EV Central

APRIL 4, 2024

Chinese car-making giant BYD has released its first official pictures of the all-new mid-size ute that will challenge the best-selling Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger when it lands in Australia later this year. BYD will also soon launch an all-electric version of the new pick-up that will be on sale as soon as 2025. metres wide.

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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.

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EV Central

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rising Chinese brand MG could have a direct rival for the Tesla Model Y Performance SUV and Kia EV6 GT super SUVs on-sale in Australia as soon as 2024. The plan for MG to bring the LS6 to Australia supersedes a previous focus on the larger LS7 SUV. Where that shakes out in Australia is guesswork at the moment.

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EV Central

AUGUST 21, 2023

READ MORE: India’s Mahindra plans Aussie electric vehicle assault with batteries from China’s BYD READ MORE: There is one cheap Chinese electric vehicle that’s not quite there yet…. Opinion READ MORE: Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar Range promises to be impressive, too.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The EV utes coming soon LDV Australia general manager Dinesh Chinnappa also confirmed it will be offered in two- and four-wheel drive guises, the latter playing into the sweet spot of the ute market. That would translate to something like 15,000 sales annually. That’s the beauty of Australia – we’re open to new brands.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2022

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) will increase the production capacity of natural graphite anode material from 2,000 tons/year to 12,000 tons/year at its Chinese subsidiary Qingdao Anode Kasei and affiliated company Qingdao Lingda Kasei. The production line is scheduled to start operation in the first half of fiscal 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2020

Many market players look to Chinese lithium spot prices as a bellwether of market health and therefore the continued decline of lithium prices in China has put mounting pressure on the global lithium market, CRU says. Chinese EV sales through to July totalled 696,000 this year. Although this marks an impressive 41.5%

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2024

Toyota has revealed two new production EVs at the Beijing Motor Show, set to go on sale in China “within a year.” The EVs have been jointly developed with Toyota’s Chinese partners, and likely use Chinese BYD batteries, but that shouldn’t necessarily rule the vehicles out as global potentials, including for Australia.

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. The Chinese plugless series/parallel hybrid will boast more torque than the Ford Ranger Raptor super-ute and – crucially – a full 3500kg braked towing capacity. The post Electrified utes get serious in Australia!

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Tesla and BYD are the top selling electric cars in Australia and the world – and that doesn’t look like changing any time soon. 3 electric hatchback – a car due in Australia in 2024 – is “basically non-existent”. UBS also believes Chinese brands have an advantage over rivals in the speed they can bring cars to market.

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EV Central

APRIL 2, 2024

The GWM Ora Sport that was shaping up to be the performance hero of the brand’s local line-up is unlikely to come to Australia any time soon. The sleek five-door with styling similarities to a Porsche Panamera is instead being put on ice as the fast-growing Chinese giant monitors the evolution of the local EV line-up.

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EV Central

JUNE 30, 2023

But the worst thing about owning an electric vehicle in Australia isn’t getting any better. READ MORE: Charging an electric vehicle in Australia is about to get easier READ MORE: Tesla begins unlocking Supercharger sites for all EVs READ MORE: EV charging while driving? In fact, it’s getting worse.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The new year has welcomed a new electric-vehicle heavyweight, with Chinese brand BYD outselling EV giant Tesla in Australia for the first time in January. Australia’s cheapest EV, the Dolphin, sold 256 examples, lifting BYD’s January total to 1310. We are targeting quarter one,” said local BYD importer Luke Todd.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2023

As electric vehicle sales continue to grow, we now expect the lithium demand to reach almost 1.5 With our lithium project in Australia in construction, we expect to be producing spodumene from the Mt. In response to this high demand, some of 2023 sales volumes were brought forward and delivered during the last months of 2022.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

NEVs is the Chinese category of cars that consist of plug-in hybrid (PHEVs), range-extender hybrids and pure-electric cars (EVs). Those sales figures are impressive, but if you include non-plug-in hybrid vehicles Toyota still dominates when it comes to electrified vehicles, producing more then 15-million of them at the last count.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

China is stepping up its pursuit of control of the lithium supply chain, underpinned by the rapid growth of its lithium-ion battery industry building on agressive policy surrounding electric vehicle sales, according to metals and mining consultancy Roskill.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

per cent of new car sales right now, that’s threefold growth that we’ve seen in just a yea, and we’ll see that at least double in the next 12 months, again, but we’re still a long way behind the rest of the world,” Lund explained. “EVs The growth in Australia has been good but I think it will stall. EVs are making up 8.5

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The next stage in BYD’s plan for Australia’s electric vehicle market has been unveiled in Germany overnight, with the European debut of the BYD Seal U giving us our best look yet at the Chinese brand’s new mid-size SUV. architecture), and should arrive in two trim levels, and with two different battery sizes.

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2024

READ MORE: BYD’s staggering Australian ambitions: Electrified mega-brand plans sales explosion and new model avalanche READ MORE: Wanted for Australia! Little is as yet known about the Ocean-M, apart from BYD claiming it is the industry’s first rear-wheel drive hot hatch.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

After a record EV sales year, BYD expects to rake in at least $4 billion in net income. 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.

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EV Central

JULY 15, 2023

The EX4 is a tribute to the Metro 6R4 world rally championship racer of the 1980s (when MG was British rather than Chinese-owned). But while the 6R4 had V6 petrol power the EX4 is powered by a dual motor all-wheel drive system taken from the MG4 XPower that goes on-sale in Australia later this year. Coming to Australia.

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EV Central

APRIL 28, 2024

The 2024 BYD Shark was a surprise no show at the Beijing motor show but the Chinese car-maker has dropped four new teases of its electrified dual-cab 4×4 ute ahead of its imminent arrival. The Shark is currently testing in Australia and BYD is pushing to have it on-sale here before the end of 2024. 2025 BYD Shark tease.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 29, 2024

A recent report from China has suggested that sales of the Tesla Model 3 Performance will likely start around the second quarter of 2024. And as per a recent report from local Chinese media outlet Dongchedi , the upgraded Tesla Model 3 Performance is expected to go on sale in China in the second quarter.

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EV Central

MARCH 24, 2024

Designed to help both Honda and former EV pioneer, Nissan, play catch up with brands like Tesla and emerging Chinese rivals, the new arrangement follows shortly after Honda terminated its proposed EV venture with General Motors. Nissan Ariya is still yet to make it to Australia. ” The post Will it be a Hossan or Ninda?

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EV Central

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Chinese car-making giant Geely’s new Zeekr brand has revealed its latest battery technology that will raise the bar for fast charging when it launches early next year. Currently, Australia’s very fastest chargers can only deliver up to 350kW.

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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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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2010

Australia-based Galaxy Resources Limited, an emerging lithium producer, has executed agreements with 13 major Chinese lithium cathode producers for the offtake of its battery-grade lithium carbonate product. Galaxy Resources Managing Director Iggy Tan.

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EV Central

MAY 8, 2023

The hotly anticipated MG4 all-electric hatchback will be priced from $44,990 in Australia when it arrives around August or September 2023. However, the MG4 appears to be arriving in Australia with a price premium compared with other parts of the world, including Europe. The MG4 will be offered in three guises in Australia.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 18, 2022

To be distributed in Australia by independent BLK Auto, JAC has already commenced sales here with the N55EV electric van and will follow with the turbo diesel T9 Hunter dual cab ute in mid-2023. We will be bringing [to Australia] whatever vehicles go through the R&D centre for mature markets,” he added. 2023 JAC JS6 SUV.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2023

Ford Motor Company is tweaking plans in China and seeking to turn around financial losses after five years of lackluster sales within the region. So far, direct sales haven’t been a part of that. Ford has introduced new models specifically designed to cater to Chinese customers. But it doesn’t appear to be for a lack of trying.

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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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2018

Territory customers can choose between a fuel-efficient gasoline engine option; 48V mild hybrid with Miller-Cycle technology; and a plug-in hybrid powertrain when it goes on sale in early 2019. The number of registered passenger vehicles in Chinese cities with no license plate restrictions is expected to soar to about 23.7

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Baua Electric

APRIL 10, 2024

With EV electric vehicle sales surging in India, several automakers are looking to grab their share. The move comes as Kia looks to fend off low-cost Chinese automakers like BYD. The Korean automaker plans to expand EV sales with low-cost electric cars, including the EV2, EV3, EV4, and EV5. million electric cars by 2030.

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Baua Electric

JULY 4, 2023

The Chinese language spouse of Volkswagen and Basic Motors, which didn’t give additional main points at the plant plans, mentioned it had bought 530,000 gadgets in another country within the first quarter, an building up of 40 p.c The state-owned Chinese language automaker estimated its in another country gross sales may just exceed 1.2

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

To boost sales and fend off low-cost Chinese rivals, Kia will introduce a new lineup of affordable EVs in addition to hybrids starting this year. After global sales slipped 2% last month, Kia is shaking things up with a new mid-to-long-term business plan. In Australia, it’s expected to start at around $46,000 (AUD 70,000).

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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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Teslarati

JUNE 9, 2021

Tesla’s sales in China his May suggests that this may indeed be the case. . As per recent figures released by the Chinese Passenger Car Association (CPCA) , Tesla sold a total of 21,936 vehicles in China in May. These exports supplied Teslas to several territories, including Europe and countries such as Australia.

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