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Bruce Newton’s best electric car of 2023: MG4

EV Central

It’s an electric car range that starts with a circa-$40,000 budget buy and extends all the way to a dual e-motor hot hatch that comes in just under $60,000 before on-road costs. It looks good inside and out, drives well and has battery and range options varying from acceptable to very good. Chery Omoda 5. MG4 Excite 51.

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Target BYD Atto 3! China’s Chery Omoda E5 wants a big slice of the affordable electric SUV action

EV Central

That’s the task BYD’s rival Chinese brand Chery has set its incoming Omoda E5 electric compact SUV. On-sale from July, the Omoda E5 will be the first battery electric model brought into Australia by Chery since it launched here in early 2023. READ MORE: Chery on top? 2024 Chery Omoda E5 interior. Both get a 12.3-inch

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Chinese brand Chery to launch Omoda 5 PHEV in Australia

EV Central

Chery will be the next Chinese brand to attempt to disrupt the Australian auto market, with the car maker following established brands like MG and Great Wall – as well as newcomers like BYD – to our market with the Chery Omoda 5 PHEV.

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

EV Central

Once we have successfully launched 4×4 pick-up we will then move into SUV and you will slowly see them work through their passenger ranges as they enter into the market. Specs obtained from JAC show it makes 150kW/290Nm, has a 77kWh CATL battery pack, a 300km WLTP range, an 11kW AC charging capability and 77kW on DC.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Sleeker Sportback model will also be part of the e-Tron S range. Chery Omoda 5 – Aussie return of Chinese Chery brand kicks off with the Omoda 5, which gets a PHEV drivetrain.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

EV Central

Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV. Sharing its basic layout and compact SUV body with the petrol-powered models that hit the market in 2023, the Chery Omoda 5 EV gets a unique front-end design that appears to improve aerodynamics. GWM Ora Sport GWM Ora Sport. Renault Megane e-Tech 2024 Renault Megane E-Tech.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

Video: Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Electric Car FUD The first thing I want to talk about is the constant FUD -- fear, uncertainty, and doubt -- regarding electric vehicles propagated by ICE car CEOs, the media, ICE-car-centric magazines and websites, and petrol heads. Imagine you have a petrol car.