Great Wall ORA Test Drive

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 02:00:01 +0000

Although Great Wall Motor has marketed a whole litter of “Cats” in China (Good, Black, White, and IQ), Australia is only receiving one version. It will be marketed as the GWM ORA. I hope that the other versions will make it here eventually. In the meantime, we went for a Great Wall ORA test drive! […]

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The Year Of The Cat — The ORA Cat Arrives In Australia!

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 23:14:08 +0000

Yesterday brought dual sightings of the Great Wall ORA Cat, now on sale in Australia. It was spotted at the Noosa Eco Fest and also at the RACQ Futures Pavilion, two huge events for electric car lovers. We attended the Noosa event again this year, and in my usual walk around the exhibits before the […]

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Battery Electric Vehicle Sales In South Africa Up 106%

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:11:39 +0000

Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have been quite slow in South Africa but are now showing signs of significant progress.  In the first four months of 2022, 138 battery electric vehicles were sold in South Africa. Now, one year later, sales of battery electric vehicle have doubled over the same period. 284 battery electric […]

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35% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China! (China EV Sales Report)

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 08:34:08 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored over half a million sales last month, up 93% year over year (YoY). That pulled the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over 1.9 million units. Share-wise, with April showing another great performance, plugin vehicles hit 35% market share! Full electrics (BEVs) alone accounted […]

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New Cheapest Electric Car In South Africa: Ora Good Cat (Funky Cat) Starting At R716,900 ($37,000)

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 05:25:28 +0000

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) such as the Ora Good Cat (also known as the Funky Cat) are now being offered in several markets around the world, including in Thailand and the United Kingdom. The Ora Good Cat, along with similar models from other brands — such as the MG4, VW ID.3, and BYD Dolphin — […]

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33% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — February 2023 Sales Report

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:31:26 +0000

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The Ora Good Cat Could Be The Car To Accelerate EV Sales In South Africa’s Rental Car Market

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:31:13 +0000

Rental car companies and other fleet operators are some of the major drivers of vehicle sales around the world. This is why there has been a lot of excitement around Hertz’s deals with Tesla and Polestar, for example, as well as SIXT’s deal for 100,000 BYD cars. Just the other day, SIXT announced that it […]

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22% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2022!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 07:09:06 +0000

China EV Sales ReportPlugin Electric Vehicles Get 30% Share Of Auto Market In Another Record Month In China!

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Ora’s Good Cat Said To Be Coming To South Africa This Year

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 21:45:06 +0000

Compared to similar markets around the world, South Africa has a small selection of electric vehicle models available for consumers to buy. This has contributed to the slow electric vehicles sales in the country. For a very long time, the only BEV that was available for consumers in South Africa to buy was the BMW […]

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