EV Central
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
The ambitious Chinese Chery brand will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia when the Omoda E5 SUV arrives mid-year. A 61kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides the juice. Chery is targeting 30,000 sales in Australia by 2024, 45,000 by 2026 and 75,000 per annum by 2027 to cement itself as a top 10 player.
EV Central
APRIL 13, 2023
Just plug in your microwave, TV, coffee machine, laptop, fridge, e-scooter, e-bike or whatever, and the car sends electric juice their way. This means you can power or charge AC appliances with a three-pin plug from your car’s (far larger) battery. It’s really quite idiot proof.
EV Central
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The arrival of the Cupra Born in Australia is pretty significant. The four-year old Spanish spin-off from SEAT has also beaten the Volkswagen brand to market in Australia with its first BEV ( with more to come ), although VW will soon be fighting back with a concerted rollout of its own electric vehicles starting with the ID.4
EV Central
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
READ MORE: Audi’s ultra-niche luxury coupe pickup EV READ MORE: Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023 It’s also the first BEV to wear Audi’s RS performance badge and has just landed in Australia. Another rival is the Mercedes-AMG EQE53 , which has also just launched in Australia. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.
EV Central
JULY 6, 2022
. “The Qashqai e-Power will appeal to drivers who aren’t yet ready for a pure EV in their lives but do want to be more sustainable and enjoy the fun-to-drive EV feeling day to day,” says Nissan’s product strategy and pricing chief for the region that includes Australia, Arnaud Charpentier. Nothing else.
EV Central
MARCH 29, 2023
The Polestar 2 was Australia’s fourth best-selling EV of 2022 , behind only Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y , plus the cheapie disruptor BYD Atto 3. With the entry-level single motor Standard Range 2 weighing in at $63,900 before on-roads, it looks fair money for a premium five door fastback. How do the 2WD and AWD drive?
EV Central
AUGUST 9, 2023
READ MORE: 2023 Kia EV9 review READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz Day 1: Look at Me EV Extrovert: 2023 Kia EV6 GT Moonscape. That’s what they call this colour. Theatrical inside too. Opportunities galore.
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