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Tesla tops New Zealand EV cars sales in August

Teslarati

The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y topped the EV sales charts in New Zealand in August. The Motor Industry Association ( MIA ) reported 10,940 new passenger car and SUV registrations in New Zealand in August 2022, up 138.6% Fossil fuel vehicles still dominated New Zealand’s new car registrations in August.

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Who’s your Caddy? 2024 Cadillac Optiq electric SUV will gunning for Tesla Model Y as brand’s most affordable EV shapes up

EV Central

Like the Lyriq, if right-hand drive Optiqs are approved for launch in Australia and New Zealand they will be sold direct-to-customer via the brand’s new ‘experience centres’ which initially will be based in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. The post Who’s your Caddy?

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Here's all the new electric cars or EVs coming to Australia in 2021

EVolution

There are some truly awesome vehicles coming to Australia and New Zealand. So here are just some of the new EV models we expect to arrive in 2021, or maybe 2022! 13 The iX is BMW’s first electric SUV and features their ‘fifth-generation’ electric powertrain technology. But let’s not focus on the negative. kWh/100 km.

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BYD Atto 3 review: Chinese newcomer previews our EV future

EV Central

No new electric vehicle sold in Australia is cheap, but the BYD Atto 3 is definitely among the most affordable. It’s a compact SUV similar in size to a Hyundai Kona, Mazda CX-30 or Toyota Corolla Cross. The similarly-sized Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro EV are thousands of dollars more expensive. BYD Atto 3.

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