Image: Riz Akhtar
Affordable EVs are all the rage. With most states and territories offering rebates on EV purchases under $50,000, demand for EVs within this price bracket is relatively high. One EV that is sure to do well is the Ora Funky Cat hatchback.
Back in August, the first ORA Funky Cat was spotted in Melbourne. Now there has been a spotting of a second ORA Funky Cat.
This one was also spotted in a Melbourne car park. Like the first ORA EV hatchback, it’s still very likely that this example is also a right-hand drive test vehicle.
The interior of the spotted EV also featured a white and blue steering wheel and a clean centre console with cup holders.
A driver attention monitoring camera can also be spotted on the right-hand side of the steering wheel.
The screen sweeps along the dashboard and looks seamless in terms of its length. They are two individual screens.
The seats also have a blue and white colour scheme which is slightly harder to see on an overcast Melbourne day.
Without getting a chance to feel the fit and finish of the ORA Funky Cat, everything from the outside looked well put together.
In other markets, the base model is equipped with a 47.8 kWh battery pack which can offer up to 310 km of WLTP range. There is also an extended-range version available in some markets that gets closer to 400 km in range.
Many of the modern safety features are also included in the ORA Funky Cat which many in the UK got to experience on a roadshow in the last 8 weeks.
This EV hatchback includes 360-degree cameras which come on at low speeds. This helps with parking in apartment complexes and other tight carparks.
We are very pleased to see another EV hatchback being trialled with plans to possibly make it to Australia in the coming months.
Last week, BYD has already been seen testing their affordable EV hatchback in the streets of Sydney. The more affordable EVs we can get on our roads and city streets, the better Australia’s EV transition will be.
A review of the ORA Funky Cat on YouTube by the Fully Charged Show:
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.
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