EV Central

APRIL 15, 2024

BYD in Australia has repeatedly says it doesn’t fear the established ute heavyweights, and that it is aiming for best-in-class status in Australia, and now we get our first look at the dual-cab the brand is pinning its hopes on after it was captured by Canal Carros. So that’s why we’re confident for best-in-class.”

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

While EV enthusiasts in Australia and New Zealand might be holding out for a Rivian or a Ford F-150 Lightning, they may have to make do with the Chinese LDV T60 EV (eT60) instead. The vehicle is available for order in New Zealand now and should be launched late this year or early next year […].

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Teslarati

JULY 5, 2023

The Tesla Model Y has become a top-selling car in Iceland and Australia. Tesla aimed to make the Model Y the best-selling vehicle in any category worldwide, and the SUV is performing as expected. Iceland has been partial to Toyota vehicles over the last few decades. In Australia, 11,042 BEVs were sold last month.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

On the eve of its Australian relaunch, the Chinese auto maker Chery Automobile has revealed a massive rollout of 23 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Outside China, it hopes to be selling four million vehicles in the same timeframe. 2023 Chery Omoda 5. Chery New Energy platform LFS. metres long and 3.0 metres wheelbase.

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EV Central

MAY 1, 2024

Stand by Australia, Chinese giant GWM could soon unleash a plug-in hybrid attack on our market through its Haval, Tank and Cannon (ute) brands. Car brands, GWM included, are acutely aware of next year’s introduction of strict NVES emissions regulations coming to Australia. There are reasons here. So what’s on the cards?

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2024

Mini has unveiled its new Aceman electric-only wagon at the Beijing auto show and immediately confirmed it will go on-sale in Australia before the end of 2024. Based on a platform developed with Chinese giant GWM, the Aceman will be built in China alongside the new Cooper which also launches in Australia in 2024.

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EV Central

APRIL 29, 2024

The sleek electric sedan that is a big chance to lead Chinese-Swedish premium Lynk & Co’s Australian launch has been revealed in official teaser photography. metre sedan shown on-test in China’s scenic Yellow Mountains is the company’s first battery electric vehicle. Dubbed the Lynk & Co Zero, the 5.0 2025 Lynk & Co Zero.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The outrageous BYD Yangwang U8 luxury SUV is headed for Australia. A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. The Yangwang isn’t the next BYD headed for Australia.

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EV Central

AUGUST 21, 2023

Dressed all in black, the Seal appears to be wearing 19-inch alloys (albeit while riding on jacks to make moving the stationary vehicle easier), which suggests we’re looking at a top-spec model, either the RWD or AWD edition fitted with an 82kWh ‘Blade’ Battery.

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EV Central

APRIL 10, 2024

If you’re hoping the new Skoda Epiq electric compact SUV is going to be pitched against the Chinese brands with $40,000 pricing in Australia then you may be disappointed. You need to compare apples with apples,” Skoda Australia managing director Michael Irmer said. “We five-door five-seat SUV with an expected range up to 400km.

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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. 2024 Kia EV5.

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. We are looking for volume absolutely.” They claim 1.1L/100km

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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. But the announcement of proposed New Vehicle Efficiency Standards to come into play in 2025 could fast track the shift to electric.

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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. They too have now been pushed back behind the LS6 or scratched for Australia.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo by Marcus Reubenstein on Unsplash Australia will introduce a bill to parliament this week containing its first-ever vehicle emissions rule, a huge step forward for the country. But the rules make the same mistakes that have caused ballooning vehicle sizes in the US over the last decades. 100km, compared to 4.2L

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EV Central

JUNE 30, 2023

And, on the whole, that’s great news for the electric vehicle industry, and the planet. But the worst thing about owning an electric vehicle in Australia isn’t getting any better. But honestly, has there ever been a slower or more frustrating rollout of a new technology than electric vehicles?

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EV Central

AUGUST 11, 2023

Of the many minor miracles that Tesla managed when creating actually desirable electric vehicles – as opposed to the turgid turbine-like twaddle of their predecessors – the ability to get prodigious amounts of torque to the ground without frying tyres, or scaring drivers, is perhaps not given enough credit.

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Teslarati

MAY 8, 2024

Chinese automaker BYD plans to debut its new energy pickup truck, Shark, in Mexico this month. The Chinese automaker was initially rumored to unveil it at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2024. The BYD Shark was pitted against electric vehicles like the Tesla Cybertruck and the Ford F-150 Lightning.

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EV Central

MAY 5, 2024

Stellantis-backed Aussie-bound Chinese electrified car brand Leapmotor has revealed the three-row C16 SUV at the Beijing auto show. The sort of vehicle that would shape as a logical model for Leapmotor to bring to Australia, it shapes as a cut-price family SUV alternative to the Kia EV9. 2025 Leapmotor C16 interior.

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EV Central

MAY 14, 2024

The 2024 BYD Shark has been launched at an event in Mexico City, with full details released on how the Chinese car giant plans to beat the likes of the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-MAX. Both are recorded on the more lenient Chinese NEDC test cycle. litre turbo four-cylinder engine with an electric motor driving the rear axle.

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Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2024

The Chinese automaker revealed a few details about its first pickup truck to pique people’s interest before the unveiling. Given that the automaker’s other electric vehicles (EVs) are called the Seal and Dolphin, BYD’s pickup truck definitely follows the sea animal theme. BYD will reportedly equip the Shark pickup truck with a 31.9

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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. What we haven’t confirmed is the naming of it at the moment.”

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2024

Toyota bZ3X medium SUV is a full EV and roughly RAV4-sized Toyota says the two new EVs are “catering to Chinese customers,” so there’s no confirmation if these 2025-launching cars will become global models. Sadly, no technical details were revealed either.

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EV Central

APRIL 21, 2024

BYD has outlined a stunningly ambitious new model roll-out and sales growth plan in Australia. Essentially, the Chinese electrified vehicle specialist wants double sales each year to reach 100,000 sales per annum in 2026 in Australia on the back of up to five new model launches each year. READ MORE: Wanted for Australia!

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EV Central

OCTOBER 30, 2023

BYD says it respects, but doesn’t fear, dual-cab stalwarts like the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger as the Chinese brand readies its “best-in-class” ute for launch in Australia. And it’s not a hybrid as you know them,” he says. “(HiLux and Ranger) have been around for a long time. .

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EV Central

APRIL 10, 2023

Priced from $81,900 plus on-road costs, the mid-spec version of Australia’s top-selling electric SUV is available for delivery from May to June. However, Tesla has knocked a few thousand dollars off the Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive, which is the top selling prestige SUV in the country – and one of the top selling vehicles in Australia.

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EV Central

MAY 23, 2024

Hot on the heels of the Isuzu D-Max EV, Toyota has now announced it too is pushing its Toyota HiLux REVO BEV into production at its factory in Thailand – and the battery-electric ute could be heading to Australia. “So ‘Is it going to meet the customer’s usage needs? ’ is always our biggest issue.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2023

GWM has joined the electric vehicle price fight, slashing the price of its Ora battery electric small car by $4000 to reset it below the magic $40,000 mark. in Western Australia. 2023 MG4 compact hatchback Response to the prospects of sub-$40K EVs has been instant in Australia. GWM has also added a new Ora Ultra for $48,990.

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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. When it arrived in Australia the advanced plug-in BYD ute is tipped to be priced from $50,000-$70,000. metres long and 1.9

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The first vehicle to benefit from the VW tie-up will be the INGLO based XUV.e8 Some of these vehicles will come to Australia, where Mahindra already has a presence with a range of utes and SUVs. VW to supply tech as Mahindra plans electric vehicle attack appeared first on EV Central. Mahindra BE.07. 09 SUVs in 2026.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Jonathan Williams, head of marketing at Polestar, gave a powerful eye roll when he was asked, no doubt for the zillionth time, how people could be convinced to shell out so much money for electric vehicles. And BYD is outselling Tesla, in terms of global EV sales, we’re seeing a huge shift towards Chinese vehicles.

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Teslarati

MAY 15, 2024

BYD Shark, the Chinese automaker’s new energy vehicle pickup truck, officially launched in Mexico. However, the Chinese automaker has plans to expand BYD Shark sales in North America and Australia. The BYD Shark starts at $53,400. BYD unveiled its plug-in hybrid electric pickup truck in Mexico on May 14, 2024.

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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

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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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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2022

The strategic initiative will be implemented by Australian Lithium Alliance Pty Limited (ALA), a wholly owned subsidiary of EVM, through joint ventures and off-take agreements as an alternative to Chinese companies that currently dominate the purchase of spodumene concentrate from Australia to supply chemicals processing companies in China.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2023

It received financial support from Innovate UK, UK’s national innovation agency, and the Automotive Transformation Fund, a funding program to support the electrification of vehicles and their supply chains in the UK. Lithium spodumene deposits in Australia are the world’s largest source of hard rock lithium.

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