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    Best Electric Cars by Price, Size & Category in Aus

    What is the best electric car currently available to buy in Australia? Search & read hundreds of EV car reviews & road tests by top motoring journalists.

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    Nissan Sakura 2024 review
    7.5/10
    It is no secret that the Chinese brands have taken Australia’s affordable EV market by storm. The three most affordable electric models in Australia are all Chinese, and all start under $40k.But this is the Nissan Sakura, a Japanese-market EV that has global potential, with the brand’s most senior executives saying they want to bring cheaper electric vehicles to the masses.How cheap? Well this one starts at around 2.5m yen, which is less than $27,000.So, does Nissan have something here that can upset the cheap EV apple cart? Let’s go find out.
    Tesla Model 3 2024 review
    8/10
    Whether you like it or not, the Tesla Model 3 is the most important car to launch in the last decade.Thanks to the way it has made electric motoring so accessible, affordable, and desirable, I think it will go down in history as my generation's version of the Ford Model T or Volkswagen Beetle.For this review, we're looking at its first major upgrade. Yes, Tesla has tweaked its core sedan before, but the version we're looking at today is nearly 50 per cent new.Has it addressed some of the outgoing model's more glaring flaws? Is it even more appealing this time around? We took a base Rear Wheel Drive for a spin to find out.
    BYD Seal 2024 review: Performance
    7.6/10
    I know what you’re thinking - here comes another car review talking up some would be ‘Tesla fighter’ that will ultimately sell a tiny fraction of the cars the American electric juggernaut manages.And certainly you’d have good reason to think that. Plenty of big name car brands have launched electric vehicles in recent years, and yet still Tesla claims more than half of all EV sales with only the Model Y and Model 3.Tesla has sold more than 40,000 Model Y and more than 16,000 Model 3 in the first 11 months of 2023, with the next best all-electric model managing just over 10,000 - quite a way behind. The thing is, that third best-selling EV is the BYD Atto 3, the Chinese brand’s small SUV that has become a near-instant hit with Australian car buyers.Which is why the arrival of the new BYD Seal cannot be underestimated. The brand has clearly found a place in the local market and will have learnt lessons from the launch of the Atto 3 and the affordable Dolphin small hatch. The Seal isn’t meant to be a ‘cut price’ alternative to the Model 3, even if it is cheaper, rather a genuine and direct rival.But to be taken seriously it will need to compete on every level with the Model 3 - performance, efficiency, range, style, practicality and dynamics.With all that in mind, it does lend at least some credence to the idea that the BYD Seal could be the first true challenger to Tesla’s Australian EV dominance.
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    Top 10 car reviews of 2023
    EVs are on the rise, emerging brands from China are stealing a lot of the headlines and head-to-head comparison tests hit the mark for many, as reflected in the Top 10 most popular reviews we published this year. Here’s the countdown from 10 to one.
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    Richard Berry's Top 5 cars of 2023: From the MG4 to the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS
    This year was different. Good different. The Aussie car landscape started to change noticeably as more and more electric cars were introduced, some from brands none of us may have considered before.
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    How much does it cost to charge an electric car?
    Q: How much does it cost to charge an electric car? A: In a nutshell, charging at home on solar panels is the cheapest way to recharge your electric car; using a commercial fast-charger will be the most expensive. But, this is another one of those apparently simple questions that produces a relatively involved answer.
    Tesla capped price servicing - cost, schedule, and info
    Like most other elements of the Tesla experience, the EV-only brand does servicing somewhat differently to its competitors.
    Top seven best value cars in Australia
    Deciding on the best value car in Australia is not a straightforward task. Among other things, it depends on A: How an individual buyer values different elements, and: B: What properties and skill-sets are most important to a particular type of car.
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