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2025 BYD Sealion 7 Review: Chinese giant unleashes its alternative to the Tesla Model Y Juniper in Australia

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And BYD, the massive global player from China that has Musks mob firmly in its sights. The Sealion 7 can draw up to 11kW AC charging, or 150kW DC fast charging. It’s cheaper, travels further between charges, gets most of the same kit, and while not as fast, it’s hardly a slow-poke, at least on paper.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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VW introduces new, more efficient TSI engine generation; Miller cycle with higher compression and electric VTG turbo

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The cylinder head has been extensively re-engineered. Optimization of the charge motion in the interests of rapid flame propagation to reduce knock tendencies at high specific loads. Increase in charge density through efficient exhaust gas turbocharging. The indirect charge-air cooling has also been modified.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand. Since January 2016, the MEB has been under the direction of Christian Senger, who was previously in charge of Automotive Systems and Technology at Continental AG.

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New secret details of 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance! Musk’s mega-fast electric car explored in Australia

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Tesla has confirmed it will revive the Model 3 Performance in the first half of 2024 – but it will be a whole lot faster, more focused and high tech than the original that surfaced globally in 2017. Expect much bigger brakes, better tyres and possibly some form of body kit.

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2024 Subaru Solterra Touring review

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The Solterra rides on a purpose-built architecture called the e-Subaru Global EV Platform and, unlike the Toyota equivalent, is only offered Down Under in AWD configuration (whereas Toyota offers RWD and AWD versions of the bZ4X, the former for a few grand less than the Subaru Solterra). inch instrument panel and a 12.3-inch

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2025 Subaru Solterra touring review

Baua Electric

The Solterra rides on a purpose-built architecture called the e-Subaru Global EV Platform and, unlike the Toyota equivalent, is only offered Down Under in AWD configuration (whereas Toyota offers RWD and AWD versions of the bZ4X, the former for a few grand less than the Subaru Solterra). inch instrument panel and a 12.3-inch

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