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Toyota bZ4X
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Toyota leaves bZ4X in the sales slow lane as Tesla Model Y dominates and Chinese newcomers BYD, XPeng, Leapmotor, Deepal and Geely undercut it on price

November 27, 2024January 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 13767 Views BZ4X, Model, Tesla, Toyota, Y

Even though it’s stuck at the back of the sales pack, Toyota Australia continues to insist there will be no

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2025 Skoda Elroq medium electric SUV.
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Skoda Elroq rolls out! More details and a better look at new Tesla Model Y fighter ahead of Aussie arrival as soon as 2025

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 Bruce Newton 11164 Views Elroq, Enyaq, Epiq, Model, Skoda, Tesla, Y

Draped in enough camouflage to hide the details but not the big picture, the mid-size Skoda Elroq electric SUV has

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2024 XPeng G6.
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Tesla Model Y-bashing XPeng G6 opens order books ahead of Australian deliveries in 2024

June 28, 2024June 27, 2024 John Mahoney 13296 Views G6, Model, Tesla, Xpeng, Y

Pre-orders for the Tesla Model Y-rivalling 2025 XPeng G6 have officially begun following the announcement that the advanced, all-electric SUV

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD
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Brave or bonkers? Toyota won’t be cutting the price of its bZ4X electric car, even as Tesla and BYD’s prices plummet

June 20, 2024June 19, 2024 Bruce Newton 10638 Views BZ4X, ev, Model, SUV, Toyota, Y

Toyota is ignoring the downward plunge in electric vehicle pricing and keeping the bZ4X SUV at its launch price. However,

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2024 Kia EV6.
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2024 Kia EV6 goes big! New battery will extend range, but that’s just part of the update story for Tesla Model Y rival

May 20, 2024July 12, 2024 John Mahoney 13670 Views EV6, Kia, Model, Tesla, Y

The upgraded 2024 Kia EV6 has been launched in Korea ahead of its debut in Australia in the fourth quarter

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2024 Leapmotor C10.
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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

May 14, 2024June 18, 2024 Bruce Newton 15382 Views C10, C16, Leapmotor, Model, Tesla, Y

The Chinese electrified vehicle maker Leapmotor will launch in Australia in late 2024 as part of an international expansion backed

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2024 XPeng G6.
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China’s XPeng confirms Aussie launch: 2024 XPeng G6 Tesla Model Y rival will be here within months

May 10, 2024June 6, 2024 Bruce Newton 14020 Views ev, G6, Model, Tesla, Xpeng, Y

Ambitious start-up XPeng is the latest Chinese electric car company to confirm its arrival in Australia. To be imported, distributed

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Geely Galaxy E5.
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2025 Geely Galaxy E5 revealed: Meet the latest electric Chinese Tesla Model Y fighter coming to Australia

May 10, 2024May 8, 2024 Bruce Newton 18826 Views E5, ev, galaxy, geely, L7, Model, PHEV, Tesla, Y

The covers have come off the latest Chinse electric SUV headed for Aussie shores to tackle the Tesla Model Y.

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2025 Kia EV6 front view teaser.
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2025 Kia EV6 overhaul confirmed and previewed: Updated Tesla Model Y fighter will be here later this year

May 8, 2024May 7, 2024 John Mahoney 13058 Views electric car, ev, EV6, Kia, Model, Tesla, Y

Three years after it was launched the Kia EV6 electric mid-size SUV is ready for an overhaul. To prove it,

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Peugeot E-5008.
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Tesla Model Y doesn’t have enough seats? Kia EV9 too expensive? The 2025 Peugeot E-5008 might be your solution

April 1, 2024March 28, 2024 John Mahoney 11569 Views E-5008, Kia, Kia EV9, Model, Peugeot, Tesla, Y

Want a Tesla Model Y but can’t cope without the option of a third row of seats? Or you hanker

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