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You can forget a cheap Japanese electric car in Australia: Red-tape ends Mitsubishi’s dream of sub-$30K eK SUV

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Mitsubishi Motors Australia says our vehicle approval process has stymied plans to introduce its cut-price Mitsubishi eK SUV that was shaping up to be the cheapest EV ever sold Down Under. READ MORE: Green light for electric cars!

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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. With that horror show of a Blue Oval mini SUV trouncing the Soul’s 485 sales that year, no wonder Kia Australia pulled it after a decade of trying.

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Cashing in: Rivian to help develop the 2029 Volkswagen Golf in a bid to head-off a cheap Tesla Model 2

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READ MORE: Volkswagen ID.Buzz arrives in Australia – and there’s a big pricing surprise! 3 upgraded again ahead of Aussie launch: Includes more power, faster charging and enhanced tech READ MORE: Volkswagen ID.Roc name registered in Australia. READ MORE: 2025 Volkswagen ID.3 So we’ll start with the Golf.” VW ID.Code concept.

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Talk about an EV bargain! You won’t believe what it costs to own a Dacia Spring in Europe – but could these bargains come to Australia?

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Super-cheap Dacia Spring electric SUV is going right-hand drive, but will it come to Australia as a Renault? The catch is the cheap EV lease is only valid until December 31, 2024, and only applies to vehicles registered in Germany from January 2025 until June 2025 – implying stock might be limited. Read more: Spring has Sprung!

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Tesla Australia shop debunks misconceptions about parts and repairs

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As per a Tesla repair shop in Australia, however, the electric vehicle maker’s repair costs and parts availability have reached parity with industry players. Something like a bumper bar – those parts are cheap. The post Tesla Australia shop debunks misconceptions about parts and repairs appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Cheerful, not cheap: Suzuki Australia says it won’t be targeting budget-friendly Chinese brands like BYD, MG and GWM when its first electric car launches in 2025

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Suzuki Australia has announced that it is ready to launch its first-ever electric car Down Under but it says its first all-electric offering won’t be a sub-$40,000 hatchback. Pachota didn’t confirm which Suzuki would be first to land here but said it offered the eVX he “would love that car” here.

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Pick me up! Fiat reveals the wild cheap electric ute that will spearhead its reinvention in Australia

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Fiat has ignored this week’s Geneva motor show and instead gone it alone revealing five all-new radical concepts including a battery-powered ute that it hopes will forge a new path to success in markets such as Australia. The post Pick me up!

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