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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. MG ZS EV Long Range.

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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. That’s because Yangwang is a new subsidiary brand of BYD devoted to luxury vehicles. 2023 Yangwang U8 interior.

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Toyota fuel cell achieves 431 miles on single fuel tank

Green Cars News

Japanese automaker Toyota may be renowned for its petrol-electric hybrid vehicles, but now it can celebrate a significant achievement with a fuel cell hybrid. Its Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Advanced achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas.

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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. The name of the new vehicle also remains unclarified at this point. In Europe, where it launched only as a battery electric vehicle in September, it has been named the Seal U. BYD Seal U EV.

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

EV Central

Vehicles powered solely by electricity accounted for just 3.1 percent of all vehicle sales in 2022 – although in 2023 the numbers are already growing. You can use your phone as a key, monitor the vehicle remotely using some of its eight exterior cameras and update software using its onboard connectivity.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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