EV Central

APRIL 18, 2023

They’re two of Australia’s most in-demand performance EVs — the Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model Y Performance — and both will deliver all-electric thrills by the bucketload. But which is the better buy? Kia EV6 GT interior In the battle of the bucks the Tesla and Kia are pretty much neck and neck. 60-100km/h 1.74

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EV Central

APRIL 10, 2023

READ MORE: The ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: Everything you need to know READ MORE: Revealed: How much power your Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y makes READ MORE: Tesla Model 3 vs Model Y: Which is the best EV for you? READ MORE: Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive vs Model Y Performance: Which electric SUV is best?

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

But will Australia follow suit? Here are the used EVs you can buy in Australia for under $50,000. These tiny i-MiEVs were the first EVs on sale in Australia in 2010. They barely registered a sale in Australia, but these cute little Zoes did solid numbers in Europe. Nissan Leaf – from $9000 2012 Nissan Leaf.

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EV Central

JANUARY 12, 2024

It isn’t the most gobsmackingly impressive electric vehicle I drove in 2023 and in some ways it’s very irritating, but add it all up and the MG4 take my vote as the best EV rolled out in Australia last year. Kia EV6 GT. But in the end I preferred the Kia. It’s also a ground-up EV design. It makes the MG4 look very, very good.

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EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

Australian designed but is it Australia bound? VinFast Wild electric pickup concept at CES 2024, Las Vegas BYD has already tested its electric ute in Australia , last year Toyota evaluated its HiLux REVO BEV concept on our shores, while Kia’s confirmed an all-electric pickup. Heard of them before?

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

OTA performance updates will be offered for future Kia EV models in Australia. Fellow Hyundai Motor Group member Kia has already promised performance updates for EVs when its system, Kia Connect, reaches phase two around the middle of 2023. The Polestar 2 has been offered with an OTA performance boost in Australia.

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Kia is developing a family of electric vans that will rival Flexis. The benefits are numerous and could include live tracking and constant communication between the van’s HQ and the driver via the vehicle’s infotainment screen, saving the operator the added cost of buying and fitting additional aftermarket tech.

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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. MG thinks you’ll still buy one over the much cheaper 2024 Kia Picanto when the new range arrives in mid-2024. 100km (WLTP).

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

As reported here, Genesis is launching three new battery electric vehicles in Australia this month, the GV60 compact SUV , the GV70 medium SUV and the G80 sedan. The company says it has been well received in Australia. Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD. 2023 Genesis G80 Electrified. seconds and boosted mid-range acceleration.

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EV Central

APRIL 3, 2024

Kia wants its EV5 to take a Tesla-sized chunk of the fast-growing electric car market. Rather than a low-volume player, Kia is preparing for the EV5 to be one of its top selling vehicles – and a car that can tempt buyers out of hybrids such as the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Nissan X-Trail e-Power and Honda CR-V Hybrid. “We inch screens.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Kia Soul was the one that got away for Australians. We bleated away like blind sheep, buying Ford EcoSports at twice the rate we did Souls in 2019, the last year it was sold in Australia. We bleated away like blind sheep, buying Ford EcoSports at twice the rate we did Souls in 2019, the last year it was sold in Australia.

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EV Central

AUGUST 17, 2023

The Jeep Avenger will be the American brand’s first fully electrified SUV in Australia, with executives today confirming a 2024 launch date for the vaguely Marvel-themed SUV. The Jeep Avenger represents a key milestone for the Jeep brand, our first zero exhaust emission SUV,” says Michael Filazzola, Jeep Australia Managing Director. “A

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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. The rest of the list – typical of Australian buying habits – was made up of SUVs and pickups. Tesla reduced the price of its Model 3 earlier in 2023.

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EV Central

MARCH 28, 2024

Said to be close to production, the Genesis GV60 Magma previews a fast EV that Australians should be able to buy from around as soon as next year. If so, expect ballistic performance from the fast EV that will rival both the Tesla Model Y Performance and Kia EV6 GT, with a 0-100km/h sprint of just 3.5 seconds likely.

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EV Central

MARCH 8, 2023

Here’s the complete guide on buying an EV – and everything you should be ready for when you take delivery of your first electric car. So once you’ve installed that Type 2 charger it’ll top up everything from a Tesla or Toyota to a Porsche or Kia. Electric cars are getting more popular. It will supply up to 22kW of power.

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EV Central

JULY 21, 2023

That makes it one of the cheapest electric cars you can buy right now. However, it will also no doubt get some sideways glances from those shopping for mainstream hatchbacks such as the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Hyundai i30 and Kia Cerato. Does it live up to the marketing hype? inch digital instrument cluster and a 10.25-inch

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EV Central

JANUARY 24, 2024

Kia’s cheapest EV-branded electric vehicle has been confirmed for a mid-year launch in Australia, with the EV5 to sit below the EV6 and EV9 in the brand’s lineup. That would significantly undercut its key competitor, the Tesla Model Y, which starts in Australia at $65,400.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

Then there’s Kia’s EV6 , the first ground-up electric car from the Korean brand. Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, Kia EV6 Air, Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD, Polestar 2 Single Motor Long Range. Being designed from the outset as EVs, the Tesla, Kia and Hyundai have their e-motors in the rear driving the back wheels.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Kia EV9 range will span $97,000 to $121,000 when the three-grade range arrives in Australian dealerships next week, with the full-size three-row SUV now the cheapest seven-seat EV in the country. Kia EV9 sales will begin next week. inch interior screens with 5.0-inch inch interior screens with 5.0-inch

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EV Central

AUGUST 9, 2023

Snaring a Kia EV6 GT for test is like scoring F1 race day pit passes. Our more grown-up review of the flagship Kia EV is here. Our more grown-up review of the flagship Kia EV is here. There’s something far more reassuring when getting in the $72,590 Kia EV6 Air and seeing 528km range remaining. 2023 Kia EV6 GT – 3.5

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Toyota’s delayed BZ4X electric car can be owned, when it arrives in February 2024 , by buying outright or through an all-encompassing lease deal. This Full-Service Lease option is a first for Toyota Australia. To that end, has Tesla, Hyundai, Kia, MG, BYD et al missed a trick? Thisismoney.co.uk

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. 625km: BMW i7 xDrive60, $297,900 Australia’s reigning range champion with a price to match. So just how far can you travel between charges?

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EV Central

JANUARY 15, 2024

Australia’s electric vehicle ranks are only getting more and more crowded, with new options seemingly arriving daily from the big prestige marques like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, as well as more mainstream brands like Kia. But we reckon the mid-tier Earth might be the pick of the bunch.

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EV Central

AUGUST 24, 2023

That is despite the brand debuting back in late 2021 with the Chinese-built Polestar 2 sportback in Australia at the same price as the immensely popular Model 3. Coming to Australia in 2024. Also coming to Australia in 2024. managing director Samantha Johnson was unconcerned about the sales advantage handed to Tesla. Polestar 3.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Model Y is not the best driving EV of 2022 (it’s still comfortably outdone by the Kia EV6 and the Tesla Model 3 is nicer to drive, too) or the most daring (I’d stick the Genesis GV60 high on that list). The Audi e-Tron GT , Kia EV6 GT and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N would be at the top of that list. Toby Hagon: Tesla Model Y.

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EV Central

AUGUST 29, 2023

Toyota Australia’s VP of sales and marketing, Sean Hanley, confirmed the BZ4X’s delay at a brand showcase this week. Toyota Australia suggests 60 per cent of initial sales will be FWD, and 40 per cent AWD. That was revised to the final quarter of this year, but it’s now been pushed out to early next year.

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EV Central

MARCH 25, 2023

READ MORE: The electric year ahead: every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: Complete guide to rebates, discounts and incentives when buying an EV in Australia The e-2008 is the second BEV to be confirmed by Peugeot for Australian sale, following on from the e-Partner Van that launches in the second half of 2023.

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2023

In what is a typically strong month for utes – as businesses buy up at the end of the financial year – the Model Y sales number is a strong result for any SUV, especially as it outsold the Ford Ranger in the process (5334). All up there were 11,042 electric cars registered as sold in Australia in June 2023.

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EV Central

MARCH 12, 2023

Now look, obviously I know, in my heart of hearts and brain of brains, that there is a tsunami of interest in electric vehicles out there, even in allegedly backwards-ass countries like Australia that have resisted jumping on to the emissions-free bandwagon for some time (thanks, Scotty!).

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2023

I have to say, from research, that the kind of people who buy a Mitsubishi PHEV are not like me. We asked Kia CEO Damien Meredith whether he thought PHEVs were a “dead end” in this country. Last month there were 791 PHEVs sold in Australia versus fully electric sales of 8124, so that probably paints a picture. “I

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EV Central

AUGUST 26, 2023

The 2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack is priced from $84,500 before on-road costs – a bump of $2400 over the most recent price of its predecessor, which debuted in Australia in late 2021. First off, you can’t just walk into a dealer and buy a Polestar 2. What do you get in the Polestar 2?

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EV Central

JULY 29, 2023

2023 GWM Ora Extended Range review : How does the new budget-priced five-door hatch stack up against Australia’s cheapest electric cars?The READ MORE: Electric car price war for Australia’s cheapest EV! Pricing starts at about $41,000 drive-away, depending on what state or territory you’re buying it in.

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EV Central

JULY 17, 2023

READ MORE: Tesla Model Y Performance vs Kia EV6 GT READ MORE: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N driven. You can make something infinitely desirable but if it’s not affordable that will constrain peoples’ ability to buy it.” Is this the makings of an EV masterpiece?

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EV Central

JULY 21, 2023

That makes it one of the cheapest electric cars you can buy right now. However, it will also no doubt get some sideways glances from those shopping for mainstream hatchbacks such as the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Hyundai i30 and Kia Cerato. Does it live up to the marketing hype? inch digital instrument cluster and a 10.25-inch

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EV Central

MARCH 28, 2023

Both will do battle with vehicles like the Polestar 2 , Kia EV6 , Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 and the Volvo XC40 Recharge for your EV dollar in Australia. Both share the same five-seat body (Australia doesn’t get the seven-seat version) and have the same selection of five colours: white, black, grey, red and blue.

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MARCH 21, 2024

If that sounds like you, you really should just buy a Corolla Cross. The new model is only sold in Europe and Australia, and it’s sourced from Turkey. But as with the first-generation version, this is not an ideal car for buyers who have kids and plan to use the back seat often.

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2023

READ MORE: MG4 priced from $44,990 plus on-road costs as $3000 discounts offered on ZS EV READ MORE: Australia’s cheapest EV? No, sorry, fridges. It’s also the kind of statistic that should make you nervous if you’re a brand with very few EV options in market, or in the pipeline.

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