EV Central

APRIL 18, 2024

A family of brutal 4x4s including a Toyota LandCruiser rival along with a radical supercar have been added to Chinese electrified mega-brand BYD’s rapidly expanding new vehicle armoury and are wanted in Australia. When it arrives the Bao 3 will be priced from around 200,000 Chinese Yuan which equates to around $43,000 in our money.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The survey’s results are being thrown into the mix in Australia at a time when debate heightens about the future of internal; combustion engine son Australian roads. Among those recently quoted warning caution are BMW and tier one auto supplier Bosch. About 1000 Australians were surveyed. Polestar 3 large SUV with camouflage. “A

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EV Central

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Australian arm of the Swedish-Chinese electric car-maker Polestar has turned its back on Tesla as a rival, saying it won’t get into a discounting and pricing war with the EV market dominator. Coming to Australia in 2024. Also coming to Australia in 2024. We are not looking in the mass market,” insisted Johnson. Polestar 3.

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2023

Sedans and SUVs are in development using BMW component technology and Foxconn electric architectures. The ICE version is expected in Australia in 2023. The project is receiving Chinese support and the first model to be announced is the Moskvitch 3, which appears to be a close relation of the JAC S4. Moskvitch 2023 Moskvitch 3.

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Here’s a list of every EV on sale today in Australia, how far they’ll go and how much they cost to buy before on-road charges, or before any rebates, discounts or incentives are applied. 625km: BMW i7 xDrive60, $297,900 Australia’s reigning range champion with a price to match.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Abarth Nuova 500e – high-performance version of the electric Fiat 500 promises pocket rocket thrills, and it’s due in Australia late in 2023.

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EV Central

JANUARY 7, 2024

Chinese electronics giant, Xiaomi, has unwrapped its first-ever production car, the Xiaomi SU7 sedan and the omens are not good for its closest rival, the Porsche Taycan. With another 70 billion Chinese yuan ($14.1 If that’s not enough, a larger-still 132kWh will be available that covers 1000km on the Chinese test cycle (CLTC).

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Tesla Model Y now has a direct rival from Chinese challenger BYD. Much else we don’t know about the Sea Lion 07 as yet, including whether it will come to Australia. According to Chinese media reports, the Sea Lion 07 includes Cell to Body battery integration, reducing the pack’s impact on interior vertical space by 10mm.

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EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2023

About 30 new EVs will make it to Australia in 2030, widening the choices and technology available to buyers. There are also some big brands that have so far not dabbled in the EV space in Australia readying their first battery electric models. The recently-arrived X1 compact SUV will soon spawn an EV sibling in the form of the BMW iX1.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

If the early arrival of the yet-to-be-named electric ute has the sort of impact the fledgling brand has had on other segments then it could be a wake-up to the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger that dominate ute sales in Australia. The Chinese-owned British brand made a big EV impact in 2023 with the excellent MG4.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Primed to be introduced here in Australia’s as part of the brand’s relaunch, the Cadillac Optiq has been created to challenge the likes of the dominant Tesla Model Y, as well as more premium rivals like the BMW iX3 and the incoming Polestar 4.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

To continue the earlier theme, I’m looking forward to driving three new Chinese EV entries to the Australian market, all of them potentially offering outstanding value for money. Any car Australia’s dominant car retailer launches is big news. Stephen Corby: BMW i4. The EV I’m most looking forward to in 2023.

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EV Central

JANUARY 12, 2023

Last year was a record for EV sales in Australia. READ MORE: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: Best EVs of 2022. Tesla’s 19,594 sales alone accounted for 59 percent of all EVs sold in Australia last year. Between them they accounted for 70 percent of the EVs sold in Australia in 2023.

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EV Central

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Polestar 4 electric SUV is now officially on sale in Australia and targeting the top-selling Tesla Model Y with aggressive pricing in the premium electric vehicle segment. Last year in Australia 36 per cent of the 168,213 prestige and luxury models sold were powered purely by electricity.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2023

EV brand Polestar has unveiled its new 4 mid-sized SUV that arrives in Australia in the first half of 2024. The battery is manufactured by Chinese battery giant CATL. It’s claimed to hit 100km/h in 7.4 seconds and travel up to 600km between charges. The Polestar 4 uses a 102kWh NMC lithium-ion battery with a useable capacity of 94kWh.

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EV Central

JULY 27, 2023

Today’s Polestar 2, as well as the Polestar 3 and 4 arriving in Australia next year, are all closely related to models made by Volvo and Geely. Volvo had been bought from Ford by big Chinese car maker Geely in 2010. The Polestar 5 will be car like no other from the young, EV-only brand. Minus the noise, naturally.

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EV Sales

MAY 3, 2021

The BMW Group ended the first quarter of the year in the 4th place, improving on the #5 of 2020, benefiting from the implosion of the Renault-Nissan Alliance (a year ago, the Alliance had 11% share, now it has 5%.) Will this mean that Tesla will lose the 2021 title? All bets are on. and the popularity of its PHEV lineup.

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2023

READ MORE: MG4 priced from $44,990 plus on-road costs as $3000 discounts offered on ZS EV READ MORE: Australia’s cheapest EV? No, sorry, fridges. It’s also the kind of statistic that should make you nervous if you’re a brand with very few EV options in market, or in the pipeline. So, who did well on this list?

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AUGUST 4, 2022

The next major car markets approaching the tipping point this year include Canada, Australia, and Spain. But even the industry’s laggards, like BMW, want to produce 50% BEVs by 2030, pointing in the direction of continuous growth of the industry. Global Powers Favour BEVs. The Tipping Points.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The EX90 is set for production in Volvo’s American factory next year, with later production commencing at its Chinese plant. It’s likely Australia will receive its EX90s from the latter, probably late in 2024. Such prices comfortably eclipse the $121,990 Volvo Australia currently asks for the XC90 Recharge Ultimate PHEV.

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