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2024 Polestar 3 family to grow: More affordable 650km-plus Single Motor model and hi-po ‘Beast’ incoming

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The Polestar 3 large luxury electric SUV due to start deliveries to customers in Australia in September will soon be more affordable – and go further on a charge. Later this year the single motor version of Polestar 3 will become available,” confirmed Brent Ellis, Polestar’s global head of product PR. 2024 Polestar 3.

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The smartest electric car buy? Smart to launch as EV brand in Australia with two affordable SUVs to tackle BYD and GWM

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Smart vehicles were sold in Australia from 2003 until 2015 when the brand was axed following poor sales of its sole model, the ForTwo city car, but now it’s hoped by execs that the availability of two small all-electric SUVs will see the brand flourish Down Under. The latter with a single motor is said to cover up to 440km.

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Another affordable EV set to land in Australia: SsangYong Torres EVX here late 2024

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SsangYong Australia has announced it will launch its all-new Torres SUV in Australia this July, with the all-electric EVX model arriving a little later in the fourth quarter of 2024. READ MORE: More affordable EVs coming? 2024 SsangYong Torres EVX interior. 2024 SsangYong Torres EVX.

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Target BYD Atto 3! China’s Chery Omoda E5 wants a big slice of the affordable electric SUV action

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On-sale from July, the Omoda E5 will be the first battery electric model brought into Australia by Chery since it launched here in early 2023. We’ll price it competitively enough that we’ll get more than our fair share [of sales].” READ MORE: Chery on top? 2024 Chery Omoda E5 interior. 2024 Chery Omoda E5 interior. Both get a 12.3-inch

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Budget relief! Porsche planning more affordable Macan EV … but it will still cost heaps

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If you’ve been a bit gobsmacked by the rise in price of the new Porsche Macan EV compared to its ICE predecessor, we’ve got a good news/bad news story for you. It’s still going to be plenty more expensive than the current Macan’s starting price. All pricing is plus on-road costs. The bad news? READ MORE: Game-changer!

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Tesla drops Model 3’s price in Australia with help from Giga Shanghai exports

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Tesla’s strategy of exporting Model 3s from Gigafactory Shanghai to Australia seems to be bearing fruit, with the EV maker recently rolling out a series of price adjustments for the entry-level sedan. The Long Range Dual Motor AWD variant’s cost saw a $AU$4,000 reduction as well, to AU$77,900 (about US$60,100).

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Denied! Why the bonkers BYD Yangwang U9 electric hypercar has been locked out of Australia

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While BYD has given the thumbs up for the outrageous Yangwang U8 SUV to come to Australia by the end of 2025, it’s thumbs down for the U9 hypercar. More predictably but no less appealingly, the classically styled two-door coupe is a quad-motor 820kW electric supercar that is claimed to accelerate from 0-100km/h in 2.0 The post Denied!

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