EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2023

According to the official VFACTS figures, there were 3330 examples of the battery electric SUV sold in Australia last month. Hybrid mainstay Toyota remains the top-selling brand in Australia head of Mazda and Ford. Add in 604 Model 3 sedan sales and Tesla claimed eighth overall in July with 3934 sales.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach. Not easy or cheap, but it has worked so far. It debuted in the U.S.

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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. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Tesla briefly entered the list of top sellers, with the Model Y also topping the SUV sales charts in September. The Audi e-Tron GT , Kia EV6 GT and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N would be at the top of that list. But I’m also curious to see how Toyota fights back in the EV space. I’ll chuck the Toyota bZ4X onto the wish list as well.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

Toyota, Volkswagen and Subaru are chief among them. Audi Q4 e-Tron Audi Q4 50 e-tron quattro The Q4 e-Tron is set to become the most affordable EV for the luxury brand, with the 210kW/545Nm rear-wheel drive 45 model priced from $88,300 plus on-road costs. Sharing its architecture with the Volkswagen ID.3 BYD Seal U BYD Seal U.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Genesis – a brand described by its spokespeople as “audacious and distinctively Korean” – is to Hyundai what Lexus is to Toyota, which means that it’s after Lexus customers, but also the German premium marques such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Genesis GV70 Electrified. Genesis GV70 Electrified.

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