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How much? 2025 Zeekr 009 electric minivan priced for Australia, and undercuts Lexus LM by $25,000

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The 2025 Zeekr 009 all-electric minivan will be priced from $135,900 in Australia when deliveries begin in the coming weeks. Priced $24,900 less than the cheapest petrol-electric Lexus LM, competition is heating up in the emerging luxury people-mover class. The post How much?

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Shift aside Range Rover, look out Rolls-Royce: Zeekr 9X is China’s new uber SUV, complete with 42,242 laser engravings

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2025 Zeekr 009 electric minivan priced for Australia, and undercuts Lexus LM by $25,000 The 9X promises more than 300km of EV-only running and 0-100km/h acceleration in just 3.0 The petrol engine makes 205kW and can extend the driving range for journeys beyond a few hundred kilometres.

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Honda to increase green car output

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It will also boost production at a plant in Saitama Prefecture, where the Fit and Freed minivan are made. Honda also has plans to launch its CR-Z hybrid sports car next February as well as a petrol-electric version of the Fit by the end of 2010.

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EC40, EX40, XC40… Has Volvo just reduced or increased its electric car naming confusion?

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READ MORE: BMW i5 and Benz EQE-fighting Volvo ES90 electric car locked-in for a 2024 debut READ MORE: Volvo enters space race: Volvo EM90 is an all-electric minivan that provides limo levels of luxury for six READ MORE: Volvo EX30 small electric SUV revealed, pricing confirmed for Australia ahead of late 2023 arrival So far, so sensible.

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Road Rally Review: Driving a Volkswagen ID. Buzz for 5,000 miles through Europe

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Many Europeans I talked to weren’t fond of it, preferring older petrol-powered vans. And with the shift towards EVs, perhaps only Volkswagen could market an all-electric minivan to people and have them embrace it. Some Germans suggested the ID. Buzz could be like the New Beetle: disliked in Germany, but popular in the States.

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Nissan to introduce compact hybrids

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This motor will run on high performance lithium-ion batteries and the hybrids should be around 50-60 per cent more fuel efficient than their petrol powered counterparts.

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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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All other powertrains lost volume YoY, with petrol-only vehicles at their 2nd lowest volume of the modern era (just 112 units), and 3rd lowest share ever, just 1.25% of the auto market. Looking at unit volumes, against the background of a 7.7% overall market drop YoY, BEVs grew volume by 3.7% to 7,471 units.

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