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

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

JULY 15, 2023

READ MORE: Tesla Model Y Performance vs Kia EV6 GT READ MORE: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N driven. The EX4 is a tribute to the Metro 6R4 world rally championship racer of the 1980s (when MG was British rather than Chinese-owned). Coming to Australia. Coming to Australia. Is this the makings of an EV masterpiece? MG4 XPower.

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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. MG4 Excite 51. Where the MG4 lets itself down is in the details.

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Kia is developing a family of electric vans that will rival Flexis. It’s not yet known when, or if, Flexis is destined for Australia but expect a late-stage concept that will preview the production van before the end of this year that will reveal more of its advanced tech.

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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. There will also be an EV version in 2026.

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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.

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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

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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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

MARCH 26, 2023

The ICE version is expected in Australia in 2023. The project is receiving Chinese support and the first model to be announced is the Moskvitch 3, which appears to be a close relation of the JAC S4. The Moskvitch 3, which is a small SUV about the size of a Kia Seltos, is planned as both an EV (dubbed 3e) and ICE model.

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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

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

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

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

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. The Chinese-owned British brand made a big EV impact in 2023 with the excellent MG4.

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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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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

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

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

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Primed to be introduced here in Australia’s as part of the brand’s relaunch, the Cadillac Optiq has been created to challenge the likes of the dominant Tesla Model Y, as well as more premium rivals like the BMW iX3 and the incoming Polestar 4.

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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

JANUARY 12, 2023

Last year was a record for EV sales in Australia. READ MORE: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: Best EVs of 2022. Tesla’s 19,594 sales alone accounted for 59 percent of all EVs sold in Australia last year. Between them they accounted for 70 percent of the EVs sold in Australia in 2023. percent were EVs.

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EV Central

AUGUST 26, 2023

But the Swedish-Chinese electric car specialist already had a pretty impressive sports model in the line-up – the Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack. This top model has pricing parity with the top-spec Tesla Model 3 Performance, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 Epiq and is cheaper and less powerful than the awesome Kia EV6 GT.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2023

EV brand Polestar has unveiled its new 4 mid-sized SUV that arrives in Australia in the first half of 2024. The battery is manufactured by Chinese battery giant CATL. It’s claimed to hit 100km/h in 7.4 seconds and travel up to 600km between charges. The Polestar 4 uses a 102kWh NMC lithium-ion battery with a useable capacity of 94kWh.

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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 The Chinese-made five-door hatchback sells from about $40,000, providing a budget way into an EV. READ MORE: Electric car price war for Australia’s cheapest EV!

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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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EV Sales

MAY 3, 2021

Regarding the Q1 2020 ranking, we witness the disappearance of the Hyundai-Kia Group, that has seen its share drop by half, from 8% a year ago, to the current 4%, so those Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 are badly needed to change the fortunes of the Korean group. Will we see it recover significantly in Q2?

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 18, 2022

the Chinese government also expects to become the undisputed global leader in EVs. The Chinese government long ago realized that if ICE vehicles were to be eliminated, China could effectively compete with Western automakers. The Chinese government has also made known that it will protect the country’s EV leadership position.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

But here is the sad, awful truth – there is not, at present, a single electric vehicle on the market in Australia that I would, or could, buy. Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, Kia EV6 Air, Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD and Polestar 2 Long Range FWD I’m not saying they’re ugly, but I might be heavily hinting it. I bought an EV!

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