The Driven EV News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Geely's upcoming electric SUV gets Australian approval, hinting at three locally-bound variants on the light-weight family electric SUV. The post Geely’s upcoming EX5 SUV gets approval for sale in Australia appeared first on The Driven.

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2025

The latest model from the brand that arrived in Australia in 2024, it also teams supercar acceleration with bespoke luxury attention to detail and a groundbreaking new plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The Zeekr 9X has 42,242 laser engravings around the lights to create a starry night effect. At almost 5.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

The report, which this year for the first time includes an online, interactive country data browser, reviews developments in fuel economy and highlights the changes which have shaped the modern global fleet of light-duty vehicles (LDVs) over a 12-year period. SUVs now represent nearly 40% of the global LDV market.

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2025

Tesla has overhauled its 2026 Tesla Model S and 2026 Tesla Model X with minor tweaks to their styling that have improved the aerodynamics and range by up to 34km for the large sedan and by 37km for the SUV. seconds in the large SUV. Quoted ranges are 592km (+32km) for the Model S and 539km (+34km) for the SUV.

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EV Central

JUNE 15, 2025

The 2026 BYD Atto 2 is coming to Australia as BYD dramatically ramps up its presence Down Under, with the latest offering set to be priced from just $30,000 when the small electric SUV lands in the final months of 2025. The BYD Atto 2 is shaping up to be BYD’s most affordable electric SUV in Australia.

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EV Central

MAY 23, 2025

But sadly, it’s unlikely ever to be offered in Australia. Frustratingly, the 5 E-Tech remains unconfirmed for Australia as well. READ MORE: Shark hunter: Plug-in Nissan Frontier Pro unwrapped in Shanghai to rival BYD Shark 6, Ford Ranger and GWM READ MORE: Nissan Leaf SUV revealed as Tesla Model Y rival! 2026 Nissan Micra.

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2025

Suzuki Australia has announced that its entry 2025 Suzuki Fronx mild-hybrid will make its debut Down Under this September to challenge the likes of the MG ZS, Chery Tiggo 4 and GWM Haval Jolion for sales supremacy. Watch out MG ZS EV, Hyundai Kona Electric and BYD Atto 3 if it gets the green light for Australia!

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The brand that made its name making two-seat micro cars as a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and watch brand Swatch has morphed into a maker of SUVs now with a healthy dose of Mercedes-Benz DNA. The brand has launched with two models, the #1 and #3, each compact SUVs, the #3 slightly less compact than the #1. Score: 3.5/5

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EV Central

AUGUST 28, 2024

The reborn Smart has revealed a new direction with a rugged, off-road electric mid-size SUV called #5 , and it’s confirmed for Australia in mid-2025. Smart is a 50:50 partnership between Mercedes-Benz and the Chinese Geely Group, and the brand makes a return to Australia this month with its #1 and #3 SUVs.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Ive heard good things about the XPeng G6, not least of all from EV Central s very own Bruce Newton, and I have a sneaking suspicion this might prove the best of the new breed of Chinese electric SUVs not to mention a genuine rival to the Tesla Model Y. And, on paper at least, it certainly seems to stack up.

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2025

In the old days (last year), the MG ZS compact SUV was cheap and cheerful rental fleet fodder, but now its meant to be something that appeals beyond its price. MG promises IM Motors electric luxury IM5 and IM6 will be the most advanced cars anyone will be able to buy in Australia this year. READ MORE: Now thata a BIG statement!

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EV Central

APRIL 29, 2025

While Toyota drags its its heels when it comes to EVs in Australia, in China it’s about to welcome a fifth electric car to its lineup. Created as part of Toyota’s joint venture with GAC, a Chinese car-maker that intends to launch in Australia, the all-new bZ7 has been confirmed for a launch later this year. 2025 Toyota bZ7.

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EV Central

MARCH 11, 2025

Geely has taken a razor to even its own pricing predictions for its EX5 electric SUV, with the mid-size model to start at $40,990 before on-road costs In Australia. READ MORE: 2025 Geely EX5 Review: Is this cut-price electric SUV bad news for the Leapmotor C10, BYD Sealion 7 and Tesla Model Y? Tech is handled by a 15.4-inch

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EV Central

JULY 15, 2024

Mitsubishi Motors Australia says our vehicle approval process has stymied plans to introduce its cut-price Mitsubishi eK SUV that was shaping up to be the cheapest EV ever sold Down Under. READ MORE: Green light for electric cars!

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EV Central

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Ford has axed plans to bring the battery electric Puma Gen-E compact SUV to Australia. Instead, it has announced an increased swing toward plug-in hybrids , confirming this morning in a media statement that the Transit Custom PHEV will be coming to Australia in 2025. The local announcement coincides with its reveal in Europe.

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2025

In February this year, almost one in three BMWs sold in Australia were BEVs (29 per cent), and that percentage is excepted to be even higher in the coming months, according to Brendan Michel, BMW Australias head of product and market planning. READ MORE: 2024 BMW iX2 review: Is this the EV bargain of the year?

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EV Central

JANUARY 3, 2025

Here are all the new EVs you can expect in Australia in 2025. Some purists may also not like the fact that the underpinnings of the compact SUV are shared with others in the Stellantis family, including the Jeep Avenger. Not to be confused with the popular Atto 3, the Atto 3 Up is a smaller SUV known as the Yuan Up overseas.

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EV Central

MAY 23, 2024

Kia has unveiled its EV3 compact SUV ahead of a confirmed Australian arrival in 2025. Kia Australia would only confirm it would “launch in Australia in 2025,” but the above timings hint it would be early next year. 2024 Kia EV3 GT-Line – similar in size to Kia’s popular Seltos small SUV.

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EV Central

MAY 26, 2025

As competition in the small all-electric SUV segment superheats Chinese brand Chery has announced its renamed 2025 Chery E5 is now thousands cheaper. It will join the Jaecoo sub-brand in different dealers to the master Chery brand, with the first vehicles due to land in Australia likely to include both the Omoda 3 and Omoda 7 SUVs.

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EV Central

MARCH 12, 2025

Instead, the high-riding new Volvo is designed to blend a sedan, SUV and five-door fastback. And when it arrives in Australia later this year it will spearhead the brand’s latest technology, while blending 500kW of power with a 700km range. No longer committed to going fully electric in Australia by 2026 Measuring in at around 5.0-metre-long,

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EV Central

DECEMBER 11, 2024

BYD is secretly planning to launch yet another battery-electric SUV Down Under following an Australian and New Zealand patent for the 2025 BYD Atto 3 Up recently being unearthed. BYD model rush to see Tang seven-seat SUV, Ocean M GT hot hatch and Sealion 7 firm for Australia in 2025 READ MORE: Dolphin dive! The post Looking Up!

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EV Central

MAY 17, 2025

Among the many Chinese brands that have or soon will arrive in Australia, Geely is one worth paying particular attention to. Its a plug-in hybrid five-seat medium SUV freshly on-sale in China and there have already been plenty of hints its headed our way as soon as this year. Usually, not all of this stuff makes it to Australia.

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EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

Built to replace both the MiTo and Giulietta hatchbacks, the new small SUV in electric form will rival the inbound VW ID.3, Off the line, Alfa Romeo says the small SUV takes 9.0 Both the EV and mild-hybrid Junior get half-fake heated leather seats that includes a massage function for the driver, ambient lighting and aluminium pedals.

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EV Central

MARCH 2, 2025

The 2025 Cupra Tavascan will be priced from $60,990 plus on-road costs when sales begin in Australia this April, two years after its global debut. In Australia owners can opt for the additional $8000 Extreme pack that adds forged 21-inch alloy wheels and a set of grippier performance tyres and Nappa leather ventilated Cup Racing front seats.

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EV Central

MAY 22, 2025

A fresh trademark application for the Fangchengbao Bao 8 has been filed with IP Australia, suggesting the BYD Shark 6-related SUV is close to being green lit for our market. Intriguingly, there are two sets of Bao 8 sketches on the IP Australia site. Under the bonnet BYD’s rugged full-size SUV should come with a 2.0-litre

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Chinese newcomer Leapmotor has reset the pricing floor in the medium electric SUV segment with the Tesla Model Y-fighting C10 well under $50,000 before on-road costs. On-sale in Australia in November, the C10 range kicks off with the $45,888 Style and then proceeds to the $49,888 Design. 2025 Leapmotor C10. 2025 Leapmotor C10.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Many will be bound for Australia as Chery has publicly declared a wildly ambitious target to sell 75,000 vehicles per annum in Australia by 2027 (to put that in perspective, if it achieved those lofty figures it would make Chery the third best selling brand in Australia). E0Y is an SUV that is also expected to get Exeed badging.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

After years of waiting Australia will have a CO2 emissions standard by January 1 2025 officially encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles if an ambitious Albanese Labor government timetable comes to pass. In the same period, light commercial vehicles (LCVs) would drop 12.4 litres per 100km of unleaded – and drop 12.2

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EV Central

JUNE 22, 2022

Peugeot has confirmed its new Tesla Model 3-sized 408 coupe-crossover is headed to Australia and electrification appears certain to be a part of the local model lineup. How many of these drivetrains come to Australia when the 408 launches here in 2023 is yet to be confirmed. “It 2023 Peugeot 408 is a crossover coupe with an SUV look.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. The post Better than a Tesla Model X?

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EV Central

MAY 25, 2025

Is Haval soon to reveal a full electric small/medium SUV ready to challenge Chinese EV cheapies like the BYD Atto 3, Geely EX5, MG S5 EV and Chery Omoda E5? On our recent Shanghai visit, GWM teased this cheeky powder blue number with Haval New SUV plates. GWM Haval Aussie three-row SUV solution emerges READ MORE: Ute Wars!

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EV Central

JUNE 22, 2025

Claimed to be both affordable and “fun to drive” and created for global markets, the new all-electric SUV looks heavily-inspired by the cute Nissan Cube with blocky styling, a short bonnet and upright screen. 2025 Honda Prelude concept. 2025 Honda Prelude concept. 2025 Honda 0 Series concept.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Jeep Australia is targeting the best-selling MG ZS small SUV with plans for more affordable versions of its Jeep Avenger compact SUV. Speaking to media at the pint-size Jeep Avenger EV’s local launch, Stellantis Australia product boss Bridget Thomson confirmed that more affordable powertrains were being considered.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The all-new Skoda Elroq EV has been officially revealed ahead of its debut in Australia in July 2025, giving us our first look at the zero-emission replacement for the small-medium Karoq SUV. Skoda Australia says it’s too early for pricing and full specification with both set to be released closer to the July 2025 launch.

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EV Central

JULY 3, 2025

Aspiring Chinese auto giant GWM has laid down the pricing challenge to the 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV with its incoming Haval H6 medium SUV range. The new H6 also marks the first time GWM has introduced a two-wheel drive PHEV in Australia, rather than all-wheel drive as per the H6 GT and GWM Cannon Alpha ute are. 2026 GWM Haval H6.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 2, 2024

A Convenience pack adds a six-way power seat for the passenger, memory function for the driver, heated and ventilated sears, a heated steering wheel and a 13-speaker Yamaha surround sound system, plus ambient lighting. The X AWD adds bigger 20-inch alloy wheels, a huge 24.3-inch inch head-up display and includes the Convenience pack.

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EV Central

AUGUST 18, 2024

A new MG4 hatch-based SUV has been outed by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The new compact electric SUV has been created to battle the likes of the BYD Atto 3 and Hyundai Kona Electric and inbound Zeekr X. MG ZS EV scores mega drive-away deal READ MORE: MG Cyberster lands in Australia!

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