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BYD Shark 6 to make life tough for Ranger, Hilux with circa-$60K start price; first deliveries late 2024

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Pricing for the new Shark 6 – the first of a family of electrified utes from the fast growing Chinese brand – will be announced within weeks and first deliveries are due by the end of 2024. The CEO of Australian importer EV Direct, David Smitherman, says previous speculation about pricing of the Shark 6 was too high. “It

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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Could you be tempted by an ex-demo or lightly pre-loved premium electric car once they’ve shed dollars from scarily high original sticker prices? And the chauffeur only needs worry about recharging every 625km. For reference, the cheapest ex-demo petrol-powered 2022 BMW 740i is $179,000 plus on-roads.

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EU funded project developing fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery for hybrid and small electric vehicles

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million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5 million (US$3.4

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2025 BYD Shark 6 review: Can the first PHEV ute take the workhorse fight to the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux?

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BYD Shark 6 has a turbo petrol engine and two electric motors. So instead of being limited to about 80km of range – it can be recharged from a home wallbox in about 4.5 Pricing is yet to be set but is expected to kick off at around $60,000, meaning it’ll be priced against fairly basic versions of the top selling utes.

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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV review: plus-sized plug-in dual cab on Aussie soil

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PRICE AND FEATURES No locked-in details here, but with the combustion Cannon Alpha Hybrid costing $64,990 drive-away, expect the PHEV to add another $10,000+ to the driveway. Then on the weekend there’s opportunity to load up the family and kit (careful not to exceed that 535kg) and enjoy off-roading with no need for petrol nor diesel.

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

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In an attempt to clear up confusion over where the current Volvo C40 Recharge and Volvo XC40 Recharge sits in its growing EV line-up both will be renamed for 2024. From now on the Volvo XC40 Recharge will go by the Volvo EX40 name, while the more rakish C40 Recharge will be rebadged as the EC40. 2024 Volvo EX40.

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Volvo clocks over 30% increase in sales in 2023, XC60 remains its best-seller

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By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 05 Jan 2024, 16:47 PM Volvo launched the C40 Recharge electric SUV as its second fully-electric model in India last year. Volvo Cars in India offers two fully electric models in C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge. It is priced at ₹ 61.25 It is priced at ₹ 61.25

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