BMW Will Build The Electric X5, X6 And X7 In The U.S.
InsideEVs
JUNE 6, 2025
The battery-powered iX5 is coming next year, followed by the iX7 in 2027. A coupe-like electric SUV is expected too—all made in the U.S.
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Confirmed! Kia locks in an all-new electric ute, but for now it’s only headed to the US
EV Central
APRIL 16, 2025
Kia has announced that is well underway to developing an all-new battery-powered mid-size ute. The new pick-up was announced at the 2025 Kia Investor Day event with the second mid-sizer based on an all-new EV platform developed for both urban and outdoor use. READ MORE: Toyota targeted! An EV has also been mooted.
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Icon reinvented! Electric Peugeot 208 GTI debut incoming. But will this EV be a true hot hatch?
EV Central
JUNE 2, 2025
READ MORE: 2025 Peugeot 308 switched to hybrid-only power, taking on Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic READ MORE: Coupe detat: 2025 Peugeot E-408 SUV-coupe EV could be challenging the Tesla Model 3 in Australia as soon as next year READ MORE: Tesla Model Y doesnt have enough seats? Combined with a 54kWh battery, expect a range of around 340km.
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The Internet of Things Gets a 5G Update
Cars That Think
JULY 9, 2025
The new research also signals an important step toward applications that include smaller, low-power health monitors, smart cameras, and industrial sensors, for instance. More broadly, the prospect of moving the IoT onto 5G means more things can connect more quickly with potentially greater data speeds and less battery drain.
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Benz wins the comp for longest name! Meet the ‘Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Technology’, coming with advanced EV tech to beat the BMW iX3, Audi Q6 e-tron and Porsche Macan EV
EV Central
MARCH 10, 2025
Fresh pics have been released of the all-new 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Efficiency winter testing in Sweden ahead of its September launch. Benz has also revealed the electric GLC will leave little on the table when it comes to advanced new tech. But the bigger news is it is the first car to ride on the car-maker’s all-new MB.EA
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It’s a Toyota Aurion for the EV generation! Large electric Toyota bZ7 sedan confirmed for China, but we’re still waiting
EV Central
APRIL 29, 2025
While Toyota drags its its heels when it comes to EVs in Australia, in China it’s about to welcome a fifth electric car to its lineup. Created as part of Toyota’s joint venture with GAC, a Chinese car-maker that intends to launch in Australia, the all-new bZ7 has been confirmed for a launch later this year. 2025 Toyota bZ7.
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2026 Porsche Cayenne EV previewed: Record breaking hill climb run underlines luxury SUV’s performance potential!
EV Central
JULY 10, 2025
Driving the record-breaking prototype Porsche Cayenne EV was Porsche’s Formula E development driver, Gabriela Jílková, who wrestled the battery-powered large SUV up the 914m course in just 31.28 There’s no word on just how much power the new Cayenne EV will pack, but expect even more than the Macan Turbo that pumps out 470kW.
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Confirmed for Australia! 2026 Alpine A390 tri-motor terror coming to fight the Porsche Macan and Tesal Model Y Performance
EV Central
MAY 29, 2025
Making its debut in its hometown of Dieppe overnight, the all-new Alpine A390 blends a stunning design with the French sport car brand’s next generation triple-motor powertrain that’s claimed to help it handle just like the firm’s ultra-lightweight A110 coupe. All three likely to eventually be sold in Australia.
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Look out Tesla Model 3! 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA arrives with advanced tech and 792km range
EV Central
MARCH 18, 2025
The all-new 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA has been fully unwrapped with benchmark range claims ahead of its Down Under debut in the second half of next year. The first car to ride on Benz’s all-new MMA platform, the second-gen Mercedes CLA will be offered first with all-electric power or with a mild-hybrid powertrain to follow.
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Genesis Electrified G80 tries again: Longer, more spacious, more luxury, bigger battery and longer range for cut-price BMW i7 and Benz EQS rival
EV Central
JUNE 22, 2025
The luxury battery-powered limo has been overhauled with a new long-wheelbase body, bigger battery, and superior range. The all-electric G80 remains plenty brisk enough, too. Ensuring agility has been maintained, despite adding inches to the wheelbase, the 5135mm (+130mm) electric G80 gets rear-wheel steer.
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New Volvo EX60 electric SUV teased: Audi Q6, BMW iX3 and Benz GLC on a warning as Swedes finalise their most advanced EV yet
EV Central
MARCH 17, 2025
The 2026 Volvo EX60 made a brief appearance during the recent online launch of the new ES90 sedan, ahead of the battery-powered mid-size SUV’s launch next year. 2025 Volvo EX90 review: Does this seven-seat electric SUV have what it takes to tempt buyers out of a BMW X5 or Audi Q7?
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Shock! iPhone maker to sell EV in Australia badged as a Mitsubishi. No, this is not April 1!
EV Central
APRIL 9, 2025
Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn is reported to have locked in a deal with Mitsubishi to build an advanced all-new battery-powered compact SUV for Australia that will land in local dealerships in the first half of 2026. Yes, you read that right. Foxconn EV lineup.
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"Flying Batteries" Could Help Microdrones Take Off
Cars That Think
MARCH 6, 2025
But a new combination of circuits and lightweight solid-state batteries called a flying batteries topology could let these bots really take off, potentially powering microbots for hours from a system that weighs milligrams. Lithium-ion earbud batteries provide more than 100 A-h/L, but are about 1000 times as large.)
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General Motors versus China! Why new GM tech could lead to smaller, lighter, smarter and cheaper EV batteries
EV Central
JUNE 30, 2025
GM is dealing with literally huge challenges in its home market, where it has to supply enormous electric trucks – including the GMC Hummer EV, Cadillac Escalade IQ and Silverado EV – which need vast amounts of battery power. A full-size prototype General Motors LMR battery cell.
How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages
Baua Electric
MARCH 29, 2025
When Christina Cassotis, the chief executive of Pittsburgh International Airport, heard about the power outage that forced Londons Heathrow Airport to suspend operations last week, she thought of the workers who were frantically trying to manage the chaos. Power outages at airports are more common than many officials would like.
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Diesel Doom! 2026 Kia PV5 means the end is in sight for traditional turbo-diesel delivery vans
EV Central
MARCH 9, 2025
The debut of the battery electric 2026 Kia PV5 is more evidence the ubiquitous Toyota delivery van and its diesel rivals are running out of time. READ MORE: All-new electric Kia PV5 is a gamechanger in the world of vanswith its advanced tech and interchangeable rear body READ MORE: EV switch! Vale Hi-Ace? Buzz Cargo.
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First Drive: For 2025, updated Hyundai Ioniq 5 adds XRT ‘off-road’ model to growing lineup
Charged EVs
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 crossover utility vehicle is now a familiar site in regions where electric cars are popular. Its electric mainstay, the Ioniq 5, had its best year ever in 2024, with sales up 31 percent to 44,400 (note the Tesla Model Y sold nine times that number). All 2025 Ioniq 5 versions now get dual 12.3-inch
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Toyota reveals super-sized compact electric SUV: 2025 Toyota C-HR+ EV is bigger than BYD Atto 3, Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia EV3 and has 600km range!
EV Central
MARCH 16, 2025
The 2025 Toyota C-HR+ compact electric SUV has been unveiled in Europe and theres every chance it will come to Australia. READ MORE: Toyota locks-in futuristic electric HiLux and LandCruiser EV for 2026 debut in Europe, but will battery-powered ute and rugged SUV make in Down Under? READ MORE: Toyota bZ4X updated!
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Think the plug-in Ford Ranger PHEV isn’t capable enough? I just drove one up an active volcano in Iceland!
EV Central
JUNE 21, 2025
The petrol engine’s been de-tuned, its 11.8kWh battery’s too small, 43km electric range isn’t enough and, starting from $71,990, it’s too expensive. All the above are valid from a certain perspective, but as with every PHEV, it’s a tale of balance and relevant use cases. EcoBoost petrol runs, which is all you need when touring.
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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N lands with devastating performance! four-door track-bred EV is a super-fast family hauler
EV Central
JULY 14, 2025
Engineers also claim the battery-powered four-door benefits from a shorter wheelbase and lower centre of gravity, plus a slipperier shape, which should give it the advantage on track. Powering the Ioniq 6 N is an 84kWh battery pack that should see it top the 448km range the Ioniq 5 N can cover, on account of its low 0.23
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Denied! The cute Nissan Micra has been reborn as an EV rival for the MG4 and BYD Dolphin, but not for Australia
EV Central
MAY 23, 2025
Nissan has electrified an iconic R32 Skyline GT-R Reviving the 42-year-old nameplate for the all-electric age, the latest Micra EV is one of four Nissan EVs due from now until 2026. That group also includes the battery-powered Juke, a tiny electric city car and the third-gen Leaf SUV that will be offered to Australians from next year.
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Pricing revealed: 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior is Italian stallion’s first EV in Australia, cheaper hybrid also coming
EV Central
JULY 13, 2025
Available in both mild-hybrid and electric versions, the new Alfa Romeo Junior is the Italian firm’s cheapest car since the Giulietta hatch was axed from its line-up more than five years ago. While the hybrid – or Ibrida – gets the headline pricing, the battery-powered Junior Elettrica starts from $57,900 plus on-roads.
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Denied! The Kia EV2 could have been one of the cheapest EVs on-sale in Australia, instead tariffs and logistics mean we’re almost certain to miss out
EV Central
MARCH 3, 2025
The new baby battery-powered SUV has been designed to sit below the EV3 and EV5 in the current car-maker’s growing all-electric SUV line-up, but it’s stylish SUV shape can’t save it being ruled out for Australians even before the production car’s debut. READ MORE: First look! 2025 Kia EV2 Concept.
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Axed! 2025 Lexus UX 300e bows out in Australia leaving upgraded RZ as luxury brand’s only EV
EV Central
MAY 22, 2025
Lexus confirms LX 700h electrified petrol as hardcore off-roader goes green(ish) your move, Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series That leaves the mid-size RZ SUV as the brand’s only current all-electric offering. Helping make the decision easier for Lexus Australia is the lukewarm sales performance of the battery-powered small SUV.
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2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid Review -- As Subaru As It Gets
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 3, 2025
Subaru says thats intentional, and it doesnt want to broadcast the new electric motors, regenerative braking, or battery in the trunk to the world at large. Two electric motors and a battery later, the Forester has fixed many of the issues I had with the gas-powered model.
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The electric Peugeot 208 GTi comeback we’ve been waiting for, but will we see this Mini JCW rival Down Under?
EV Central
JUNE 17, 2025
Peugeot has reinvented its iconic GTi performance brand for the electric age, pulling drapes off the battery-powered Peugeot E-208 GTi at this month’s Le Mans 24 Hours. READ MORE: Mini JCW and Aceman EV on-track review; can these electrics live up to the heritage? seconds – 0.2 Top speed is limited to 180km/h.
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How Close Are Humanoid Robots to Replacing Auto Workers?
The Truth About Cars
MAY 21, 2025
Modern solutions have included pivoting to all-electric vehicles, which allows companies to outsource more work to suppliers while streamlining the final assembly process, and increased levels of automation. Theyd just slide in wherever people used to be, potentially saving truckloads of retooling money in the process.
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U-Turn! Lynk & Co 900 electric SUV has Land Rover design influence and Mazda pricing, so why aren’t we getting it in Australia?
EV Central
APRIL 27, 2025
READ MORE: Lynk & Co 02 on the cards for Australia READ MORE: Countdown to zero: Chinese brand Lynk & Co reveals first EV READ MORE: Chinas Geely launches new electric brand Galaxy READ MORE: Zero hour: Lynk & Co launching in Australia! The combined outputs of petrol and electric is 530kW for claimed 0-100km/h acceleration of 4.8
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Revealed and detailed: Hyundai Insteroid concept is Korean car-maker’s fastest and most extreme EV yet
EV Central
APRIL 6, 2025
Hyundai has unleashed its all-new Hyundai Insteroid, a wild battery-powered hyper-hatch concept that pinches its powertrain from the mighty 478kW Ioniq 5 N. 2025 Hyundai Staria going electric as zero-emissions rival for Ford E-Transit, Volkswagen ID. READ MORE: EV switch! 2025 Hyundai Insteroid concept.
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Is this Japan’s cheapest EV yet? Honda Super EV set to fight BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora
EV Central
JUNE 22, 2025
Honda has given us our first glimpse of its battery-powered Honda e city replacement ahead of its debut at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 13. 2025 Honda Prelude concept. 2025 Honda 0 Series concept.
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The Future of Car Ownership
Clean Fleet Report
MAY 17, 2025
But todays driversespecially those with electric vehicles (EVs)are doing things differently. EVs have introduced more than just battery-powered motors; theyve brought in a whole new mindset. Gas-powered car enthusiasts have been modding their rides for yearsand the culture is thriving.
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2025 Mini JCW Hatch and Aceman Track Review: Can an electric John Cooper Works Mini live up to that fabulous heritage?
EV Central
MAY 12, 2025
Blame my English heritage, but I was Sceptic-in Chief ahead of testing the new JCW versions of Minis electric line-up. Here we have the storied John Cooper Works badge on heavy, battery-powered Minis; a brand now owned by the Germans and its vehicles assembled in China. Its the patriotic purist in me. places at Bathurst in 1966.
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Toyota’s second Aussie EV revealed … and it’s a bigger bZ4X! Powerful new Touring model will help tackle Tesla and BYD
EV Central
MAY 15, 2025
Toyota is expanding its bZ4X electric SUV line-up with the bZ4X Touring, a bigger, more practical flagship that also happens to be the most powerful SUV to ever wear a Toyota badge. Slow-selling Tesla Model Y rival gets more power, extra range and smooth styling. READ MORE: Its a Toyota Aurion for the EV generation!
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First ever electric rail car mover gets to work at Port of Baltimore [video]
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore has announced a first for the contemporary American maritime industry:a battery-electric rail car mover that can organize the rail yard without dirtying up the air around it. all while generating zero tailpipe emissions. Dont miss: they had license plates!
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Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake revealed: The Benz wagon reinvented as an EV, but will SUV-mad Aussie care?
EV Central
JULY 17, 2025
Mercedes-Benz EQA and EQB 250+ get $4000 cheaper to rival Audi Q4 e-tron and the BMW iX1 READ MORE: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ Technology Review: The electric G Wagen is a real head spinner READ MORE: Benz wins the comp for longest name! The petrol-electric hybrids land later after launch. 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA.
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2025 Genesis Electrified GV70 gets tweaked looks, better in-car tech and improved range but costs more in bid to steal sales from new Audi Q6 e-tron
EV Central
JUNE 16, 2025
That explains why the battery-powered mid-size Genesis SUV has smartened up and gets a new bumper, grille, matrix LED headlights plus new 20-inch alloy wheels already introduced on the revised combustion-powered GV70. It’s also more affordable than the rival BMW iX. READ MORE: Triple threat! Advanced – $78,700 GV70 2.5T
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XALT Energy batteries powering MCI all-electric passenger coach
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
XALT Energy is powering the US’ first, long-distance, all-electric passenger coach in tests with private and public transportation providers in the United States. In addition, each has designs for the power to energy ratio needed. XALT offers NMC/G chemistries to cover a wide range of applications. Fuel cells.
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CP announces hydrogen-powered line-haul locomotive pilot project
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2020
Canadian Pacific plans to develop North America’s first hydrogen-powered line-haul locomotive. CP’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program will retrofit a line-haul locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and battery technology to drive the locomotive’s electric traction motors.
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Battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros approved as truck-trailer combo with total weight of 40 tons
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2022
The Mercedes-Benz battery-electric eActros has now been approved as a truck-and-trailer combination with a total weight of 40 tons. We are looking forward to intensive tests with the battery electric truck-and-trailer combination in the northern Black Forest.
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Kawasaki Heavy taps Corvus Energy for batteries for first all-electric tanker
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has selected Corvus Energy to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the first zero-emissions electric “e5 tanker” currently under construction for Asahi Tanker Co., The battery-powered vessel was designed by e5 Lab Inc., The battery-powered vessel was designed by e5 Lab Inc.,
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ABB to provide power and propulsion solution for 10 all-electric ferries
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2021
ABB has secured a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán to supply the all-electric power solution for fast 40-meter urban passenger ferries transporting up to 540 passengers each across Lisbon’s Tagus river. The new ferries will be powered by battery packs with a total capacity of 1,860 kWh each.
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Ford Performance unveils all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 electric dragster prototype
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2020
Ford Performance has unveiled a one-off Mustang Cobra Jet factory drag racer with all-electric propulsion. Electric powertrains give us a completely new kind of performance and the all-electric Cobra Jet 1400 is one example of pushing new technology to the absolute limit.
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New York City Council passes bill mandating all city school buses be electric by 2035
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2021
The New York City Council passed a bill mandating that the city’s school bus fleet be fully electric by 1 September 2035. Of the 960 currently managed by the City, 885 would still be need to be converted from diesel to electric as the City had previously committed to converting 75 school buses. billion through Fiscal 2035, or $310.9
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Stena Line introducing battery-electric operation to ferry; three stages up to 50 all-electric nautical miles
Green Car Congress
JUNE 10, 2018
Stena Line, one of Europe’s leading ferry companies with 38 vessels and 21 routes in Northern Europe, is introducing battery power to its operations. Stena recently signed with Callenberg Technology Group for 1 MWh of batteries which will be installed on Stena Jutlandica which operates between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn.
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