EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Kia Tasman An artist’s render of Kia’s ute. Image credit: SRK Designs In mid-2023 Kia confirmed it was developing a ute – or pick-up truck – to take on the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger. Turns out that ute will be called the Kia Tasman and will launch in Australia in 2025.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Kia e-Niro – Kia is expected to confirm it will begin going electric in Australia in 2021 and it’s the e-Niro set to lead the (err) charge.

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EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2023

It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. Getting hold of an Ioniq 5 has been quite the challenge due to supply shortages for Australia. Kia EV6 GT. Kia EV6 GT. Supply will be tight to start with, but Volkswagen is hoping the ID.4 Polestar 3.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

In addition, using smaller batteries would allow more EVs to be built, and potentially relieve pressure on the battery supply chain. EVs ain’t cheap Price is another EV purchase risk that is comparable to EV range. If longer trips are needed, well, bring some patience and enjoy the charging experience seems to be the general advice.

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EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

If you want to drown in EV numbers and analyses from around the globe, do subscribe to Jose’s new commercial endeavor EV Volumes (and no, I’m not getting a cut). This paid back in spades, with EV share flying from 700k EVs globally in 2020, supplying over one-third of global demand outside of China. Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold.

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