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Around 4.2 million EVs have been sold globally in the first half of 2022, up 63 per cent on the first half of 2021. The top 5 EV manufacturers during this period are BYD (640,000 units sold), Tesla (565,000 units sold), SAIC Motor (makers of the Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV, with 393,000 units sold), Volkswagen Group (due to its ID range, with 375,000 units sold) and Geely Group (makers of Volvo and Polestar, with 121,000 units sold).
3TESLA MODEL Y
Price: From $72,300, plus on-road costs. Range: From 455km.
Units sold: Over 410,000
Is available in two variants, is classed as a Medium SUV and is built in China.
4VOLKSWAGEN ID.4
Price: $66,000.
Range: From 342km.
Units sold: Over 121,000.
Australian release: 2023
Small SUV with seating for five people.
5WULING HONG GUANG MINI EV PLUS PHEV
Price: ¥129,800/$27,244.
Range: From 50km.
Units sold: Over 111,000 Australian release: TBC
3MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV
Price: From $54,590, plus on-road costs A 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack powers twin electric motors, delivering an all-electric driving range of 84km. The 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine offers combined outputs of 185kW/450Nm.The MG HS +EV PHEV ($48,990, plus on-road costs) trails slightly in sales, with 580 to the Outlander PHEVs 590. It’s a decent size too, offering seven seats.
4PORSCHE TAYCAN
Price: From $158,100, plus on-road costs This performance-focused EV is a rocket on wheels, able to get from 0-100km/h in 5.4 seconds (the more expensive versions can do the same in 2.8 seconds). Comes with either a 79.2kWh battery and 369km of range, or a 93.4kWh battery and 434km of range. Won 2020 World Luxury Car of the Year as and World Performance Car of the Year.
5HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC
Price: From $54,500, plus on-road costs This small SUV has a 39.2kWh battery that delivers a driving range of 305km, and combined outputs are 100kW/395Nm. The range puts it up there with the best from Tesla and Jaguar. Hyundai has a new dedicated Ioniq EV range, including the Ioniq 5 crossover, with more models arriving from next year.
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residents, most apartment dwellers rely on public or workplace chargers.
There are three different types of EV charging available:
Level 1: AC charging done via a 240v do- mestic wall socket. Delivers around 10- 20km of range per hour that you’re plugged in, making it the slowest method to charge. Level 2: A public AC charger at a shopping centre or car park capable of charging at a rate of up to 7kW. Delivers around 40km of range per hour plugged in, meaning it can capably charge an EV overnight.
Level 3: Public DC fast-chargers that op- erate at power levels from 25kW to 350kW. The lower end of this range adds about 150km of range per hour; the up- per range can deliver a full charge in as little as 15-20 minutes.
THE FUTURE OF EVS
Over two dozen electric vehicle models are scheduled to arrive in Australia in the not-too-distant future, including the Cupra Born hatchback (548km range; price TBC), Kia e-Niro (460km range;
from $65,300, plus on-road costs), the luxury Genesis GV60 (466km range; $103,700, plus on-road costs) and Volk- swagen’s popular ID range.
The Labor government has predicted, perhaps optimistically, that nine in 10 new car sales will be electric by 2030, with global EV sales predicted to be 26.8 million units in 2030.
That’s a whole lotta EVs, and a pretty clear indicator that prepping for an in- flux of electric cars in your shop is not just a smart move, but a necessity.