New Chinese language electrical ute achieves worth parity with BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid

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Chinese language auto large Geely’s Riddara RD6 electrical ute has been launched in New Zealand with the identical worth as the favored BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute – NZ$69,990 (~A$63,350) earlier than on-road prices – forward of first buyer deliveries throughout the ditch in September.

Confirmed final 12 months for worldwide export markets together with Australia, the place it will likely be generally known as the Riddara RD6 slightly than the Radar RD6 as in China as a result of a trademark dispute, the battery-electric dual-cab ute additionally hits the Kiwi market at across the similar worth because the mid-range diesel-powered Ford Ranger XLT dual-cab 4×4.

If it launches with the same worth in Australia, the RD6 can be by far the most affordable all-electric ute to be bought Down Below, the place the LDV eT60 grew to become the primary and thus far solely such car accessible in 2022, priced at $92,990 earlier than on-road prices.

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Nevertheless, the rear-wheel drive eT60 will quickly get replaced by the newer, four-wheel drive LDV eTerron 9 dual-cab, whereas a number of different dual-cab 4×4 electrical utes, together with the Isuzu D-Max EV.

To this point there’s no signal of the lately confirmed plug-in hybrid model of the Riddara RD6 being launched in New Zealand (not to mention Australia), the place the pure-electric RD6 dual-cab can be accessible in a single high-spec mannequin variant.

The NZ-spec RD6 is fitted with dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain providing a complete system output of 315kW of energy – sufficient for Geely to say a 0-100km/h dash time of simply 4.5 seconds.