BYD’s Yuan Plus crossover readies to shake up Australia’s electric car market
Orders for BYD Yuan Plus, which will shake up the local EV market with an "amazing" price point, go live in October with April 2022 deliveries planned.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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Ford doubles production target for F-150 Lightning electric ute
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New Porsche Taycan offers cult colors, better range and faster charging
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Rivian says Australian launch of electric utes will likely follow Europe expansion
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Harold learned to drive in a Model T Ford in 1930. Now he’s testing out an electric Mach-E
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Kia to “balance markets” with mid-size EV4 electric crossover and seven-seat EV7
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