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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. EV sales grew more than 13 per cent in March, which was substantially faster than petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles. READ MORE: We buy a used Porsche Taycan!

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Toby Hagon’s best electric car of 2023: Tesla Model 3

EV Central

Put it down to its impressive interior space, class-leading tech, excellent performance and efficiency and keen pricing. The late 2023 update to the Tesla Model 3 (codenamed Project Highland) addressed many of the issues with the car. The circa-$40K price tag cements it as a genuine alternative to petrol-powered city hatches.

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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

EV Central

A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. We know how good that vehicle is and we know that there’s a very strong market in the right hand drive segments,” he insisted.

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Coming in early 2024! Why BYD is going petrol plug-in with its new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid fighter

EV Central

At this stage, BYD Australia is yet to confirm if its first local petrol-fuelled model will be joined by a pure electric version as well. BYD Seal pricing undercuts Tesla Model 3 by more than $10k! In Chinese specification the Song Plus DM-i is priced from the equivalent of $33,800 to $40,200. READ MORE: Denied!

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

EV Central

The Model 3 is sleek and stylish and comes generously appointed, especially when compared with luxury rivals at a similar price. Performance also outdoes similarly-priced alternatives. Price: From $63,900 plus on-road costs Where you may be eligible for an EV rebate Polestar 3: NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia 5.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000. 9/4/07 Nick Reilly, the President of General Motors Asia Pacific, said that GM is looking at leasing batteries for the Volt to customers, rather than asking them to pay a prohibitive price for the new technology. People wont buy a full car.

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