Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2011

Australia’s per capita CO 2 emissions are higher than those of the US due to an emissions-intensive energy sector. Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Australia’s carbon pricing plan—a core element in a new clean energy plan—in a short address to the nation. Click to enlarge.

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EV Central

APRIL 30, 2024

EV Central was asked to join Mitsubishi for an evaluation drive of an EK X in Sydney and to give our feedback on whether it would work in Australia, despite a likely three-star safety rating and a range of just 180km. And more than likely the next generatiuon EK X is the one that would come to Australia if, indeed, it did get the green light.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Lucid Gravity will continue the EV disrupter’s good work and is tipped to be launched in right-hand drive markets, including Australia, in the second half of 2024. In the US it’s been tipped the Lucid Gravity will be priced from US$80,000 ($A126,000). The post Better than a Tesla Model X?

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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! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Tesla added new ambient lighting to the upgraded Model Y, similar to the lighting strip that can be found in the recently refreshed Model 3 Highland. The automaker has also removed the wood trim in the Model Y with the addition of an ambient lighting strip. featuring a pre-incentive sticker price of $43,990.

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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. Fifteen, twenty years ago, that segment where Escape plays – in terms of its price point and bandwidth – is very different than where it is today,” says Birkic. “It We believe now is the right time.”

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EV Central

MARCH 10, 2024

Japanese luxury player Lexus has announced full pricing for its 2024 Lexus LBX ahead of its Australian launch on March 18 and revealed that its cheapest car in its line-up will be priced from $47,550 plus on-roads. But the LBX’s selling point is that it will be the only small SUV sold by a premium brand in Australia.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2024

Suzuki has unveiled a new Heritage Edition of the Jimny in Australia and Suzuki will sell only 500 units of it. In Australia, the 5-door Jimny is called Jimny XL. Suzuki has made cosmetic changes to the Heritage Edition of the Jimny 5-door. This is not the first time that Suzuki has launched the Heritage Edition of the Jimny.

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Push EVs

APRIL 6, 2023

The Charming model is priced at 102.800 yuan (13.716 euros) and the Luxury model is priced at 109.800 yuan (14.650 euros). The BYD e2 is a nice electric compact hatchback now part of the Ocean series, that sooner or later is going to get an international version and be exported to Europe and Australia.

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EV Central

MARCH 29, 2024

Chuck in a panoramic roof ($3370), Sports Chrono pack ($2360), adaptive sports seat upgrade ($800), 4+1 seats ($1000), seat heating ($910), ambient lighting ($890) and Porsche’s electric sport sound ($1050) and it’s a colourful bill. Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

The Mercedes-AMG EQS53 electric limousine will be priced from $324,800 before on-road costs, making it one of the most expensive EVs in Australia. Plus its 107.8kWh battery is larger than any EV currently available in Australia. Price : From $324,800 plus on-road costs. Those who want more will be asked to dig deeper.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

READ MORE: Could a tiny $30,000 2024 Hyundai Casper electric SUV challenge the BYD Dolphin and MG4 in Australia? READ MORE: A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! So that gives you between now and 2030 to try and evolve and resolve that sort of technology.”

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EV Central

MARCH 6, 2023

3 small electric hatchback that is schedule to launch in Australia in early 2024 has been revealed. There is also a new front bumper, a new bonnet now painted entirely in body colour and the tail lights now have components in the tailgate. But it is scheduled to be the third Volkswagen BEV to arrive in Australia after the ID.4

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The H2X Warrego pops up just weeks after Queensland start-up Roev announced plans to launch production of battery electric Toyotas Hilux and Ford Ranger utes targeted at fleets in Australia from 2023. Originally, the Warrego was meant to be demonstrated on the Gold Coast last November before going on sale priced from $190,000 in April 2022.

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Teslarati

MAY 14, 2021

A few years ago, Tesla teamed up with the Government of South Australia and various energy authorities to build South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant. “Even if all lights go out in the neighborhood, you will still have power. Energy from solar panels has caused volatility in local power prices.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Writer Daniel Bleakley laments that his country is so far behind the curve (a report by The Australia Institute found that a paltry 0.2% of Australia’s bus fleet is electric). It says 5% of light- and medium-duty trucks and 1% of heavy-duty trucks sold were electric. The Ford E-Transit is the leading zero-emission model.

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EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

Australian designed but is it Australia bound? VinFast Wild electric pickup concept at CES 2024, Las Vegas BYD has already tested its electric ute in Australia , last year Toyota evaluated its HiLux REVO BEV concept on our shores, while Kia’s confirmed an all-electric pickup.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

The total cost of ownership includes the vehicle price, annual fuel and maintenance costs and insurance. An AECOM-led study of plug-in electric vehicle economics for the New South Wales, Australia government concluded that electric vehicles are economically and financially viable in the NSW market today. Source: AECOM.

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EV Central

MARCH 18, 2024

GTI hot hatch gets the green light for 2026 launch READ MORE: Volkswagen ID.Buzz on track for Australia in 2024; EV to overtake ICE locally by 2028 It will debut at the annual press conference of VW’s commercial arm on March 21. Both pricing and timings are unknown but it’s been rumoured that the ID.

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EV Central

AUGUST 14, 2022

BMW Australia is hitting the road with its new i7 luxury electric saloon to understand whether it will garner more interest from prospective buyers than its more affordable ICE counterpart. After much teasing, BMW revealed first details of the new seventh generation 7-Series in April and announced the Australian pricing last month.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

There’s now been a week to soak up the reveal of Tesla’s updated Model 3, which is due in Australia early in 2024. The price has increased, but it still represents very good value, not only against other electric cars but also against a sea of ICE machines. But in true Tesla fashion, there are more questions than answers.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

That’s been the thinking of leaders from developed countries, who’ve been seeking ways to China-proof the market for lithium , the light metal that’s essential for high-performance rechargeable power packs. Its most important asset is a 49% stake in Greenbushes, a pit in Western Australia that’s the world’s largest deposit of lithium ore.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

The integration of OMVL will complete Juniper’s light-duty strategy to enter the mobile industrial, non-mobile industrial, and automotive segments. Strategic investments in new markets and OEM-class products and capabilities will allow Juniper to compete for leadership in the light-duty alternative fuels market, Westport says.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. That makes the locally-converted utes cheaper than the LDV eT60 that has just gone on sale priced from $92,990 drive-away. 2023 Roev electric Toyota HiLux.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Overview ISUZU Ute Australia has launched what it says is the most comprehensive facelift to its latest-generation MU-X since the current model debuted in 2020, with more standard technology, safety equipment, and a new turbo-diesel engine option. However, it does come with a significant power deficit. Compared with the 3.0-litre

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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. Speaking of size, along with the price hike you now get more for your money with the MG3 growing in size in almost all directions.

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EV Central

JANUARY 1, 2023

Hyundai’s eagerly-awaited, polarisingly-styled Ioniq 6 EV reaches Australia in a matter of weeks, so what can we expect from the all-new ultra-aero sedan? Showing the price of style, these big rims may look the business but are crippling to electric range. See one at night with its disco of lights and it’s rather spectacular.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! And, as a result, new passenger cars in Australia use 40 per cent more fuel than those in the European Union. That’s a disturbing, upsetting number, and one the flies in the particularly bald face of Peter Dutton, but it doesn’t surprise me, personally, at all.

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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

APRIL 15, 2024

A large light bar interlinks the tail-lamps. There’s also eight-colour ambient lighting. 2025 Alfa Romeo Milano shows off new shield. A pair of vertical air dams reduce turbulence within the front wheel arches, reducing the range-sapping drag. Inside the Alfa’s cabin the interior is dominated by a 10.25-inch

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EV Central

AUGUST 5, 2023

READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz READ MORE: PHEV technology explained What does the Mazda CX-60 PHEV cost? The Kia Sorento PHEV and Lexus NX 450h+ are in the pricing vicinity.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

As you know from having admired the discarded 1994 Diamante Wagon we saw last June , the long-roof Diamantes were sold here for the 1993 through 1995 model years and they were built in Australia (the sedans were built in Japan). When the second-generation Diamante appeared here as a 1997 model, all production took place in Australia.

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EV Central

JANUARY 5, 2023

Nor was US pricing listed, instead RAM would only promise class-leading range, towing, payload and charge time. The good news for local electric ute fans is that RAM Trucks Australia has already expressed preliminary interest in bringing the production version of the Revolution here. “We Ram 1500 Revolution rolls on 24-inch wheels.

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EV Central

JULY 22, 2022

It will also have an appropriately stratospheric price tag. US media is reporting the production version of the Celestiq that is due in dealerships by 2024 will cost around US$300,000, which is about the same price as a Rolls-Royce Ghost, a car that sells in Australia for about $650,000. Cadillac Celestiq show car.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Catalysts will continue to drive growth in the light rare earth elements lanthanum and cerium, while permanent magnets will lead growth in neodymium, praseodymium and dysprosium. The green energy sector is the most vulnerable to price rises because of the large size of magnets used.

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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. Tesla reduced the price of its Model 3 earlier in 2023. Earlier this month Tesla dropped the Model 3’s price by up to $3100 , and the Model Y’s by up to $3400.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2017

The ES8 features the “design identity” of every NIO vehicle: the X-bar and signature “Spark Beat” tail lights. The vehicle has been tested in Yakeshi in Inner Mongolia, where temperatures can reach -22 degrees Fahrenheit as well as Melbourne and Mildura, Australia where temperatures can reach more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

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