“The Fiat 500e for example, is priced at an almost €12,000 ($13,000) premium to the standard Fiat 500, despite only having around €3,000 worth of batteries in it, based on BNEF analysis,” said McKerracher.

Jan 3, 2025 · The Driven publishes detailed sales data for Australian passenger electric vehicle sales on this page. Data is sourced from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries report known as VFacts, the Electric Vehicle Council (), as well as individual companies.This page will be updated as new data is released each month, and as new information comes to hand.

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GAC, one of the more prominent EV manufacturers in China, has announced its arrival in the Australian market with its Aion EV brand. At an electric mobility expo in Melbourne this week, the brand unveiled its first electric model, the Aion V, for the local market which it says it wants to bring to Australia in mid 2025.

Nov 28, 2024 · According to local Chinese automotive outlet CnEVPost, several local sources had previously hinted that BYD would launch its second-generation blade battery in the second half of this year.. Separately, CnEVPost quotes Wu Ying, editor-in-chief of local automotive media outlet Xchuxing, who reported in late October that BYD’s luxury sub-brand Yangwang’s U7 sedan would be powered by the ...

The Tesla Cybertruck, a vehicle often described as that from the future, has become the third best-selling electric vehicle in the US in the latest quarter, outselling all other EVs apart from the company’s own Model 3 and Model Y.

Oct 19, 2024 · Charging these packs will take 20 minutes from 30% state-of-charge (SOC) to 80%. Previously, the Sealion 07, BYD’s Tesla Model Y-sized EV, has been showcased to have charging speeds of 10-80% in just 25 minutes, so it’d be interesting to see if the Seal 06 GT gets closer to that, given it shares the same e-platform 3.0 Evo architecture.

Tesla delivered almost 1.8 million cars across the globe in 2024 with the bulk of them being the Model Y electric SUV. This very important car in Tesla’s lineup is approaching 5 years since production first started in January 2020 but it’s finally about to get a refresh.

Jan 5, 2025 · Image: Riz Akhtar. Riding on 19-inch alloy wheels, they come with a unique black and copper look in line with Cupra’s copper-look styling. The Cupra Born was Volkswagen Group’s first EV in the Australian market when it launched in late 2022.

Queensland based battery and energy management company RedEarth Energy Storage has become one of the first companies out of the blocks on vehicle to grid (V2G) technology, announcing an Australian manufacturing deal for bidirectional chargers that will enable electric cars to act as batteries on wheels.