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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

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But the LBX’s selling point is that it will be the only small SUV sold by a premium brand in Australia. Despite sounding expensive for a light SUV, Lexus says its cheapest genuine rival from fellow premium brands cost much more. The most affordable BMW X1 is $60,400 and the cheapest Mercedes-Benz GLA is $63,200.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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2022 BMW i7 xDrive60 – $205,000 (-$93,000) The BMW i7 – accelerating towards chunky depreciation. Not easy shedding almost $100k in a year, but that’s the case for an ex-demo 4000km-old ’22 BMW i7 limo up for sale in Victoria. How has Merc’s fabled petrol S-Class fared over the same time?

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Audi EV fightback! Busiest period ever for German brand as it targets electric cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo

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Mannering sees the Q6 e-tron as a crucial model for the brand, one that could tempt some currently buying a diesel- or petrol-powered Q5 to step into an electric car. per cent, BMW’s 11.4 As with many new models coming soon, the all-new Q3 small SUV that’s due to be unveiled within months will be offered as a PHEV.

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Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

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Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes You might have noticed, and I certainly have, that the car company execs have stopped talking about electric vehicles, and begun describing the Australian car market of the near future using such vague and nebulous terms as “electrified” now that a New Vehicles Emissions Standard looms.

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Leading the charge: Lotus Emeya sets electric car charging record with 310km added in ten minutes

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Not content with already being one of the fastest four-door sedans money can buy, the Emeya can also pile on electrons at an alarming rate: just 14-minutes to have its massive 102kWh battery topped up from 10-80 per cent. The all-new 2024 Lotus Emeya is officially one of the quickest EVs to charge. 50,000 price hack!

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EC40, EX40, XC40… Has Volvo just reduced or increased its electric car naming confusion?

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This, says the Chinese-owned Swedish brand, makes it easier to understand where its smallest EVs sit in its all-electric line-up that is currently also inhabited by its latest EX30 SUV, large EX90 SUVs and the China-only EM90 people-mover. Except, that is, if you’re looking to buy the cheaper combustion-powered XC40 SUV.

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Used EVs – Over The Hill, Or An Absolute Steal?

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You might have to compromise a little when it comes to colour, features or mileage, but the listings are packed with brilliant buys. BMW i3 (33 kWh) – One of the first and one of the best, the BMW i3 has a real-world range of around 125 miles. You can pick up an SUV, saloon or estate that’ll keep on going for another decade.

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