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Butler 69, Mass.-Lowell 44Erin Andrews told “some a–hole” off for saying she was having hot flashes while covering the 49ers-Buccaneers in Tampa on Nov. 10. According to New York Post report, during a recent installment of her and Charissa Thompson’s “Calm Down” podcast, the Fox Sports NFL sideline reporter said she had enough of the negative comments and explained she was sweating due to the humidity in Tampa. “Somebody said ‘Erin Andrews you look so great, you have this glow. What’re you using? And I said, ‘It’s called sweat.’ We were outside... like 90 degrees on the field for four hours,” Andrews said. “... I wrote back and I said, ‘It’s was called sweat and I need a shower,’ and some a–hole wrote, ‘It’s hot flashes.’ “Shut the — shut up! It’s outside for five hours, enough!” The WEAR by EA founder mentioned the exchange while she and Thompson were answering fan questions, specifically one about responding to critics. “Don’t worry about those losers, you just keep doing you,” said Thompson, who is a studio host for Fox Sports NFL and “Thursday Night Football” on Amazon. “People that try and poke Erin and I on stuff, every now and then we’ll respond, just because it’s just like, we had enough... But for every 100 bad comments we may respond to one.” The “Calm Down” podcast posted a clip of the cohosts discussing the negative comment, and wrote, “Menopause jokes aren’t funny” with an angry face emoji.
Richard Parsons, prominent Black executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76The La Mirada boys basketball team trailed by 18 points and were down 16 at half to Texas’ Parish Episcopal in the first round of The Classic at Damien on Thursday before mounting an incredible comeback in the Platinum Division. La Mirada’s Julien Gomez (3) goes for a layup against Parish Episcopal’s Hudson Lucas (24) during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada walks off the court after defeating Parish Episcopal of Texas, 76-72, in the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s King Riley Owens (10) goes to the basket for a layup against Parish Episcopal during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s Gene Roebuck (24) tries to maintain possession of the ball as he’s closely defended by Parish Episcopal’s defense during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s MJ Smith (2) drives to the basket against Parish Episcopal’s Antoine Almuttar (33) during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s Gene Roebuck tries to release a shot against Parish Episcopal during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s Jaydin Cox (50) tries to grab the rebound against Parish Episcopal’s Hudson Lucas (24) during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s Gene Roebuck (24) releases the ball as he’s defended by Parish Episcopal’s Antoine Almuttar (33) during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s Andrew Castro (35) comes up with possession of the ball after diving for it against Parish Episcopal’s Torrey Mitchell (5) during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s King Riley Owens (10) goes for a shot against Parish Episcopal during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s Julien Gomez (3) releases a shot agains Parish Episcopal during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada Head Coach, Randy Oronoz, directs his team as they battle Parish Episcopal during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s Julien Gomez (3) goes for a layup against Parish Episcopal during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s Gene Roebuck (24) takes a shot as he’s surrounded by Parish Episcopal’s defense during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) La Mirada’s Julien Gomez (3) goes for a layup against Parish Episcopal’s Hudson Lucas (24) during the first round of the Classic at Damien High School in La Verne on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) The Matadores pulled off a 76-72 victory to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals, where they will take on Redondo Union, a 93-78 winner over Destiny Christian. That game will tip-off at 4 p.m. in Damien’s Athletic Center. La Mirada was led by the dynamic backcourt duo of sophomore Gene Roebuck and senior Julien Gomez, who combined for 58 points. Roebuck connected on 13 of 21 shots to finish with a game-high 31 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter to spur the second-half comeback. Gomez finished with 27 points. “It’s hard coming in off the break,” Roebuck said. “At halftime we locked in and said we are better than this and we know we can beat them. We just locked in that second half.” La Mirada head coach Randy Oronoz said the message at halftime wasn’t complicated. “We just kept telling our guys, get stops and push, get stops and push and we made a couple more plays at the end than them,” Oronoz said. Oronoz also mentioned that playing the day after Christmas causes a lot of players to be more tight than usual. “Playing after Christmas is weird, guys are kinda lackadaisical, so they didn’t start off hot,” Oronoz noted. “We knew it was only a matter of time.” Gomez scored 14 of his 27 points in the second half. “When you’re down 16 at the half, usually it leads to a blowout, but we just stuck together and trusted each other,” Gomez said. “We got big stops and made big buckets at the end and we just came through.” Gomez attributed the Matadores slow start to an abundance of good food over the Christmas break. “The first half we were a bit slow, I’m not gonna lie, all of us ate a lot over Christmas break and we were just playing slow,” Gomez said as he cracked a chuckle. “Once we got our engines running and adrenaline pumping, we started locking in on defense and started getting boards and making shots.” It was a rocky first half for La Mirada defensively as it seemed like Parish Episcopal couldn’t miss. The Panthers came out and scored 43 points in the first half. La Mirada’s first half offensive effort was admirable as it put up 27 points, but were unable to make a dent into the Panthers’ lead. The third quarter saw La Mirada explode offensively for 25 points to cut the Parish Episcopal lead to just eight points. La Mirada guard King-Riley Owens had 16 points in the third quarter to help spur the Matadors along. “King-Riley in that third quarter was big for us,” Oronoz said. “But King-Riley really sparked that comeback for us.” The Matadores finally saw themselves in the lead late in the fourth quarter with under a minute to go as they took a 69-68 lead which eventually ballooned to a 73-68 lead after a technical foul was assessed to Parish Episcopal. Parish Episcopal guard Sawyer Batz had 19 points in the loss.
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Percentages: FG 48.889, FT .429. 3-Point Goals: 9-22, .409 (Antenucci 4-8, Cairns 3-6, Jefferson 1-3, Santoro 1-3, Rolle 0-1, Gill 0-1) Blocked Shots: 1 (Taylor 1) Turnovers: 16 (Team 4, Antenucci 3, Gill 2, Jefferson 2, Rolle 2, Taylor 2, Mitchell-Steen 1) Steals: 5 (Antenucci 1, Gill 1, Jefferson 1, Santoro 1, Taylor 1) Technical Fouls: 1 (Jefferson 1) Percentages: FG 40.000, FT .900. 3-Point Goals: 3-13, .231 (Hylton 2-4, R.Jackson 1-4, A.Jackson 0-3, Holtman 0-1, Mann 0-1) Blocked Shots: 2 (Ndiba 2) Turnovers: 18 (A.Jackson 5, R.Jackson 4, Byars 2, Hayes 2, Hylton 2, Mann 1, Ndiba 1, Team 1) Steals: 4 (Byars 1, Hylton 1, R.Jackson 1, Mann 1) Technical Fouls: None A_804 Officials_Ian Carey, Tunita Dumas, Darwin ThompsonBanque Cantonale Vaudoise increased its holdings in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF ( NASDAQ:IEI – Free Report ) by 55.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,620 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $194,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 46.0% in the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,000 after acquiring an additional 967 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $9,445,000. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $212,000. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 3.0% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 189,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,915,000 after buying an additional 5,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5.2% during the second quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 76,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,828,000 after buying an additional 3,805 shares during the last quarter. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance Shares of NASDAQ IEI opened at $115.96 on Friday. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $113.16 and a fifty-two week high of $120.33. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $117.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $117.00. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend About iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF ( Free Report ) iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Index (the Index). Featured Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding IEI? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF ( NASDAQ:IEI – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Following the results of the 2024 presidential election, searches related to emigrating from the U.S., including if it’s possible to buy Canadian citizenship , began surging. Similar searches have spiked following past presidential elections as well. Over the past week, however, people have also searched about the possibility of buying cheap homes in Italy. One VERIFY reader texted us to ask if it’s true an Italian village is selling Americans $1 homes following the election, and people on social media are also asking if it’s a real offer. THE QUESTION Is an Italian village offering $1 homes to Americans following the election? THE SOURCES Live in Ollolai website Archive of Live in Ollolai dating back to Nov. 13, 2024 November 2024 CNN interview with Francesco Columbu, Ollolai’s mayor 2018 CNN story on Ollolai May 2024 CNBC report on renovation costs of 1-Euro Italian homes THE ANSWER Yes, an Italian village is offering $1 homes to Americans following the election. WHAT WE FOUND Ollolai, a village on the island of Sardinia in Italy, is courting American homebuyers following the presidential election by offering them homes for as little as $1. Ollolai and other Italian villages have made similar offers to people around the globe for several years. However, the cheapest homes available require renovations that will push the cost of the home much higher than just a dollar. A website run by the village titled “ Live in Ollolai ” offers homes from 1 Euro to 100,000+ Euros ($1.05 to $105,000) for people “worned [sic] out by global politics.” The earliest appearance the website makes on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is Nov. 13, 2024, just over a week after the U.S. presidential election. The website itself makes no direct mention of Americans or U.S. politics. However, the village’s mayor, Francesco Columbu, told CNN that “the website was specifically created to attract American voters,” who would receive “preferential treatment” when applying. “We just really want, and will focus on, Americans above all,” Columbu told CNN. “We can’t of course ban people from other countries to apply, but Americans will have a fast-track procedure. We are betting on them to help us revive the village, they are our winning card.” The website promises any prospective buyers that the village will guide them through the process of buying and renovating the home, as well as navigating whatever paperwork Italy might require the homebuyer to go through. Ollolai’s website says 1-Euro homes will need renovations, but there are “move-in-ready” homes at affordable prices that “require minimal renovation.” Italian villages such as Ollolai have offered homes for as little as 1 Euro for years, but the cheapest homes have always come with the caveat that the buyer will need to pay for renovations. CNN first wrote about Ollolai in 2018 , when it reported the village was selling hundreds of abandoned homes for 1 Euro each. “The real estate bonanza comes with a catch, though,” CNN wrote at the time. “The 200 stone-built dwellings up for grabs are in poor condition and buyers must commit to a refurbishment within three years, which will likely cost about $25,000.” Other villages in Italy, such as Mussomeli on the island of Sicily, similarly require buyers of 1-Euro homes to renovate the homes within three years of purchase. In May 2024, CNBC reported on the true price of Italian 1-Euro homes purchased by two Americans. Both Americans first purchased their homes in villages in Sicily in 2019. One of them won their home in an auction after bidding 5,555 Euros, which was about 5,900 Euros (about $6,200) after taxes and fees. That homeowner then bought the neighboring home in a private sale for 22,000 Euros and spent about 425,000 Euros renovating the combined space. In total, the homes and renovations cost about $475,000. The other homeowner bought three homes in another village for 1 Euro each. Each building came with a 500-Euro realtors fee and a 2,800-Euro deed — that’s about $10,500 between the three buildings. At the time, that homeowner had spent about $35,000 in renovations. Ollolai’s website says prospective buyers will be able to explore properties online soon. Ollolai also maintains a separate website for foreign remote workers to apply to rent a home for a month in Ollolai for 1 Euro. Ollolai is just one of several villages listed by websites promoting 1-Euro home deals in Italy . The trend began when some Italian villages began making the offers to attract foreigners to boost their local economies and offset aging, declining populations. The offer does not come with Italian residency or citizenship. Any American seeking to live in Italy will have to apply for residency separately. The U.S. Embassies and Consulates in Italy describe the process for obtaining legal Italian residency. While Ollolai’s offer was announced following the election of Republican Donald Trump, people looking for a more liberal government may not find that in Italy. The country is currently led by a right-wing political party with roots to post-WWII fascist groups . Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion and anti-migrant positions .
Those economic horses showed plenty of pluck in 2024, gamely hauling the social cart through an unfamiliar post-COVID-19 pandemic terrain. (If unemployment was so low in Manitoba, why the heck were those nags making such poor time as per GDP growth?) Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Those economic horses showed plenty of pluck in 2024, gamely hauling the social cart through an unfamiliar post-COVID-19 pandemic terrain. (If unemployment was so low in Manitoba, why the heck were those nags making such poor time as per GDP growth?) Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Those economic horses showed plenty of pluck in 2024, gamely hauling the social cart through an unfamiliar post-COVID-19 pandemic terrain. (If unemployment was so low in Manitoba, why the heck were those nags making such poor time as per GDP growth?) In some respects, the unusual dynamics allowed the field to clear, allowing new players to emerge (like the Manitoba Métis Federation). The sad culling of some favourite restaurants happened almost on cue after facing interminable pandemic shutdowns and the hand-wringing about downtown Winnipeg took on a more dire rhythm, but the top business stories of the year also included the kind of slow, steady pace Manitobans know and love and are resigned to live with. Despite some of their own looking for ancestral links to other nations so as not have to endure another four more years of Trumpy weirdness, Winnipeggers have never had so many direct route options to fly to the U.S. WestJet added Nashville and seasonal Fort Lauderdale, Fla., service after fanfare-inducing L.A. and Atlanta flights that started last year. United Airlines revived its Chicago and Denver flights this year, and there’s even a daily flight to Montreal and thrice weekly to Ottawa. Winnipeggers have never had such a diversity of choices to get out of town. Not only did the hard-working souls at the Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone have to cajole and entice workers back to the area while many of its member businesses embraced hybrid workplace environments, unhoused encampments and a revival of old-fashioned shoplifting made doing business a real challenge this year. Although the first half of the year saw the first net increase in downtown businesses since 2020, there are 60 fewer than there were four years ago. Still, with the construction of the first high-rise in the east Exchange District in 50 years, the occupation of the city’s newest downtown tower by Wawanesa Insurance, and revival of construction of a half-built apartment tower at Donald Street and St. Mary’s Avenue means maybe there’s still hope. Delta 9 Cannabis entered receivership. While the rest of the industry was blowing its brains out trying to create an industry model matching the old cigarette oligarchy, Winnipeg’s Delta 9 Cannabis, the fourth licensed producer of cannabis in Canada, was a great homegrown story of well-organized, modest production of formerly illicit weed. But Delta 9 ran out of runway in 2024, done in by standard-issue vulture capitalism. Even in receivership, it still managed to stay cool with all the stores remaining open, staff employed and buds still being harvested. A casual observer might be mistaken to think the Town of Churchill is a lot larger and busier than it really is. The only Arctic port in Canada has a growing ($100 million) tourism industry and is the terminus of the only railway through the North. This year, it received a much-needed $60 million in track upgrades and, for the first time in 20 years, shipped Manitoba-mined minerals (concentrated zinc) destined for Europe. But for it to realize its potential — both as a tourism destination and thriving seaport — it has a long way to go. And to make it that much harder to realize, an even more fantastical alternative concept was being touted by some (Alberta energy concerns) to build an entirely new port south of Churchill. It may have taken some time to materialize, but as some pundits warned when the lockdown mandates started up in 2020, many Winnipeg restaurants finally succumbed and shuttered this year. The list includes, in no specific order: Yafa Café, Starbucks (Osborne Village), Tropikis, Roughage Eatery, RnR Family Restaurant, Pancake House (The Forks), Preservation Hall, Second Cup (Polo Park), Fionn MacCool’s (Regent Avenue), Nick’s on Broadway and A & W (Osborne Village). According to Restaurants Canada, more than half of Manitoba eateries are currently losing money or breaking even compared to 19 per cent before COVID. Winnipeggers finally got local access to big-name brands including Kripsy Kreme in 2024. 7-Eleven just opened its first licensed facility in Winnipeg (and also closed a handful of its convenience stores), Stella’s returned to the airport and boutique bakery Jenna Rae Cakes opened a kiosk inside airport security. Wolseley stalwart Tall Grass Prairie Bread Company is building its biggest location yet in St. Boniface. Activate Games has continued its rapid internationalexpansion. Activate Games, the Winnipeg high-tech amusement facility featuring unique interactive technologies, continues to take over the world. After inking a partnership with a developer in Dubai at the end of 2023, and along with significant growth in the U.S., it signed distributorships in Europe in 2024. It’s now on pace for 200 locations around the world in the next few years. Two of the largest development projects in the city — Naawi-Oodena and Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn — are led by First Nations organizations. The Manitoba Métis Federation’s big property acquisitions in Winnipeg. The Manitoba Métis Federation has been going hard for years but, in 2024, it was as if its stock doubled. Already the owner of the old BMO building at Portage and Main, the MMF acquired the 24-storey Bell MTS tower and its 13-floor sister space at 191 Pioneer Ave., along with a 99-stall parking lot, opened the Lake Manitoba Resort and a new pharmacy and health facility in Dauphin, plans to turn the old Roxy Lanes into an affordable 55-plus residential tower and partnered in a downtown yoga studio. Manitoba’s economy is fuelled by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but when the big players are feeling confident, it makes a difference. In 2024, the Chipman family-owned True North Real Estate Development flexed once again to commit to a $680 million redevelopment of Portage Place mall. After years of successfully satisfying ‘Buy America’ provisions to be able to sell its heavy-duty urban buses to U.S. transit authorities, NFI is investing in its hometown so it can finish the manufacturing of its buses sold into the Canadian market. James Richardson & Sons, Limited reacquired the Fairmont Hotel after a 24-year hiatus. Gerry Price, one of the smartest and most successful (and least well-known) Winnipeg entrepreneurs of his generation, was recognized by his alma mater, the University of Manitoba, with the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award. CentrePort Canada Inc. has built a highway through its 20,000-acre footprint that virtually surrounds the Winnipeg airport. This year, the second tenant of its 665-acre rail park started construction, with five more in the queue. This is where the largest greenfield developments in town that need direct rail access to the CPKC main line (with interswitching to CN and BNSF) will be built. Also this year, the City of Winnipeg and province of Manitoba committed $75 million to install servicing for another 1,800 acres in CentrePort south, including 500 acres of residential (housing for up to 12,000) and 1,100 acres of industrial space. In the past five years, $750 million of development permits have been let for the northwestern corner of the city and part of the Rural Municipality of Rosser. Arctic Char, to be specific. Arctic char fry at the Sapphire Springs facility. Sapphire Springs Inc., a locally owned enterprise is building an Arctic char fish farm north of the city that will almost double the global supply of the delicious salmonoid. Located at the former site of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Rockwood Experimental Fish Hatchery, it draws its water from a glacial aquifer, recycling 99 per cent of it through each growing cycle. Sapphire Springs may not solve global food security problem, but if successful, it could provide at least the inspiration for other forms of industrial protein production. martin.cash@freepress.mb.ca Martin Cash is a business reporter/columnist who’s been on that beat for the since 1989. He’s a graduate of the University of Toronto and studied journalism at Ryerson (now Toronto Metropolitan University). . Every piece of reporting Martin produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the ‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about , and . Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider . Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
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Motoring Don't miss out on the headlines from Motoring. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Australian electric vehicle market has seen an influx of affordable models from newer Chinese automakers priced significantly lower than those from established brands. New research reveals that while they may be cheaper, they could cost owners more to insure and repair. Data from Compare the Market shows comprehensive insurance for EVs is on average 43 per cent more expensive than petrol-powered vehicles. Tesla Model 3 will set owners back thousands in insurance in comparison to the Audi A3 sedan. Picture: Camber Collective MORE : Next-gen electric ute confirmed Compare the Market economic director David Koch said the top five best-selling EVs in Australia were more expensive to insure than traditional alternatives. “Across the top five best-selling EVs and 12 car insurance providers, motorists could be spending between $98 to $1,788 more to comprehensively insure an EV every year – which may diminish some of the benefits of reduced running costs,” he said. The study compared the top five selling EVs with cars from Toyota, Audi, Mazda and Hyundai, using quotes from 12 insurers for a 34-year-old Brisbane man with a clean driving record. Research revealed the Tesla Model Y RWD costs $3,434.98 annually to insure, nearly 97 per cent more than the Toyota RAV4 Cruiser 2WD at $1,744.95. Sedan-wise, the Tesla Model 3 RWD will set you back an average $3,888.55 in comparison to the Audi A3 which costs an average of $2,101.04. MORE : Aussie EV push backfires While you may pay higher premiums for some Chinese EVs, quotes from NRMA reveal Chinese-made XPeng G6 and Zeekr X are priced $54,800 and $56,900 and are on par with petrol-powered SUVs, with an annual insurance costs of $2,017 and $2,043. Koch believes the discrepancy is due to the specialised technology used in EVs. “EVs are generally more expensive to insure because the battery pack creates more complexity for repairers, many EV-specific parts need to be imported from overseas, and there are fewer qualified smash repairers for electric cars,” he said. MORE : MG’s Cyberster electric sports car The report also found that hybrids are more expensive to insure than petrol-powered vehicles with comprehensive car insurance at average 5 per cent pricier. To encourage EV adoption, Koch has called on insurers to offer “green discounts”. “Just like banks and lenders have started offering green car loans, it would be great to see insurers adopt some green discounts for electric car premiums. “For now, the best way to ensure you’re getting a good deal is to compare. No matter if it’s your car insurance or electricity plan, there are options out there. Don’t park yourself into higher prices,” he said. Despite higher insurance costs, Koch said the research shows that EVs may be an affordable option long-term. For instance, EV owners in Brisbane could save up to $1,536 annually on running costs compared to petrol car owners, while Sydney drivers could save around $897. “There’s a misconception that EVs are more expensive to run,” he said. “While this may be true in some aspects, such as comprehensive car insurance costs, significant savings in fuel and loan repayments do more than offset these expenses.” Originally published as Chinese EVs more affordable but owners may face costly surprises More related stories Motoring News $93k EV ute back after dud first reveal EV utes are in hot demand in Australia but questions whether this brand can successfully relaunch itself after a dud launch is on everyone’s minds. Read more Motoring News Chilling car warning you need to hear Cars used to represent ultimate freedom. But a new study proves that today, the opposite is true – and that instead, you can be “controlled”. Read more
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