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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

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The outrageous BYD Yangwang U8 luxury SUV is headed for Australia. 2024 BYD Seal U electric SUV appears as Australian launch looms 2023 Yangwang U8. That means the U8 will be potentially $100,000-plus more expensive the Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol large SUV stalwarts. It is claimed to reach 0-100kmh in 3.6

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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. And the chauffeur only needs worry about recharging every 625km.

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

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In an attempt to clear up confusion over where the current Volvo C40 Recharge and Volvo XC40 Recharge sits in its growing EV line-up both will be renamed for 2024. From now on the Volvo XC40 Recharge will go by the Volvo EX40 name, while the more rakish C40 Recharge will be rebadged as the EC40. 2024 Volvo EX40.

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

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READ MORE: Lightning-fast recharging: Lotus leading the charge for faster top-ups with new 480kW Liquid-Cooled Power Cabinet READ MORE: Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand READ MORE: Innovative EV solution for future Lotus sports cars So how can it be topped-up at such a high rate? 50,000 price hack!

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2024 Volkswagen Touareg Review

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The revised VW Touareg large SUV range is more compelling value now than ever before as luxury brands continue to increase their prices to intimidating levels. Driving impressions First off, the 170TDI, which is a truly impressive family diesel SUV. Overview UPDATES don’t get much more significant than this one.

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2023 BMW iX1 review: How does this premium electric SUV stack up against Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo in Australia?

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EV Central’s BMW iX1 review: It’s drifting into ancient history now but BMW was a real battery electric vehicle trendsetter when it launched the i3 back in 2013. A spin-off from the petrol-powered X1, the newly arrived iX1 compact SUV is undoubtedly proof of that. 2023 BMW iX1 M Sport rear seat.

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New EV electric car calendar

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All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. BMW iX1 – EV version of the X1 confirmed by 2023. Think iX3, but smaller.