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Seven day test: 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV. I’ll check back when you’ve finished it.

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Arriving as a full EV (as tested here) and a range extender hybrid , it’s the cheapest EV in its class, and roughly $10,000 under our land’s best selling Tesla Model Y. Tesla Model Y rival? I started my journey with 100 per cent charge and indicated range of 467km. I need to charge. Not on this first try.

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BMW G70 i7 xDrive60 M Sport: A cinema on wheels

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It’s not cheap, and it’s definitely not compact, but if you’re in the market for a luxury EV that blends performance, comfort, and cutting-edge tech, the i7 sets the bar pretty high. Thanks to 195kW DC charging capability, a 10–80 per cent charge takes just over 30 minutes.

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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

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Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. litre turbo-diesel engine. 2024 Toyota Prado.

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Smart pulls plug on EV-only future with incoming #5 SUV to get PHEV powertrain to take on Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, BYD Sealion 6 and Mitsubishi Outlander

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Smart has responded to the global slowdown of EV sales by announcing that it will roll out a petrol-electric plug-in hybrid version of its inbound flagship Smart#5 SUV that has been confirmed for Australia. While fuel-use figures for the Smart are yet to be confirmed, the identical powertrain in the Galaxy 7 EM-I uses a claimed 3.8L/100km.

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Charging a Tesla Model Y at a new V3 Supercharger

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Charging a Tesla is now faster thanks to the latest Superchargers – and we’ve tested it. We headed to the new V3 Supercharger at Kirrawee in the south of Sydney in the new Tesla Model Y. The location is Kirrawee is one of the first of the latest generation Tesla Superchargers (Superchargers being Tesla’s bespoke fast chargers).

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Abarth 500e landing with $60,500 price tag, nudging Tesla Model 3 money

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That battery takes up to 85kW charge rate at a public DC charger, meaning 0-80 percent’s possible in 35 minutes. It’s included as standard and replicates the sound of an Abarth petrol engine through the brand’s signature Record Monza exhaust. Range is a very city-specific 253 to 265km (WLTP). What do you drive?

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2024 Toyota BZ4X FWD review: The Captain Sensible alternative to a Tesla Model Y

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Toyota’s debut EV is firmly middle-of-the-road in terms of price, size, range, performance, charge speed and features. In the medium SUV EV space, rivals include our runaway best-seller Tesla Model Y , but also the more visually-striking Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. READ MORE: Want a 2024 Toyota BZ4X on a full service lease?

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