{"id":4654,"date":"2023-02-01T22:31:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sixt.com.au\/magazine\/?p=4654"},"modified":"2026-03-19T01:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:07:45","slug":"sixt-makes-electric-vehicles-more-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sixt.com.au\/magazine\/news\/sixt-makes-electric-vehicles-more-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"SIXT makes electric vehicles more accessible with exclusive EV partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"432\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sixt.com.au\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/20\/2023\/02\/byd-Atto-3-SIXT-1024x432.jpg\" alt=\"BYD EV Car rental\" class=\"wp-image-4656 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sixt.com.au\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/20\/2023\/02\/byd-Atto-3-SIXT-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sixt.com.au\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/20\/2023\/02\/byd-Atto-3-SIXT-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sixt.com.au\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/20\/2023\/02\/byd-Atto-3-SIXT-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sixt.com.au\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/20\/2023\/02\/byd-Atto-3-SIXT.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/432;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday 2 February 2023: SIXT Australia is set to bolster its national fleet with at<br>least 500 new BYD <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixt.com.au\/electric-car-rental\/\">electric vehicles<\/a>, further widening the range of EV\u2019s on offer for<br>its customers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 500 <a href=\"https:\/\/bydautomotive.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BYD electric vehicles<\/a> are set to join the SIXT Australia fleet this year, with the first 200 arriving in Australia this April. The EV fleet will be available Australia wide exclusively with SIXT, at from $90 a day, making electric vehicles a more affordable rental option for Aussie travellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of SIXT Australia&#8217;s commitment to growing the largest and most wide-ranging EV fleet for hire, SIXT has signed an exclusive partnership with BYD, which will see at least an additional 500 EVs join the SIXT fleet over the next 12 months. 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