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The BYD Atto 3 and MG4 are great, but there is one cheap Chinese electric vehicle that’s not quite there yet…. Opinion

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Of the many minor miracles that Tesla managed when creating actually desirable electric vehicles – as opposed to the turgid turbine-like twaddle of their predecessors – the ability to get prodigious amounts of torque to the ground without frying tyres, or scaring drivers, is perhaps not given enough credit.

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

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We bleated away like blind sheep, buying Ford EcoSports at twice the rate we did Souls in 2019, the last year it was sold in Australia. It could have – and should have – been Kia’s electric entry into Australia, rather than the (already dated) first generation Niro in 2021. Its EV credentials are solid.

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Tesla Model 3s from Hertz are going for as low as $14,000

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Hertz is starting to sell some of its Tesla Model 3s and they are going for pretty cheap – as low as $14,000 with the used EV tax credit. Back in 2021, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. It would make them as low as ~$14,000.

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Is Toyota’s BZ4X lease plan a stroke of genius, and are Tesla, Kia, Hyundai and others missing a trick?

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Toyota’s delayed BZ4X electric car can be owned, when it arrives in February 2024 , by buying outright or through an all-encompassing lease deal. The lease bundle is, Toyota says: “a hassle-free alternative for battery electric vehicle intenders.” That’s a serious barrier to ownership.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. Michelin has targeted 40% renewable and recyclable materials across all its tires by 2030, on the way to 100% fossil-free by 2050. The tire maker Michelin provides original-equipment tires for seven out of 10 EVs sold in the U.S.

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Tesla is working on NACS extension cable to fix Supercharging issues with different port locations

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Tesla has confirmed that it is working on a NACS to NACS extension cable to fix the issues with Supercharging different electric vehicles with different charge port locations. With Tesla opening Superchargers to non-Tesla EV owners, starting with Ford, it is creating a new problem at charging stations.

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2024 Toyota BZ4X: Delayed again but higher spec promised for Tesla Model Y, Subaru Solterra rival

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Toyota’s BZ4X electric SUV won’t arrive in Australian showrooms until February 2024 as the car giant’s first full EV suffers yet another delay. The price Toyota will ask for its first battery-electric offering remains a mystery, although Hanley has previously warned: “It’s not going to be cheap.”

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