EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The federal government’s tough new fuel efficiency standard has been endorsed by Hyundai – but with provisos. The Australian arm of the Korean auto giant wants increased reward for selling zero emissions vehicles in the form of ‘super credits’ so it can keep cheaper C02-emitting petrol and hybrid models in its showrooms longer.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

BYD has confirmed its first plug-in hybrid model in Australia will be the Seal U, with the petrol-electric SUV now just months away from arrival. litre petrol engine with a 18.3kWh battery and a 145kW electric motor. BYD is the most exciting automotive brand in the world, we have huge plans for 2024 and our product portfolio.

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EV Central

JANUARY 31, 2024

Used electric vehicles take longer to sell in Australia than petrol and diesel cars and have below average retained value, a new report has found. Unsurprisingly, new EV market leader Tesla was found to be the biggest used EV sales brand, with 4377 examples of its model range changing hands in Australia in 2023. per cent share.

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EV Central

JUNE 10, 2024

Hyundai has revealed its new sub-compact electric SUV will be called Inster, with promised range up to 355km on the WLTP test cycle. Unconfirmed but likely to arrive in Australia next year, the Inster would shake up our entry-level EV market if it lands with an expected price around $35,000, possibly lower.

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EV Central

JANUARY 13, 2024

The Queensland heatwave and festive poolside cocktails have triggered my fun side, ensuring the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is my pick of 2023’s EVs. 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N being naughty. It’s over double the price of the highest-spec petrol-powered Hyundai i30N: a seriously good value benchmark hot hatch.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2023

The Ford Puma EV will be coming to Australia in 2024, adding a new compact SUV to the affordable end of the electric car market. The electric Explorer is a car designed to compete with the Tesla Model Y , Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5. We will be bringing in a BEV Puma.”

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2024

The 2025 Hyundai Tucson is now on sale, upgraded with hybrid powertrains as the Korean brand embraces electrification to slash emissions. The new line-up sees eight of 17 Tucson variants available in Australia coming with hybrid power, but no word on if we’ll received the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) available in other markets.

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2023

Hyundai’s Australian hybrid challenge just got serious with pricing and spec for the new 2023 Kona Hybrid that will have Toyota paying attention. The 2023 Hyundai Kona Hybrid undercuts the Toyota C-HR hybrid on price and beats it on power and claimed fuel economy. It sold more than 70,000 hybrids in Australia in 2022.

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EV Central

AUGUST 22, 2024

litre, the headline news is the MG ZS HEV will come with an advanced new hybrid that blends a 75kW petrol engine and a 100kW electric motor. With the electrified powertrain onboard, the MG ZS could provide a cost-effective challenger to the Hyundai Kona Hybrid, Toyota Corolla Cross and CH-R, or even the Nissan QASHQAI E-Power.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Hyundai RN22e on-track video – come for a ride in this electric funster. This is Hyundai’s RN22e prototype , a full-blown electric vehicle with aero-enhanced Ioniq 6 body and a range of tricks and treats to seemingly do the impossible: offer proper driver involvement in an EV. But all is not as it seems.

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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

MARCH 26, 2024

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Hyundai Kona Electric. READ MORE: Give credit where it’s due!

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2023

Ford has cracked the door wide open for the new Explorer EV to come to Australia following the decision to axe the Escape SUV locally. It also means Ford doesn’t have a competitor for some of the top selling vehicles in the country, including the Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage and Nissan X-Trail.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Can a performance electric car deliver the same thrills, driver involvement and engagement as a petrol equivalent? Not right now believes Albert Biermann, Executive Technical Adviser of Hyundai’s increasingly impressive N division, but good grief they’re trying. Herein lies a massive challenge for Hyundai N. asked Biermann.

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EV Central

AUGUST 30, 2023

Off-road brand Jeep has announced its Compass compact SUV is going hybrid only in Australia. The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Jeep Compass 4xe and Compass e-Hybrid will take over the local range in the first half of 2024, replacing the existing petrol and diesel powertrains. 2024 Jeep Compass e-Hybrid. The Compass 4xe comes with 1.3-litre

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Less attention is given to the ramifications of having a space-saver spare (or no spare at all), the cost of the annual (or six-monthly) service, cost of replacing those cool 20-inch tyres and the 98RON petrol that must be syphoned by the wallet before being poured into the fuel tank each week. Take the cost of a hybrid, for example.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When I made the transition from a petrol-powered Hyundai V6 Sonata to a Tesla Model 3 SR+, my main reason was concern for the planet. Since driving the car for over 90,000 km (56,000 miles), I have discovered that there are many other reasons to switch. These include total cost of ownership, fun, tech, and […].

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EV Central

AUGUST 5, 2023

It is the first of four SUV models it is launching to the world based on a new platform with all-new engines and featuring Mazda’s first petrol-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. It’s the same story for the mild-hybrid inline six-cylinder turbo-petrol (G40e) and turbo-diesel (D50e) CX-60s as well. 2024 Mazda CX-60 Azami.

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EV Central

AUGUST 15, 2023

READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: Driven: Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance READ MORE: Driven: Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan range The Mercedes-AMG EQE53 is fast… Pace is one thing AMGs do well. Here’s why. Besides, the motor temps came up swiftly.

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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. 2025 Skoda Epiq.

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2024

The German giant has joined Toyota and Hyundai in testing the hydrogen waters in Australia by sending two of its iX5 Hydrogen models Down Under for evaluation and a promotional tour to drum up interest in the clean fuel. Australia has all the ingredients,” he adds. “If BMW iX5 Hydrogen fuel cell EV (FCEV) in Australia.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Now the most opulent vehicle from the Hyundai-owned luxury brand on offer in Australia is available as an all-electric model that evolves its limousine DNA. Fresh wheels, bumpers and grille give the Electrified G80 a smoother aerodynamic profile as well as creating some visual differentiation from the petrol versions.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

It’s chunky, funky and called Casper; Hyundai’s personality-packed city SUV currently only for sale in the Korean market. Even more, would Australia be ready to rock the Casper should a zero emissions version arrive? 2022 Hyundai Casper. Surprisingly roomy, well-equipped interior in the 2022 Hyundai Casper.

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EV Central

JULY 31, 2024

The Tesla Model 3 (10,600 sales) and BYD Seal (4092) do the bulk of the heavy lifting, but the BMW i4 (1177) comfortably outsells its petrol-powered 4-Series alternative (168) and is tantalising close to outselling the 3-Series (1511). That means diesel and petrol still dominates, accounting for 98.6 That means 49.5

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Australia’s EV options are ever-increasing, not least in the talent-packed sub-$100,000 arena. Here you’ll find superb all-rounders from Hyundai, Tesla and Kia, plus entry-level versions from premium players like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. Comfy cabin and tech aplenty. A desirable, tough-to-fault all-round package.

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EV Central

JULY 12, 2024

At this month’s Busan Mobility Show on Korea’s south coast, anything petrol or diesel powered was basically asked to hide outside. Kia’s and Hyundai’s stands battled for supremacy, closely followed by Genesis. Hyundai Inster 2025 Hyundai Inster in Buttercream yellow. 2025 Hyundai Inster with twin screens as standard.

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EVolution

APRIL 25, 2022

Should I, as the owner of an , Outlander PHEV, , Nissan LEAF , BMW i3, , Hyundai Kona or , Ioniq, or any of the , other multitude of EVs on the road, be allowed to plug in to publicly accessible Tesla HPWCs? At the end of the day - every EV owner is passionate about driving the uptake of EVs in Australia and New Zealand.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

The BYD Dolphin is Australia’s most affordable electric car. Priced from about $40,000, it is a small hatchback about the size of a Toyota Corolla or Hyundai i30. Its natural EV rivals are the GWM Ora and MG4 , but the Dolphin also competes with many petrol-powered hatchbacks. BYD claims it’ll hit 100km/h in 12.3

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

It has a sibling in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 , which is also the brand’s first EV created from the ground up to be electric only. Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, Kia EV6 Air, Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD, Polestar 2 Single Motor Long Range. Kia EV6 Polestar 2 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive Hyundai Ioniq 5. Sure, there are cheaper options.

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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. Like the larger iX3, it shares a body and architecture with the petrol-powered models.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The electric version of the Volkswagen Kombi is coming to Australia in 2024 – and two examples have already hit the road. 5 as brand confirms three-model EV play in Australia READ MORE: ID.4 The company says by 2028 it will be selling more EVs in Australia than vehicles powered by petrol or diesel engines. 4 revealed.

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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

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

MAY 25, 2024

Tesla only sells two models in Australia, but the brand is a top 10 seller that’s tempting more Aussies into electric cars. But what’s it like to step from a Toyota/Mazda/Hyundai/BMW/Mercedes-Benz into the car that’s been likened to a computer on wheels?

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Few will remember the slow-selling Renault 17 sold in Australia from 1973 until 1978, but the French car maker has given us a great reminder with the cool coupe recreated in partnership with famed French designer Ora Ito. litre four-cylinder petrol that pushed out only 66kW.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2024

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. Harris believes the Omoda E5 could sell many thousands annually in Australia, making it one of the higher-volume EVs on-sale here. READ MORE: Chery on top? 2024 Chery Omoda E5 interior.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

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. The all-new BYD Sea Lion 07 will be hunting the Tesla Model Y in Australia appeared first on EV Central. architecture.

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