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Bargain hunting? The seven best used EVs under $40,000 in 2025

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Best family EV: Kia Niro EV S (2022-23) from $39,000 2022 Kia Niro. A perfectly pragmatic choice instead is the Kia Niro S EV. Families dont like unexpected bills, and Kias 7-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty (limited to 150,000km for the high voltage battery) is good peace of mind.

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Made for Australia: New MG Super Hybrid PHEV system designed specifically for local driving conditions will debut within months

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litre turbo-petrol engine. litre turbo-petrol engine. litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine with a front-mounted e-motor and a 24.7kWh battery pack. The 2025 MG S5 has made its local debut and its on the hunt for the BYD Atto 3 and Kia EV3! 2025 MG HS Hybrid+ and MG QS. seconds 0-100km/h time. MGs new top seller?

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Seven day test: 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV. I’ll check back when you’ve finished it.

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But does its cheap price – from $45,888 before on-roads – equate to decent value? I’ve never had this problem at a servo pumping petrol. But I’d compel potential buyers to cross shop one with a Tesla Model Y and Kia EV5 for starters. RACQ public charging cables. Deeply unpleasant.

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2025 Mini JCW Hatch and Aceman Track Review: Can an electric John Cooper Works Mini live up to that fabulous heritage?

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In my daft, nostalgic brain a Mini should cost peanuts, have a tiny petrol motor, weigh as much as a Coke can (and the crash resistance: Ed), have three pedals and gear stick, and be built by a chap called Reg in Oxford, England. Neither is cheap. Were firmly in Tesla Model Y, Kia EV5, VW ID.4 2025 JCW Mini Aceman.

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Seven day test: 2025 Cupra Formentor PHEV. One for the tribe

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litre turbo four-cylinder petrol allied with an electric motor and 10.9kWh battery. Plastics are soft except a hard plastic-fantastic centre console; leather-appointed bucket seats in petrol blue look and feel chunky and supportive, with lovely copper stitching to match the same on the dash, door and steering wheel.

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2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Review: 120km of EV range to take on BYD, GWM, Chery and more

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It’s not quite a four-wheeled superhero but the latest additions to the MG HS range brings plenty of EV thinking along with the back-up of petrol for longer journeys. The new addition to MG’s mid-sized SUV model is more expensive than petrol-only models, but with claimed EV range of 120km it promises running costs savings as a tempter.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

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Kia Niro EV review: It was only in 2021 that Kia introduced the Niro nameplate to Australia. Instead, it was more about dipping a toe in the electrified water and getting the Kia dealer network ready or the EV onslaught. Kia Niro EV GT-Line interior. But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap.

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