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// Chery developing a competitor for the Shark 6 and Cannon Alpha
Chery International has confirmed the Himla will not be coming to the Australian and New Zealand markets, as it is developing two utes which will launch in the first and second half of 2026.
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// Kia EV3 wins another prestigious award
Kia’s EV3 has another award, winning ‘Best of the Best’ at the 2025 Red Dot Award: Product Design in the Automobiles and Vehicles category.
- EVs and Beyond says Kia EV3 wins Red Dot ‘Best of the Best’ Award
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// Govt revamps EV charger co-investment model
The Government is changing the way it co-invests in public electric vehicle (EV) chargers with the private sector, aiming to accelerate charger deployment across New Zealand.
- AutoCar says Government stimulates EV charger investment
- AutoFile says Funding revamp for chargers
- Driven says NZ Government launches new EV charger funding model: but can we really get to 10,000 stations?
- EVs and Beyond says ChargeNet welcomes EV infrastructure co-funding
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// GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV priced for NZ
GWM is amping up its challenge in the New Zealand ute market with sharp pricing and an extended electric-only range for its new Cannon Alpha PHEV.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Why everyone’s talking about this cheap, bare bones EV
Seemingly out of nowhere, a new player has entered the American electric vehicle landscape with a mighty affordable, modular, and neat looking ute and SUV
// New Tiggo HEV and PHEV SUV models arriving in third quarter
Chery New Zealand will offer a Tiggo 4 SUV hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) as well as plug-in hybrid versions of the Tiggo 7, Tiggo 8, and Tiggo 9 SUV models in the third quarter of 2025.
// Omoda is adding another compact SUV to its line-up
Following on from the recent Omoda 7 news story, the Chinese car maker is also about to unveil a smaller crossover.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Ford Develops Breakthrough Battery Chemistry After ‘Intense Research’
It’s a lithium manganese rich (LMR) cell chemistry designed for lower-cost and longer-range EVs.
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- MG CyberX debuts as rugged electric SUV with retro styling
- Metlink boosts electric fleet with 16 new zero-emission buses
- Range Rover Electric prototypes tested on ice
- Sedan set for NZ in 2026
- Mercedes-AMG’s first standalone electric car is a 1000hp supersaloon
- There are a swathe of utes on sale in NZ – and here’s what’s next
- GWM aims to beat the best by becoming powertrain powerhouse
- Cheapest Tesla EV to start production in June 2025
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