EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. The post Better than a Tesla Model X?

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Ford adds a plug-in hybrid Ranger here in 2025 and Isuzu a battery electric D-Max by 2026.

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Push EVs

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The Charming model is priced at 102.800 yuan (13.716 euros) and the Luxury model is priced at 109.800 yuan (14.650 euros). The BYD e2 is a nice electric compact hatchback now part of the Ocean series, that sooner or later is going to get an international version and be exported to Europe and Australia.

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EV Central

MARCH 29, 2024

First up is the all-important longer-range Performance Battery Plus ($12,020). Over a smaller battery Taycan RWD (79.2kWh vs 93.4kWh) this lifts maximum power from 240kW to 280kW (300kW/350kW with launch control overboost) and torque from 345Nm to 357Nm. We start with 9% battery and just 35km range. It’s cost us $29.12.

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EV Central

MARCH 6, 2023

3 small electric hatchback that is schedule to launch in Australia in early 2024 has been revealed. There is also a new front bumper, a new bonnet now painted entirely in body colour and the tail lights now have components in the tailgate. But it is scheduled to be the third Volkswagen BEV to arrive in Australia after the ID.4

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Writer Daniel Bleakley laments that his country is so far behind the curve (a report by The Australia Institute found that a paltry 0.2% of Australia’s bus fleet is electric). It says 5% of light- and medium-duty trucks and 1% of heavy-duty trucks sold were electric.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

The Mercedes-AMG EQS53 electric limousine will be priced from $324,800 before on-road costs, making it one of the most expensive EVs in Australia. Plus its 107.8kWh battery is larger than any EV currently available in Australia. The EQS53 uses a lithium-ion battery with a usable capacity of 107.8kWh. Range : 587km.

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EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

At the reveal no details were shared about battery size, powertrain, range, cost or potential production timing. Australian designed but is it Australia bound? At present, the only full electric mid-size electric ute on sale in Australia is the overpriced, under-gunned LDV e60.

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EV Central

MARCH 18, 2024

READ MORE: After more than 1000 charges Volkswagen’s solid-state electric car battery cells retained 95 percent of the original capacity READ MORE: Electric Volkswagen ID. Combined with an 81-91kWh battery, the faster ID. Both pricing and timings are unknown but it’s been rumoured that the ID. 2025 ID.Buzz GTX teaser.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The H2X Warrego pops up just weeks after Queensland start-up Roev announced plans to launch production of battery electric Toyotas Hilux and Ford Ranger utes targeted at fleets in Australia from 2023. H2X has also announced it will build the H2X in Europe and in Australia at a facility in Sale in Victoria’s LaTrobe Valley.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The total cost of ownership includes the vehicle price, annual fuel and maintenance costs and insurance. An AECOM-led study of plug-in electric vehicle economics for the New South Wales, Australia government concluded that electric vehicles are economically and financially viable in the NSW market today. Source: AECOM.

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EV Central

APRIL 15, 2024

The shield is flanked either side by large ‘P’ shaped while below it is a large air dam that will channel cool-air to the new EV’s motor and battery. A large light bar interlinks the tail-lamps. Both Milano EVs are front-wheel drive and come powered by a 54kWh battery that is compatible with DC charging up to 100kW.

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EV Central

AUGUST 14, 2022

BMW Australia is hitting the road with its new i7 luxury electric saloon to understand whether it will garner more interest from prospective buyers than its more affordable ICE counterpart. After much teasing, BMW revealed first details of the new seventh generation 7-Series in April and announced the Australian pricing last month.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

In a world where electric vehicles and utility-scale batteries are taking over, it would be nice to not depend on a geopolitical rival for your most important raw material. Second-ranked Australia last May entered a compact with the US to ensure reliable supplies of such critical minerals, with Canberra in October putting A$ 2 billion ($ 1.3

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

kWh battery wall unit. Analysts and power insiders sketch scenes including interconnected local renewable grids that draw on short-duration battery storage (including the small batteries in electric vehicles in a garage, models for which Tesla just happens to make) combined with multi-day storage for power generated by wind and solar.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. That makes the locally-converted utes cheaper than the LDV eT60 that has just gone on sale priced from $92,990 drive-away. 2023 Roev electric Toyota HiLux.

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EV Central

JANUARY 5, 2023

Nor was US pricing listed, instead RAM would only promise class-leading range, towing, payload and charge time. The good news for local electric ute fans is that RAM Trucks Australia has already expressed preliminary interest in bringing the production version of the Revolution here. “We Ram 1500 Revolution rolls on 24-inch wheels.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Will it come to Australia? In some form possibly , especially since Tesla reduced the external dimensions of the Cybertruck, making it more likely for export markets such as Australia. Tesla previously took $150 refundable pre-orders in Australia, but it has since stopped taking them.

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EV Central

JANUARY 1, 2023

Hyundai’s eagerly-awaited, polarisingly-styled Ioniq 6 EV reaches Australia in a matter of weeks, so what can we expect from the all-new ultra-aero sedan? In ultimate aero specification (RWD and on 18-inch wheels) the Ioniq 6 offers 614km (WLTP) from its 77.4kWh battery. 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6. That said, it’s certainly not boring.

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EV Central

AUGUST 5, 2023

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 READ MORE: PHEV technology explained What does the Mazda CX-60 PHEV cost? The Kia Sorento PHEV and Lexus NX 450h+ are in the pricing vicinity.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

MG Motor Australia has revealed how it will reconquer the light-car segment Down Under following the launch of the all-new third-generation MG3 at the Geneva motor show. Speaking of size, along with the price hike you now get more for your money with the MG3 growing in size in almost all directions.

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EV Central

MARCH 15, 2024

There’s fashionably late, and then there’s whatever the hell you call Toyota’s mega-tardy arrival to Australia’s EV party. 2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD price and equipment The top-spec bZ4X lists at $77,990, which makes it marginally cheaper than the Tesla Model Y Long Range, which lists at $78,400. SCORE: 3.7/5

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EV Central

MARCH 16, 2024

2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range price and equipment The Tesla Model 3 Long Range gets the same basic equipment list as the Rear-Wheel Drive, albeit with a subtle “Dual Motor” badge on its boot. Tesla Model 3 Long Range – Australia’s second most popular EV. Another big difference is the battery tech.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

If we count the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger as the light commercial pickups they are, the best-selling car in Australia in 2023 so far is the Tesla Model 3. Tesla reduced the price of its Model 3 earlier in 2023. Earlier this month Tesla dropped the Model 3’s price by up to $3100 , and the Model Y’s by up to $3400.

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EV Central

JULY 22, 2022

READ MORE: Better batteries, app updates for Chev, Cadillac, Hummer EVs. It will also have an appropriately stratospheric price tag. It has a “smart glass roof” with “Suspended Particle Device (SPD) technology”, which apparently allows occupants to adjust the lighting independently in their corner of the cabin.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The Toyota-owned Japanese luxury brand Lexus already has the UX 300e battery electric SUV on-sale in Australia. But the RZ 450e arriving in Australia around mid-2023 marks a significant step-up in just about every measurable way. Separate Lexus warranties are up to 10 years/unlimited kilometres for high-voltage batteries.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Revealed at this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, the bZ Concept joins the Tesla-fighting bZ3 electric sedan revealed last month and bZ4X electric SUV due on-sale in Australia in 2023. At the reveal Toyota said it had been designed as a “full battery-electric vehicle, using a clean-vital design approach.”

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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. An Ioniq 5 with the same battery and motor travels only 507km due to its blockier 0.29

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2017

The ES8 features the “design identity” of every NIO vehicle: the X-bar and signature “Spark Beat” tail lights. NIO intends to equip the ES8 with a swappable battery pack. The NIO EP9 is priced at US$1.48 The manufacturing and supply chain that will produce the ES8 is already in place, the company said.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Priced from 275,000 UK pounds and expected to be about $800,000 in Australia where orders have already been placed , Spectre goes on-sale in late 2023. Final performance figures are still being finalised, but Rolls has confirmed a 430kW/900Nm dual motor powertrain for the Spectre and a huge 120kWh battery pack is tipped.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A 17.8kWh lithium-ion battery is claimed to give up to 76km of range when driven at 100km/h or less. The Mazda CX-60 PHEV promises about 60km from its 17.8kWh battery. That personalisation is part of the appeal of the CX-60, according to Mazda Australia marketing director Alastair Doak. Claimed fuel use is 2.1 There’s also a 10.25-inch

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By convincing everyone that the MX-5 is about to be permanently discontinued or fundamentally changed forever, Mazda can release a slew of custom models fetching prices that can only be rationalized by shoppers convinced this is their last chance to own one.

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EV Central

MARCH 19, 2024

Skoda has released the first pictures and details of the Skoda Epiq that it will unwrap next year and announced that it will be priced from around €25,000 ($41,500) when it goes on-sale in 2025. From launch it’s expected the Epiq will have a range of up to 400km with the larger 56kWh battery. 2 and the Cupra Raval.

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EV Central

AUGUST 15, 2023

READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: Driven: Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance READ MORE: Driven: Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan range The Mercedes-AMG EQE53 is fast… Pace is one thing AMGs do well. The battery pack isn’t anything special. The other stumbling block is the price.

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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.

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EV Central

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Macan 4 is priced from $133,700 plus on-road costs and gets a dual motor drivetrain that makes 300kW and 650Nm. seconds on the way to a top speed of 220km/h and has a claimed WLTP range of 613km from its 100kWh battery (95kWh usable). Porsche Australia has stepped up the standard equipment for the Macan 4.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2023

This represents approximately 40% of forecast annual production of the NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project in Western Australia. Pricing for the nickel and cobalt sulfate is linked to index prices. Stellantis N.V. In addition, Stellantis agreed to purchase €9.2 million (AUD15 million) in new equity in Alliance Nickel, giving it an 11.5%

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