Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

After overtaking Tesla as the global EV sales leader in the last three months of 2023, BYD continues to expand. But it won’t be cheap. A month before that, BYD revealed another mid-size electric SUV, the Sea Lion 07 , another potential Tesla Model Y competitor. BYD’s new flagship sedan will be a powerhouse with over 1,000 hp.

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EV Central

MARCH 14, 2024

Porsche has launched its most powerful car ever and it’s not a track-bred 911 but the zero-emission 2024 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT that can churn out a dizzying 815kW. That’s a hefty $42,400 more than the upgraded Porsche Taycan Turbo S ($374,200) that has had its power wound up to 700kW. 2024 Porsche Taycan GT.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. ” Local pricing isn’t locked in either, but we know the first on sale here will be top-spec Techniq AWD versions on 20-inch wheels: the Ioniq 5 equivalent is $77,500 before on-roads. It’s striking in the metal.

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. Prices are correct at time of writing. 625km: BMW i7 xDrive60, $297,900 Australia’s reigning range champion with a price to match. Range anxiety.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Audi e-Tron S – triple motor version of the regular e-Tron arrives early in 2022 priced from $165,600 (plus on-roads), delivering more performance and slicker dynamics. Audi e-Tron GT – the BEV guts of the regular e-Tron (also shared with Porsche’s Taycan) in a coupe-inspired four-door body. Expect circa-$50K pricing.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Tesla briefly entered the list of top sellers, with the Model Y also topping the SUV sales charts in September. Toby Hagon: Tesla Model Y. Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive. It may be the slowest Tesla ever unleashed in entry-level Rear-Wheel Drive guise, but performance is still thoroughly respectable.

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2024

Hyundai has confirmed its electric Inster city SUV is coming to Australia in early 2025, with a likely sub-$40,000 price tag. Europe receives the Inster late in 2024, and Hyundai’s targeting a 25,000 Euro price there, translating to exactly $40,000. On first sample it feels fair value at that price. A brace of 10.25-inch

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Just the single Ioniq 5 N model from launch (first deliveries are expected in early 2024), priced at $111,000 plus on-roads, or roughly $120,000 drive-away. Same power, incidentally, as a Porsche 911 Turbo S. Same for the door rests, although the too-thin recycled material door cards feel too cheap for this price car.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 29, 2024

While industry analysts and automakers still see EVs eventually replacing gasoline-fueled autos, cooling sales growth, high vehicle prices and uncertain political outcomes have forced automakers to pivot. But it did announce a partnership with GM in 2022 to start producing cheap electric models using the Ultium EV platform.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

As well as new models from heavy EV hitters such as Tesla, BYD, Polestar and Volvo, there will be a raft of traditional brands jumping on board the electric car race. It’s the former that will show up first but the latter is more interesting because as a mid-sized SUV it would provide more firepower against the Tesla Model Y.

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EV Central

JULY 20, 2024

2024 MG MG4 XPower review: In all the hoo-hah about the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N , Tesla Model 3 Performance and Kia EV6 GT , the fourth member of the battery electric go-fast family has been a little bit forgotten. It’s got heaps of grunt, limpet grip and a price that’s almost affordable in these days of stroke-inducing new car sticker shock.

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EV Central

MARCH 8, 2023

Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive display showing energy use While they’re more accurate, even the more realistic WLTP figures still need to be pulled back at least 10 percent to give a realistic idea of how far the car will travel from a full battery to empty. Don’t ever expect it to go that far. It will supply up to 22kW of power.

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EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2023

While Tesla has set the pace for EV new arrivals over the past couple of years, its dominant market share will come under pressure from the plethora of new arrivals. It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. Look out Tesla, BYD has you in its crosshairs with the Seal.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

The compact SUV sits under the EV6 from a pricing perspective. The second-generation Niro comes as a hybrid or an EV, the latter commanding a big price premium. But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap. Its price, though – especially in GT-Line guise – could prove a sticking point for some.

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EV Central

MAY 11, 2023

Of similar size to a Tesla Model S, the EQE launches here with an entry-level 300 for $134,900; 350 at $154,900 and EQE 53 $214,900, all before on-roads. It lacks the visual drama of Porsche’s Taycan or Audi’s e-tron GT , but that will suit those favouring the understated. Terrible, pock-marked bitumen included. seconds (3.3

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EV Central

AUGUST 9, 2023

READ MORE: 2023 Kia EV9 review 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 Day 1: Look at Me EV Extrovert: 2023 Kia EV6 GT Moonscape. That’s what they call this colour. The ton is up in 3.5 Some fun back roads?

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

They also point out that this would reduce the price of the EV , since batteries account for about 30 percent of an EVs total cost. EVs ain’t cheap Price is another EV purchase risk that is comparable to EV range. The Lucid Air’s price ranges from $90,000 to $200,000 depending on options.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

Washington state has an abundance of power very cheap from all the hydro. Tesla’s the best. If you bring a Tesla to an EVgo charger, when you plug in, the communication back and forth from the vehicle to the charger is the problem. It’ll charge anything—a bus, a truck, a Porsche, doesn’t matter. That’s the handshake.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

They’re not going to be cheap. Indicative UK pricing has been revealed, and numbers are grand. Such prices comfortably eclipse the $121,990 Volvo Australia currently asks for the XC90 Recharge Ultimate PHEV. Will the EX90 sticker price be a charge too far? Its price, incidentally, is expected to be from $135,000.

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