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Bargain hunting? The seven best used EVs under $40,000 in 2025

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Best range hero EV: Hyundai Kona Electric (2019-22) from $26,000 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric Highlander. Range anxietys a barrier stopping people jumping into EV ownership. But Hyundai is here to allay your fears, with the Kona small SUVs range a sizeable 449km, but just as importantly, trustworthy too. Solid buying.

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Comment on Some employees at Li Auto Beijing plant reportedly taking extra break as Li Mega sales remain weak by nov22

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Not packing of battery cell, not extended range engine, not suspension, not sensor, not chips, not software, not motor, and not electric control system, Li Auto does not make any of the critical parts in house. The chasis of Li One was literally a copycat of Toyota Highlander.

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2024 Hyundai Kona Electric review: Is this the sweet spot between the BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model Y?

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The same car with a bigger 64.8kWh battery, called the Kona Electric Extended Range, is $58,000, which is $2500 cheaper than the model it replaces, too. The entry-level Kona gets a single, front-mounted electric motor, producing 99kW and 255Nm. The Hyundai Electric verdict: Simple, fuss-free EV motoring, this.

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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Still, at least the single motor front-drive SUV promises Alfa Romeo dynamics courtesy of sharp steering and a bespoke chassis tune. Single motor front-drive models make 210kW/545NM while dual motor Quattro variants (priced up to $107,900 plus on-roads) up that to 250kW/679Nm. Audi Q6 e-tron 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron.

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Australia’s best-selling EVs: Are they worth it?

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Performance is decent from the single front motor although the tyres let down the decent dynamic equation elsewhere. Polestar 2 Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor There’s plenty of Volvo beneath the skin of the Polestar 2 , the first EV from a company planning to muscle in on the turf occupied by Tesla.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

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Fuel cell cars should be plug-in hybrids so that the fuel cell is used only for extended range, and the fuel cell stack and hydrogen storage can be smaller. Honda Insight, Civic and Accord use an entirely different design: the electric motor never runs without the gasoline engine running at the same time.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

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