SUV standards.

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