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

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Delightfully and quirkily styled, good value and with excellent passenger space, it stood out like a shining, extrovert beacon next to the sea of homogenised, vanilla small SUVs. 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.

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Ford Dropping Base Bronco for 2024

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The Big Bend edition will now represent the cheapest way for one to procure the SUV. Though cheap may not be the operative word, as this choice shifts the Bronco starting MSRP from $36,785 to $41,025. In addition to eliminating the base trim, Ford is raising prices across the board. Images: Ford Motor Co.]

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Confirmed! Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system

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The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. The new PHEV set-up is required because the existing design is for vehicles such as the Outlander SUV with transverse engines and light off-road loads. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton. The post Confirmed!

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

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4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. It’s the former that will show up first but the latter is more interesting because as a mid-sized SUV it would provide more firepower against the Tesla Model Y. Ford E-Transit Custom Ford E-Transit Custom.

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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They include Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford and Subaru. It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. The recently-arrived X1 compact SUV will soon spawn an EV sibling in the form of the BMW iX1. But it’s the tech and comfort inside that could be a drawcard for the i7.

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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. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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BYD ute BYD ute patent shows what the EV ute will look like BYD is the biggest threat to Tesla globally and it’s also shaping up to give the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger something to worry about with a new ute. The much-hyped BYD ute is due in 2024 and it’s already been leaked in online patent images.

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