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China’s Tesla Model 3 Performance fighter arrives in Australia: AWD BYD Seal preps for launch in Sydney

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Dressed all in black, the Seal appears to be wearing 19-inch alloys (albeit while riding on jacks to make moving the stationary vehicle easier), which suggests we’re looking at a top-spec model, either the RWD or AWD edition fitted with an 82kWh ‘Blade’ Battery. inch rotating screen.

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2025 Hyundai Inster review: the $40k city SUV challenge to the MG4, GWM Ora and BYD Dolphin

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Unsurprisingly it’s Hyundai, launching its Inster city crossover SUV into Aussie hands early in 2025 with a target price – Hyundai Australia says – around $40,000. Hopefully they’ll squeeze it in for less to properly challenge the Chinese cheapies, who this year have been busy price war squabbling.

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Special 2024 MG 4 XPower review: Brand’s first homegrown hero scores local upgrades that deliver China’s most scorching electric hot hatch

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But it is considered a proof of concept, designed to gauge interest and demand for locally improved models from the Chinese brand. PRICE AND FEATURES How much is this go-fast (or go-faster) MG4 XPower? When it comes time to charge, the XPower will take 140kW DC charging. Perceptions are difficult things to change.

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Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials

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It offers similar performance, but manganese is very cheap, and it operates at a higher voltage, which enables a significant increase in energy density. Charged spoke with Wildcat President and CEO Mark Gresser about his company’s plans, and the multiple advantages of its new cathode designs. No nickel, no cobalt.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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It has now re-established it as an electrified sub-brand of GMC. On-sale in the USA from late 2021, the Hummer lobs with super-expensive launch pricing and immense capability courtesy of a 745kW tri-motor powertrain. A sizeable 142kWh battery pack was claimed to cover about 320km between charges.

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I bought an electric chainsaw. Here’s what showed up (and how it worked)

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My dad has been looking at electric chainsaws for a while but hadn’t pulled the trigger on one, and so being the good son I am (especially since he lets me send weird Chinese electric vehicles to his property), I decided to buy one for him. After wrestling the saw free, re-tensioning the blade took about three seconds.

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Is this Kia’s Tesla and BYD beater at last? New Kia EV3 electric SUV to cost from $50,000 and deliver 600km in range in Australia

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Looking every inch a baby EV9 , it’s set to be priced around $50,000 to challenge the Tesla Model 3 , BYD Atto 3 , MG4 and ever-expanding electric opposition. Charging speed wasn’t revealed, but quoted time to go from 10-80 per cent battery using a public DC fast charger was 31 minutes.

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