EV Central

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Kia electric car countdown in Australia will not include the cheapest model it has yet previewed, the entry-level EV2. Kia already has the EV6 and EV9 on-sale in Australia – as well as the Niro – and will follow up with the EV5 medium SUV mid-year and the EV3 compact SUV as soon as 2024 and the EV4 sedan in 2025. 2024 Kia EV5.

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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? The Model Y RWD now sells from $68,900 plus on-road costs.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2023

in Western Australia. The three-way price war between the Chinese brands is exciting news for Australian EV buyers, who were previously looking at investments closer to $50,000 for models such as the MG ZS EV, BYD Atto 3 and Nissan Leaf. 2023 MG4 compact hatchback Response to the prospects of sub-$40K EVs has been instant in Australia.

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EV Central

AUGUST 5, 2024

MG Australia has introduced a market-leading 10-year/250,000km warranty across its line-up that includes the all-electric MG4 and MG ZS EV. It’s an aggressive move sure to bolster consumer confidence in the Chinese MG brand, and raise eyebrows amongst its low-price competitors. “We are listening to our customers.

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EV Central

JUNE 30, 2023

I know we’re all rushing to order our own BYD Atto3, Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, Kia EV6 or Hyundai Ioniq 5. But the worst thing about owning an electric vehicle in Australia isn’t getting any better. The post The worst thing about owning an electric vehicle in Australia isn’t getting any better.

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EV Central

AUGUST 18, 2024

The new compact electric SUV has been created to battle the likes of the BYD Atto 3 and Hyundai Kona Electric and inbound Zeekr X. Named the MG S5 in China, the new small SUV is not thought to be a replacement for the all-new second-gen MG ZS EV , instead it will sit above that car in the Chinese-owned British brand’s line-up.

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EV Central

JUNE 17, 2024

An updated GWM Haval Jolion has reset the entry bar for hybrid SUVs in Australia with a $32,990 drive-away price. China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia. Since launching in Australia three years ago, a total of 29,417 Jolions have sold here. Give us a plug!

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

If there’s one surefire way to know when a brand is feeling comfortable in Australia, it’s when they turn their attention to homegrown special editions meant to appeal to our love of performance, whether that’s on or off the road. Think Nissan with its Warrior by Premcar program. READ MORE: First look!

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EV Central

MARCH 20, 2023

Rolled out at the brand’s Chinese EV Day, it comes just days after the production version of the large Kia EV9 SUV was revealed. 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 2023 Kia EV5 Concept.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 1, 2024

while skirting retail sales Uber’s targeting a zero-emissions platform by 2040 and going all-electric by 2030 in some markets Uber on Wednesday announced a partnership with BYD to bring 100,000 of the Chinese automaker’s EVs to its ride-hailing platform—laying the groundwork for BYD EVs to reach the U.S. While the U.S.

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2024

Hyundai has confirmed its electric Inster city SUV is coming to Australia in early 2025, with a likely sub-$40,000 price tag. 2025 Hyundai Inster EV – twin 10.25-inch EVCentral ’s on the ground at the Busan Show and we’ve had a good poke around the tiddly new Hyundai EV. The base Inster labours to 100km/h in 11.7

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Widely seen as a French fight back against the influx of cheap Chinese imports in Europe, when it lands the next-gen Renault Twingo is primed to cost less than €20,000 ($A33,000) before subsidies – around $5000 cheaper than the current BYD Dolphin in Australia. 2 and at least two affordable rivals from the Hyundai and Kia.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 10, 2024

The move comes as Kia looks to fend off low-cost Chinese automakers like BYD. In Australia, it will start at around $46,000 (AUD 70,000). The news comes after Kia and Hyundai partnered with Exide Energy this week for domestic EV battery production. Kia will expand its EV line-up to 15 models in 2027 as it aims to sell 1.6

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

In the last three months of the year, the Chinese automaker overtook Tesla as the largest global EV maker as it expanded the brand. It also recently launched new models in Europe, Mexico, Australia, India, and others. It even outsources its batteries to Tesla, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Ford, and several others.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Many Chinese vehicle makers recorded impressive growth between January and June. Tesla’s volumes in China, Western Europe, North America, as well as Australia and New Zealand all declined compared to the first half of 2023. Its Chinese brands saw sales increase by 68% year on year. The Cupra brand is not sold in China.

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EV Central

MAY 12, 2024

READ MORE: Tesla Model 3 Performance review READ MORE: 2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review: 331 reasons the dual motor is worth the extra spend READ MORE: 2025 Tesla Cybertruck driven: Here’s what you need to know about the giant electric ute for Australia But what’s really going on at Tesla? And its sales are still growing. Absolutely.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

The Polestar 4 went on sale in Europe and Australia last month with up to 379 mi WLTP range, with sales accelerating globally. Ford’s CEO Jim Farley already said if you cannot compete with the Chinese, “then 20% to 30% of your revenue is at risk.”

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EV Central

MARCH 19, 2024

READ MORE: Skoda Vision 7S concept previews 2026 electric SUV READ MORE: Skoda Enyaq Coupe revealed, vRS performance version locked in READ MORE: Skoda Enyaq iV has 5 models, up to 510km EV range If it gets to Australia, Chinese budget leaders suchn as the MYD Dolphin and MG4 will be the targets. 2025 Skoda Epiq interior.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

Two regional engineering centers and 15 manufacturing locations in Mexico, Brazil, Europe, India, China and Australia; 60 customers worldwide, including Renault SA, Volkswagen AG, Ford Motor Co., Fiat Automobiles SpA, Hyundai Motor Co. and more than 10 Chinese vehicle manufacturers. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Tata Motors Ltd.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The ambitious Chinese Chery brand will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia when the Omoda E5 SUV arrives mid-year. However, Chery has in the past told Aussie media it has targeted the Hyundai Kona Electric as the rival to beat. “We Chery has confirmed there will be two E5 specifications – Standard and Premium.

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EV Central

JULY 12, 2024

Hyundai Inster 2025 Hyundai Inster in Buttercream yellow. Show highlight was the unveil of Hyundai’s Inster , its new global electric city SUV. 2025 Hyundai Inster with twin screens as standard. 2025 Hyundai Inster with twin screens as standard. Hyundai ST1 electric van Hyundai ST1 electric van.

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EV Central

MAY 23, 2024

Kia Australia would only confirm it would “launch in Australia in 2025,” but the above timings hint it would be early next year. That’s close to the 629km claim of Tesla’s Model 3 AWD Long Range, while thumping the 480km of BYD’s Atto 3 Extended Range, and 505km from Hyundai’s Kona Electric.

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EV Central

JANUARY 1, 2024

Hyundai has announced it will unwrap a radical new concept called the Hyundai Mobion that is capable of ‘crab walking’ at the Consumer Electronics show held in Las Vegas on January 7 2024. Hyundai first revealed e-Corner System in April 2023, using an Ioniq 5 as the test vehicle.

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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. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Abarth Nuova 500e – high-performance version of the electric Fiat 500 promises pocket rocket thrills, and it’s due in Australia late in 2023.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2024

That’s the task BYD’s rival Chinese brand Chery has set its incoming Omoda E5 electric compact SUV. On-sale from July, the Omoda E5 will be the first battery electric model brought into Australia by Chery since it launched here in early 2023. Give the BYD Atto 3 something to think about! READ MORE: Chery on top?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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. With that horror show of a Blue Oval mini SUV trouncing the Soul’s 485 sales that year, no wonder Kia Australia pulled it after a decade of trying.

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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? 2023 Cupra Born.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Tesla Model Y now has a direct rival from Chinese challenger BYD. Much else we don’t know about the Sea Lion 07 as yet, including whether it will come to Australia. Much else we don’t know about the Sea Lion 07 as yet, including whether it will come to Australia. Meet the Sea Lion 07. architecture. 2024 BYD Sea Lion 07.

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EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2023

About 30 new EVs will make it to Australia in 2030, widening the choices and technology available to buyers. There are also some big brands that have so far not dabbled in the EV space in Australia readying their first battery electric models. 2022 Ora Good Cat business case is still being worked on for Australia.

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EV Central

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Australian arm of the Swedish-Chinese electric car-maker Polestar has turned its back on Tesla as a rival, saying it won’t get into a discounting and pricing war with the EV market dominator. Coming to Australia in 2024. Also coming to Australia in 2024. We are not looking in the mass market,” insisted Johnson. Polestar 3.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

If the early arrival of the yet-to-be-named electric ute has the sort of impact the fledgling brand has had on other segments then it could be a wake-up to the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger that dominate ute sales in Australia. Hyundai Ioniq 5 N 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. Hyundai Ioniq 5 N 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 18, 2024

BYD is charging up the competition with Hyundai on its home turf. The Chinese automaker plans to launch its Tesla Model 3-rivaling Seal EV in Korea for under $25,000. After launching the Seal EV in China in 2022, the all-electric sedan is expanding into new markets, including Europe, Australia, and Brazil.

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EV Central

JANUARY 3, 2023

A majority of the EVcentral writing staff acknowledged the compact Chinese battery electric vehicle for one positive reason or another. BYD is a new brand to Australia, but it’s by no means a new brand in its homeland of China. Short story is that the relative unknown in Australia is one of the top EV manufacturers in the world.

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EV Central

MAY 17, 2024

China is firing up with a barrage of brands set to infiltrate Australia – Leapmotor, Xpeng, Zeekr, Lynk & Co among them – and relative newcomers such as BYD, Chery and GWM are forecasting big sales growth as more EVs head our way. The Polestar 2 was the first model offered by the newcomer brand in Australia.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

Also, with the likes of Hyundai, Kia, Renault-Nissan and Volkswagen-Skoda upping the ante on exports, India is set to play a bigger global role in the years to come. The guidance from S&P Mobility appears modest, given that PV market leader Maruti Suzuki itself has issued a guidance for tripling of exports to 750,000 units by 2030.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In this week’s episode we will talk about the Chinese EV maker - BYD or Build Your Dreams. While some manufacturers like GM and Hyundai struggle with battery recalls and fire issues, BYD electric cars are safe and affordable. BYD is also betting big in the UK, Singapore, Australia, and NZ. BYD can fill that space.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Audi e-Tron GT , Kia EV6 GT and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N would be at the top of that list. To me it eclipses the MG ZS EV (although I haven’t driven the updated version) and makes the Kia Niro and Hyundai Kona electric instantly overpriced. Iain Curry: Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD. 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD. 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD.

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