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It’s a buyers’ market! Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y dominate  rapidly growing used EV sales in Australia

EV Central

While demand growth for EVs outstrips traditional petrol and diesel vehicles, buyers still have the upper hand in an Australian used electric vehicle market dominated by Tesla. That’s the findings from the Automotive Insights Report analysing March 2024 used car sales compiled by AutoGrab and the Australian Automotive Dealer Association.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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A mate bought a pre-loved Porsche Taycan RWD last week. But have you heard Porsche doesn’t mind charging for a few extras? Not easy shedding almost $100k in a year, but that’s the case for an ex-demo 4000km-old ’22 BMW i7 limo up for sale in Victoria. Just over a year old. Only 5600km on the clock.

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Plug-in 2024 Audi Q8 to arrive later this year

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The PHEV slots into the sleek-reared Q8 range between the $135,100 petrol-powered 55 TFSI and $168,800 performance-orientated SQ8 TFSI. Natural plug-in rivals include the Range Rover Velar PHEV (from $132,800), BMW X5 50e ($149,990), Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupe ($161,600) and Volvo XC90 Recharge Ultimate PHEV ($125,990).

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Mazda Australia’s embracing PHEVs, but is it too late?

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Positively put, they offer emissions-free electric driving most of the time, but a petrol engine backup when you need it – very handy, thanks. litre petrol engine, 100kW electric motor and 17.8kWh lithium-ion battery giving a total system output of 241kW and 500Nm, and rapid 5.8-seconds ” How are Mazda MX-30 EV sales?

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

However, how long it takes to hit the break-even point depends on many factors , like the cost differential of a comparable ICE vehicle, depreciation, taxes, insurance costs, the cost of electricity/petrol in a region, whether charging takes place at home, etc. Right now, there is a dearth of EV-certified mechanics and repair shops.

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