EV Central

MARCH 23, 2025

Renault Filante Record is the new Batmobile-shaped prototype hiding the French brands next-gen EV tech READ MORE: Why the Renault 4 and 5 EVs are going to save the world, not Orange Donald or Annoying Elon | Opinion That includes pioneering in-hub electric motors and the French car-maker’s next-generation powerful 800V electric architecture.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The MG4 is the best electric product from the Chinese brand, and if youre interested, its hard to advise against buying a brand new Excite 51 version at $34,990 drive-away. Unlike many MGs, the MG4s a fun and competent little thing to steer, helped by being rear-wheel drive and having fair shove from a 125kW/250Nm motor.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2025

Leapmotor is a box fresh Chinese brand on our shores, marketed by auto giant Stellantis (Jeep, Peugeot, RAM, etc.), But does its cheap price – from $45,888 before on-roads – equate to decent value? But does its cheap price – from $45,888 before on-roads – equate to decent value? I need to charge.

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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

JULY 11, 2025

As the Chinese flood our market with cheap small SUVs, it’s clear legacy brands like Kia simply can’t match them on price. It feels a solid, large-ish SUV and motors along in a cosseting manner. It’s fit-for-purpose with 150kW and reasonable 283Nm going through the front wheels from its single motor. How can it compete?

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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? The brand was keen for journalists to explore this pre-production model, and have short test drives around a Chinese car park. More is needed, and soon.

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EV Central

MAY 9, 2025

We’re testing the cheapest one, the single motor Rear-Wheel Drive, which lists at $58,900 before on-road costs. There are two models, so far, in this new Model Y family. The Long Range All-Wheel Drive is $10k more, at $68,900. Tesla does report a sprint to 100km/h time, which is 5.9s in the RWD. Score: 3.7/5

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EV Central

MARCH 24, 2025

Its called the IM LS6 and its coming in 2025 READ MORE: Cheap trick: MGs advanced semi-solid-state batteries it will launch next year will be affordable says boss as Chinese brand gets upper hand on VW and Toyota READ MORE: 2024 MG Cyberster review: Does this sexy two-seat roadster have the goods to take on Porsche and BMW?

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EV Central

MAY 31, 2025

A 120kW/400Nm electric motor provides decent pull in the Cannon Alpha PHEV. An electric motor sandwiched between the engine and gearbox adds 120W and 400Nm. Drive it in EV mode and theres thoroughly respectable response from the electric motor. Theyre solid numbers against diesel utes that tend to hover around 150kW/500Nm.

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EV Central

MARCH 21, 2025

litre turbo four-cylinder petrol allied with an electric motor and 10.9kWh battery. There are paddles on the flat-bottom steering wheel to bring more engagement, but theyre small and feel a bit cheap. The six-speed DSG gearbox is sharp, and happily non-jerky at low speeds, helped in this work by the electric motor.

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EV Central

JUNE 13, 2025

Hyundai’s cheapest EV, the Inster , isn’t at cheap as some. READ MORE: With no rear airbags the new Hyundai Inster is unlikely to get a four-star ANCAP rating READ MORE: Hyundai Inster priced: It’s the cheapest non-Chinese EV you can buy in Australia today, but still $10K more than a BYD Dolphin READ MORE: EV switch!

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EV Central

JUNE 6, 2025

Each pairs a 105kW/230Nm petrol engine with two electric motors. The larger 135kW electric motor helps power the wheels, contributing to a claimed 0-100km/h dash of 6.8 The smaller motor makes 61kW and is used purely as a generator to recharge the battery. The 135kW/340Nm motor dishes up thoroughly respectable performance.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2022

Great Wall Motors (GWM) is a Chinese carmaker that has had a presence in Australasia for the past 13 years. The vehicles have improved greatly since they were introduced as cheap, yet not so reliable, options. They have a dealer network and many petrol and diesel cars on Australian and New Zealand roads. My niece […].

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Electrek

JANUARY 14, 2023

This time that includes new electric bikes from the consumer electronics brand RCA, a new electric trike from Lectric eBikes, Honda revealed its E-Cub for the Chinese market, a high power hubless wheel electric motorcycle, low-cost electric boats with a Mercury electric outboard motor and lots more.

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EV Central

JULY 18, 2024

Incoming Chinese premium electric brand Zeekr has confirmed its intention to bring the new 7X T esla Model Y fighter to Australia. REAR MORE: Chinese luxury EVs have BMW, Benz and Audi in their sights. Aussie-bound Zeekr 7X is yet another Chinese rival for the Tesla Model Y appeared first on EV Central. 2025 Zeekr 7X SUV.

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EV Central

APRIL 29, 2024

Chinese battery-making giant CATL has launched its new Shenxing Plus battery at the Beijing motor show claiming it’s capable of adding as much as 600km of range after a short 10-minute charge and delivering a driving range of more than 1000km. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

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EV Central

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Full details of MGs solid-state tech are expected to emerge in the coming weeks, but its thought the advanced batteries might be related to the same tech that fellow SAIC-brand IM Motors has already announced in its LM 6 saloon (pictured top). IM’s Lightyear battery is allegedly capable of a 1000km range between recharges.

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EV Central

JUNE 9, 2024

Instead, the Japanese brand’s first EV to touchdown here is likely to be a production version of the Suzuki eVX concept that was unwrapped at the 2023 Tokyo motor show. If so, expect a decent 500+km range from a 60kWh battery and a single e-motor. It won’t be a volume-seller.”

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

seconds, while the big battery provides for a Chinese CLTC-verified 630km range. A plug-in hybrid version is also available in some markets that combines three e-motors with a 2.0-litre That’s enough for a 0-100km/h launch of just 3.4 litre turbo and smaller 38.5kWh battery to produce 640kW.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

While the entry versions come with rear wheels driven by a single 160kW/350Nm e-motor, the Long Range all-wheel drive Ioniq 9s get an additional 70kW/255Nm motor on the front axle. The fastest Performance AWD swaps out the puny 70kW front motor and adds a more muscular 160kW/350Nm e-motor for a brisk 5.3-second

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EV Central

JULY 3, 2024

Fresh from its assault on Australia’s entry-level EV space, a new wave of Chinese manufacturers will now attack more premium players, placing a target on the back of brands like BMW, Audi and Lexus. Also available is a single-motor “Long Range” version, which drops the power output to 200kW, but ups the range to 450kms.

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EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2025

READ MORE: Light speed: Honda next-gen 0 Series electric cars preview F1 tech that will give it the edge over its cheaper Chinese rivals READ MORE: Will it be a Hossan or Ninda? Sharing costs would drive up profit, enabling it to compete on a level-footing with the likes of both Tesla and the looming threat of Chinese car-makers such as BYD.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Sadly, for those dreaming of a Golf with a quad motor powertrain shoehorned under the body, prepare to be gravely disappointed because Rivian will instead create a pioneering electric architecture. The post Cashing in: Rivian to help develop the 2029 Volkswagen Golf in a bid to head-off a cheap Tesla Model 2 appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There’s a 64kWh battery and single 150kW/395Nm motor driving the front wheels. The UK also sells an entry level Soul with 39.2kWh battery, 100kW/395Nm motor and range of 275km. Kia Australia would have had to bring it in a fair bit less than that to compete with the current crop of Chinese electric cheapies.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2022

Chinese electric vehicle sales have hit 31 percent of the overall market, with 25 percent being pure EVs, a substantial growth year-over-year. In raw numbers, over 403,000 new electrified vehicles hit the Chinese market in May, growing 109 percent compared to the same month in 2021.

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Teslarati

MARCH 24, 2024

Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. Even despite ongoing political concerns, its entry into North America is considered an eventuality, and other Chinese automakers likely won’t be far behind. While BYD isn’t planning to enter the U.S. auto sector,” the organization writes.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Set to be unwrapped again in updated form at the Paris motor show on October 14, the Twingo E-Tech has been priced to go up against budget EVs like the BYD Dolphin ($36,890 plus on-road costs), the GWM Ora ($33,990 drive-away) and the MG4 51, which is currently on-sale at $30,990 drive-away. 2026 Renault Twingo E-Tech concept.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

sales have slowed, and global numbers aren’t looking so hot, either, as Chinese automakers are pounding the market with cheap EVs and other models. Images: General Motors] Become a TTAC insider.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Mexico is done importing cheap EVs from China and India as it plows ahead with a prototype of its own. Sheinbaum confirmed on Friday that Mexico is building a series of small, cheap EVs that are expected to challenge those made in India and China. The country already has several prototypes. “We

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EV Central

AUGUST 19, 2023

As a motoring writer, this is the question we’re most asked after what’s the best you’ve driven. It’s a Hyundai Kona-sized small SUV with a 120kW/300Nm single electric motor up front, 52kWh (useable) battery, 18kWh/100km energy use and a claimed 329km range (WLTP). What’s the worst car you’ve driven?

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A Chinese maker of inexpensive TVs you’ll find at Walmart or on Amazon is launching a new family hatchback EV designed to rival the VW ID.3, A host of Chinese brands that you’ve likely never heard of have been unveiling new EVs at this week’s Paris auto show – which has made a big comeback this year after a major lull post-COVID.

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EV Central

MARCH 17, 2024

Chinese-owned MG is hatching a cheaper sibling to its current all-electric MG 4 that will share tech but be priced from less than €20,000 ($33,000) when it makes its debut in 2025. When it lands, expect a battery size of around 44kWh that should provide for a range of more than 320km for the cheapest versions.

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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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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Earlier this month, Chinese automaker BYD announced it would enter South Korea’s passenger car market in 2025. The general consensus among South Korean auto industry insiders seems to be that BYD’s cheap electric vehicles will not be enough to convince local customers to purchase cars from the Chinese brand.

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MAY 26, 2023

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley says Chinese language electrical car makers are its primary competitors within the sector, however the corporate has hurdles competing on charge at a smaller scale. “The Chinese are going to be the powerhouse.” “The Chinese are going to be the powerhouse.” The U.S. .

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

6 EV is produced in China by the FAW-VW joint venture and is meant to be sold exclusively in the Chinese car market. The Chinese vehicle registration states that the vehicles Brudny purchased were intended for export and technically adapted to meet the Federal Motor Transport Authority’s requirements. Brudny bought 22 ID.6

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AUGUST 21, 2023

While either model is rapid – the 230kW RWD will clip 100km/h in just 5.9s – it’s the AWD version that will steal the headlines, with its 390kW dual-motor setup capable of knocking off the sprint to 100km/h in just 3.8

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