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Melbourne Motor Show: JAC is usually diesel-powered, but next month it’s going electric with two Aussie debuts including a ute!

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Commercial vehicle and ute-maker JAC is normally linked with diesel power, but at the April 5-6 Melbourne motor show it will focus on EVs by showing off for the first time in Australia the electric version of its T9 ute and the DE-FINE concept car. JAC DE-FINE concept. JAC DE-FINE concept. It can accelerate from 0-100km/h in 8.5

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Take Five! New Polestar 5 flagship snapped testing in Australia months before its global launch

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The sleek Polestar 5 sedan is still months away from its September global reveal at the Munich IAA and perhaps as many as 12 months away from going on-sale in Australia. To help deliver that the Polestar 5 has been predominantly developed in the UK by a group of ex-Lotus And McLaren engineers rather than in Sweden or China.

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Chinese brand turns Hunter on the Ford Ranger PHEV and BYD Shark 6 with fire-breathing plug-in hybrid JAC T9 dual cab

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The show was in fact the global debut of the Hunter – an indication of just how seriously the brand is taking the Australian market – with the dual-cab PHEV locked in for a Q1 2026 launch here. READ MORE: Melbourne Motor Show: JAC is usually diesel-powered, but next month its going electric with two Aussie debuts including a ute!

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REE Automotive’s modular REEcorners enable an unprecedented amount of flexibility in EV design

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REE Automotive has taken this concept a step further by packaging the motor, steering, suspension and brakes into an independent module called a REEcorner that can be placed at any desired position on the skateboard platform. Q&A with Dr. Peter Dow, REE Automotives VP of Engineering. Peter Dow: Yes, if the customer decides.

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About turn on 2032 promise: Audi joins the rush to abandon EV-only commitment

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But declining demand globally for EVs has now triggered a radical rethink. Wild new electric Audi Audi Q6 e-tron concept can climb walls, hints at Allroad revival to take on electric Mercedes G-wagon READ MORE: Fightback! “On balance, an extension of combustion engines will have a positive impact on our business model.”

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Shanghai Motor Show: A wrap of some of the brand new stuff you may not have seen or read about yet

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Sixteen halls, each substantially bigger than the entire Melbourne motor show, with around 100 auto brands on display hosting about the same number of global debuts almost all of them electrified in some way. READ MORE: Who builds a new V8 engine in 2025 and why would they do it? Buick Electra GS concept 2025 Buick Electra GS concept.

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Will European EV registrations surge in 2025?

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OEMs may even resort to restricting internal-combustion engine ( ICE ) supply to avoid costly fines for exceeding their emissions targets. Global EV-leader BYD also has expansion plans for the region. These propulsion methods will likely be limited to niche concepts, which will also depend on national tax regimes.

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