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

AUGUST 16, 2023

Kia says it has secured enough examples of its new EV9 three-row electric SUV and popular EV6 to minimise wait times, with the brand suggesting it has learned from the EV6 launch to expect demand, and lots of it. Though Kia is yet to confirm pricing and specification details for the electric SUV, which will likely drive further demand.

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EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. According to the official VFACTS figures, there were 3330 examples of the battery electric SUV sold in Australia last month. per cent market share. Tesla’s tally is obviously the key to the 385.4

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

The all-electric Kia EV9 has been voted the World’s Best Car for 2024 by the panel of journalists judging the Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY). The Kia EV9 has won out over its rivals because it is a vehicle capable of satisfying the needs of consumers everywhere.” Sara Soria, Spain.

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EV Central

JULY 6, 2022

The Kia EV6 electric SUV is now $4600 more expensive as the company responds to rising production costs and the increasing prices of raw materials. Already the most expensive vehicle in Kia showrooms, the EV6 has now crept up to start at $72,590 before on-road costs for the EV6 Air. 2022 Kia EV6.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 26, 2024

Although BYD launched its Tang EV in Norway in 2020, the electric SUV began rolling out in Germany, the Netherlands, and other major European markets last year. It’s also one of the few electric SUVs on the market with the option for seven seats, like the Tesla Model Y. BYD is also increasing the EV’s charging capacity.

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EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

BYD, Tesla and MG accounted for 74 percent of a record 87,217 EVs sold in Australia in 2023. Spurred by new vehicle arrivals, government incentives and a freer supply of stock, the electric car market surged 161 percent over 2022. percent of all vehicles sold in Australia. EV sales growing fast Electric cars now account for 7.2

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EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

Australian designed but is it Australia bound? Such Australian input gives hope a production version could one day hit our shores to feed a market hungry for electric utes. At present, the only full electric mid-size electric ute on sale in Australia is the overpriced, under-gunned LDV e60.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

‘EV values plummet’ has been a regular headline in overseas media this year, as electric car resale values tumble in major markets like the US and UK. But will Australia follow suit? As saturation strikes it becomes a buyer’s market and prices fall accordingly. So what’s the deal Down Under?

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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. Traditionally, no contest right; German thoroughbred versus a Korean SUV. Kia EV6 GT. But in the end I preferred the Kia.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Not everyones convinced there’s a market for them all, but that doesn’t seem to have dulled enthusiasm. 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. Let’s check out the list.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

After dominating its home market and the world’s largest for EVs, BYD is quickly expanding overseas. BYD is already leading in growing EV markets like Thailand, Brazil, and Columbia. It also recently launched new models in Europe, Mexico, Australia, India, and others. billion (31.5 billion yuan).

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Hyundai’s telematics system and accompanying smartphone app are called Bluelink and the first phase started rolling out in the Palisade ICE SUV earlier this year. OTA performance updates will be offered for future Kia EV models in Australia. The Polestar 2 has been offered with an OTA performance boost in Australia.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Motor Industry Association ( MIA ) reported 10,940 new passenger car and SUV registrations in New Zealand in August 2022, up 138.6% Last year, New Zealand’s new passenger cars and SUVs registrations only reached 4,585 units. Toyota was in the lead with an 18% market share. year-over-year. Tesla Model Y deliveries in NZ.

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EV Central

APRIL 3, 2024

Kia wants its EV5 to take a Tesla-sized chunk of the fast-growing electric car market. Rather than a low-volume player, Kia is preparing for the EV5 to be one of its top selling vehicles – and a car that can tempt buyers out of hybrids such as the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Nissan X-Trail e-Power and Honda CR-V Hybrid. “We

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

After a huge first half of 2023, the sales growth of battery electric vehicles in Australia has slowed. The question now is whether BEVs have reached their logical sales share – for now, at least – or if this is only a lull on the way to market domination. They were seven per cent of the market in July and only 6.4

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

As reported here, Genesis is launching three new battery electric vehicles in Australia this month, the GV60 compact SUV , the GV70 medium SUV and the G80 sedan. The company says it has been well received in Australia. Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD. seconds and boosted mid-range acceleration. 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70.

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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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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2023

Sedans and SUVs are in development using BMW component technology and Foxconn electric architectures. The Middle East is the initial target market. The latest SsangYong model to launch is the Torres EVX electric SUV. The ICE version is expected in Australia in 2023. Togg 2023 Togg SUV. Moskvitch 2023 Moskvitch 3.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

If we count the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger as the light commercial pickups they are, the best-selling car in Australia in 2023 so far is the Tesla Model 3. The rest of the list – typical of Australian buying habits – was made up of SUVs and pickups. The Tesla Model Y SUV , meanwhile, shifted only 286 in January.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

Kia Niro EV review: It was only in 2021 that Kia introduced the Niro nameplate to Australia. Australia received the Niro very late in its model cycle and it was never intended to be a stayer. Australia received the Niro very late in its model cycle and it was never intended to be a stayer.

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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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JANUARY 15, 2024

India has retained its position as the third largest car market in the world in 2023. The gap between India and Japan has reduced from 344,000 in 2022 to 115,000 units in 2023. Expectedly, this trend should continue in the future as well,” said Shashank Srivastava, senior executive officer, Sales and Marketing at Maruti Suzuki India.

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EV Central

JULY 2, 2023

The Kia EV9 electric SUV is the latest in the expanding EV-branded family of electric cars. It’s also by far the largest, utilising the 800-Volt E-GMP architecture in a large SUV body designed to accommodate up to seven people. With all that in mind, read on for our Kia EV9 review. In between them is a 5.0-inch

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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

JULY 10, 2022

Model 3 vs EV6 vs Polestar 2 vs Ioniq 5: There’s a sub-$80K sweet spot in the electric car market – and it’s not relying on price alone to tempt buyers. Then there’s Kia’s EV6 , the first ground-up electric car from the Korean brand. Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, Kia EV6 Air, Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD, Polestar 2 Single Motor Long Range.

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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. We are not looking in the mass market,” insisted Johnson. “We Coming to Australia in 2024. Also coming to Australia in 2024.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. Challenging angle? 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 has incredible drag coefficient of 0.21.

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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

JANUARY 6, 2024

Excitingly, 2024 is shaping up to set new records for the EV market with an onslaught of new arrivals. 4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N promises to inject some ICE-infused excitement and supercar-like performance into the EV market.

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EV Central

MARCH 29, 2023

The Ford Mustang Mach-E has finally been confirmed for Australia – and its performance will trounce any of the muscle car V8s the brand has sold here previously. Ford has confirmed a three-model lineup for the electric SUV that will include a regular Mustang Mach-E, a longer range single-motor version and a dual-motor Mustang Mach-E GT.

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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. While Tesla has set the pace for EV new arrivals over the past couple of years, its dominant market share will come under pressure from the plethora of new arrivals. They include Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford and Subaru. BYD Dolphin.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This Full-Service Lease option is a first for Toyota Australia. High specification or not, Australian Toyota loyalists aren’t used to paying that much for a RAV4-sized SUV. To that end, has Tesla, Hyundai, Kia, MG, BYD et al missed a trick? But why is Toyota doing this? appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Tesla briefly entered the list of top sellers, with the Model Y also topping the SUV sales charts in September. 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).

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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. But the five-seat Polestar 4 doesn’t have a traditional SUV profile, instead adopting a coupe-inspired roofline. The Polestar 4 is strictly a five-seater but gets a sizeable 500-litre boot.

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EV Central

MARCH 28, 2023

The Tesla Model Y is already the top-selling prestige SUV on the market, which isn’t a bad effort since until now it has only been available in a single model and only arrived in the country in the second half of 2022. But now there’s another model in the Tesla electric SUV stable, in the form of the Model Y Performance.

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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? The Chevy EV – for now – is the dominant sales force on the Korean small EV market.

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