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Skyworth puts its Australian passenger-EV plans on the backburner while an electric van moves to the front of the queue. We examine a new survey claiming price—not range or charging—is the biggest issue holding Australians back from EVs, including who is behind the research and where the headline goes too far.
Tesla has widened vehicle-to-load access for Model Y buyers in the United States, but the Australian position is very different. Denza’s 850-kilowatt Z9GT clears a major local approval hurdle as an even more powerful N8 SUV emerges in China, and Chery narrows the Australian arrival of its affordable Q electric hatch to around the middle of 2027.
YouTube timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:52 Skyworth parks its Australian SUV plan again
02:38 Does price really matter three times more than range?
07:01 Tesla widens V2L, but not yet in Australia
08:35 Denza Z9GT approved as an 890kW SUV emerges
11:29 Chery Q targets a mid-2027 Australian arrival
13:32 Outro
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Our main sources include (though we also use many others, and they vary by episode):
- https://www.carsales.com.au/
- https://www.carexpert.com.au/
- https://thedriven.io/
- https://www.carsguide.com.au
- https://autotalk.com.au
- https://www.carsguide.com.au
- https://evcentral.com.au
- https://www.drive.com.au
