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Tesla Model Y becomes Australia’s best-selling electric car in 2023

Teslarati

Amidst this growth, the Tesla Model Y proved to be a strong force in the country’s electric vehicle segment. Tesla saw its Australia sales reach 46,116 units in 2023, effectively beating BYD, which sold 12,438 units during the year. Battery electric vehicles represented 7.2% to a record 1,216,780 units.

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Electric Cars = 23% of New Zealand Auto Market, Tesla = 12%

CleanTechnica EVs

New Zealand has gotten the electric car fever, and August showed that more than ever before. Last month, 23% of new auto sales were sales of fully electric cars. Adding in hybrids would bring the total share of “green(er)” vehicles to 44%.) Tesla and BYD […].

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Tesla supporters protest after IRA incentives shun popular BEVs, support hybrids

Teslarati

Tesla and electric vehicle supporters are responding negatively to the Inflation Reduction Act’s qualified cars for its EV incentive. However, a number of gas-powered hybrids actually do. As per Tesla’s online configurator , the Model Y Dual Motor AWD currently starts at $65,990.

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Review: 2023 Toyota Prius rethinks high-mpg hybrid for stunning style

Green Car Reports

Throw away what you think you know about the Toyota Prius, the ur-hybrid that was briefly Silicon Valley’s most tech-forward car before it was supplanted by Tesla and other electric cars. The 2023 Toyota Prius, which goes on sale early next year, is a stunner.

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Tesla is still the world’s largest electric car producer despite what you are hearing

Electrek

Tesla is no longer the world’s largest electric car producer” is the take that the media is parroting this week, but it stems from adding plug-in hybrids into the mix, while everyone agrees that all-electric vehicles are the future of the industry.

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Ford postpones EV launches to focus on hybrid production

Teslarati

Ford postponed the launch of at least two electric vehicles (EVs) to focus on hybrid production. The legacy automaker is delaying the launch of a three-row EV and its next-generation pure-electric pickup truck. The company claimed that Q1 2024 was its best-ever quarter for hybrids. The Ford Maverick was America’s No.1

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GM ‘all-in on EVs’ goes back to plug-in hybrids amid setback with its electric car plans

Baua Electric

General Motors claimed that it is “all-in on electric vehicles” for years, but today, CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the automaker is changing strategy and going back to plug-in hybrids amid setback in its electric car plans. Now, CEO Mary Barra is even announcing that GM plans to bring back plug-in hybrid options.

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