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Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar in Australia

EV Central

The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. Add in 604 Model 3 sedan sales and Tesla claimed eighth overall in July with 3934 sales. It also sits eighth for the year with 29,511 sales. Tesla’s tally is obviously the key to the 385.4

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GWM Ora Sport on ice, but sleek high-performance EV could still get the tick of approval as a sporty rival to Tesla, BYD

EV Central

The sleek five-door with styling similarities to a Porsche Panamera is instead being put on ice as the fast-growing Chinese giant monitors the evolution of the local EV line-up. That’s made the Ora the most affordable EV on the market in recent months, something that has done little to boost sales.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Is CEO Elon Musk costing Tesla sales? In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan , we found that with improvements to performance, efficiency, and charging, this grand-touring electric sports car lives up to its original mission—and much more. Now, GM reportedly seeks a similar deal with CATL.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Porsche Taycan 6,822. It’s a robust list of a variety of models–the majority of which are focused on the hot crossover segment–with total sales of more than 150,000 from six major automaker groups. This list is subjective and weighted toward functionality with an emphasis on fun, but also factors in sales numbers.

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Watch out Tesla, smartphone builder Xiaomi’s SU7 EV offers 434 mile range for under $30k

Baua Electric

Apple may have bailed on its plans to build its own EV, but a Chinese competitor has completed the feat, and on paper, it has the makings to be one helluva first entry into the segment. A month later, the electronics company had officially unveiled the SU7 as a challenger to Porsche and who else but Tesla.

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CATL unveils new sodium-ion battery for electric vehicles 

Electric Vehicles India

The Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), the world’s largest electric car battery maker has unveiled a new battery that runs on the affordable and abundantly available sodium instead of lithium. CATL also works with Volkswagen’s Audi unit and is cooperating with Porsche, added. CATL unveils new sodium-ion battery.

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Form a queue: 2024 MG Cyberster now available … if you’ve got at least $100,000

EV Central

Australian pricing for the battery-electric powered spiritual successor for the MG B roadster have yet to be announced but the Chinese-owned brand said that the MG Cyberster will start at somewhere “between $100,000 and $150,000” plus on-road costs for the flagship 77kWh dual-motor all-wheel drive version.