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BYD’s Mega break-through! Mighty 1MW charger reduces EV recharging time to the same as a full tank of petrol

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READ MORE: 2025 BYD Sealion 7 Review: Chinese giant unleashes its alternative to the Tesla Model Y Juniper in Australia READ MORE: Electric ute shock! That means for EV users future top-ups will be at least on par with a refill of petrol at your local servo. 2025 Megawatt Flash Charger. 2025 Megawatt Flash Charger. Big numbers.

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2025 BYD Atto 3 Premium review: Price drop makes Tesla-fighting electric SUV even more appealing

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The BYD Atto 3 came in for an upgrade in 2024 and has recently had its price sharpened as part of a strategy to boost sales and better take the EV fight to Tesla. The updated Atto 3 also arrives as a flurry of new compact SUVs line up to call Australia home. It may be a compact SUV but the BYD Atto 3 is surprisingly spacious.

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BYD closing on Tesla in Australia: Achieves 40,000 sales in less than three years, aims beyond 40K in 2025 alone!

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That sort of sales result puts BYD in reach of EV champion and global arch-rival Teslas best result of 45,000 Australian sales in 2023. BYD has also reached the 40,000 sales milestone in Australia far quicker than Tesla, which took about 10 years. It now says it expects to sell 40,000 vehicles or more in Australia in 2025 alone.

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Toyota reveals super-sized compact electric SUV: 2025 Toyota C-HR+ EV is bigger than BYD Atto 3, Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia EV3 and has 600km range!

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The 2025 Toyota C-HR+ compact electric SUV has been unveiled in Europe and theres every chance it will come to Australia. READ MORE: Toyota locks-in futuristic electric HiLux and LandCruiser EV for 2026 debut in Europe, but will battery-powered ute and rugged SUV make in Down Under? READ MORE: Toyota bZ4X updated! 2025 Toyota C-HR+.

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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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The Geely-owned brand unveiled the opulent large SUV as a signal to the likes of Range Rover and even Rolls-Royce that it plans to tread on their rarefied turf. Chinas ambitious Zeekr plans zany people-mover, Tesla Model 3 fighter and first PHEV as Aussie ambitions expand READ MORE: How much? At almost 5.3

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Banned! Popular EVs from Tesla, BYD caught out by power restrictions in Australia

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The heavily updated Tesla Model Y is not approved for P-platers in NSW and Victoria, and appears to breach the regulations in Queensland and South Australia. The new Rear-Wheel Drive version of the Tesla Model Y has been deemed to powerful for P-platers in many parts of Australia. And the BYD Shark 6 ute is banned for P-platers in NSW.

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2025 Geely Galaxy Starship 7 EM-i Review: PHEV family SUV poses a challenge to BYD Sealion 6, Toyota RAV4

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Its a plug-in hybrid five-seat medium SUV freshly on-sale in China and there have already been plenty of hints its headed our way as soon as this year. litre naturally aspirated petrol engine with a single e-motor to power the front wheels via a single speed reduction gear. READ MORE: Yet another Chinese Toyota Prado Fighter!

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