The BYD Han. Source: BYD
Nexport’s Luke Todd on plans to import four electric vehicle models from China’s BYD, and creating a platform for more EV makers to import directly into Australia.
Todd also outlines the company’s plans for a major EV manufacturing facility in NSW, focusing initially on buses and then vans, but says there is potential to revive a car manufacturing market in Australia.
You can read out story on it here. See: Nexport targets four BYD electric models in first stage of big EV import plan
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
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