EV Central

DECEMBER 18, 2022

An all-new battery electric and plug-in hybrid ute benchmarked against the Rivian R1T will be one of the headline acts when China’s JAC Motors unleashes a comprehensive attack on the Australian market around mid-decade. We will be bringing [to Australia] whatever vehicles go through the R&D centre for mature markets,” he added.

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Plug In India

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Video: Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Electric Car FUD The first thing I want to talk about is the constant FUD -- fear, uncertainty, and doubt -- regarding electric vehicles propagated by ICE car CEOs, the media, ICE-car-centric magazines and websites, and petrol heads. Imagine you have a petrol car.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2024

It primarily does that via a clever PHEV system, which subordinates the petrol engine to its two electric motors to try and make it run on electricity as much as possible. The Shark can truly go outback, just take some jerry cans of petrol with you. Great to see Chery introduce a full-size spare tyre with the Omoda E5.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

Excitingly, 2024 is shaping up to set new records for the EV market with an onslaught of new arrivals. Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N promises to inject some ICE-infused excitement and supercar-like performance into the EV market. Reviving a classic is often a winner in the new car market.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Though China is clearly way behind the US and Japan in terms of producing petrol powered cars, it hopes to get a jump start on the opposition by skipping this technology and focusing on electrics. By focusing on the domestic market, China will have a clear advantage in one of the world’s fastest developing economies.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2025

Overview GWM announced details of its new-look Jolion Hybrid range in mid-2024, the popular small segment SUV entrant enhanced by updates that visually separate the model from its petrol-powered siblings, while adding new badging, revised pricing (from $32,990 – $38,990 drive-away) , and familiar strong standard equipment levels.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 17, 2024

For the global head of an international automaker to devote so much time to one market may seem unusual, but for the Czech brand — that has been around in India for 20 years — the stakes in this country have never been higher. With the promise of a future in the EV business, M&M had been making rapid strides in the mainstream SUV market.

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EV Central

JUNE 6, 2025

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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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2024

That’s the task BYD’s rival Chinese brand Chery has set its incoming Omoda E5 electric compact SUV. On-sale from July, the Omoda E5 will be the first battery electric model brought into Australia by Chery since it launched here in early 2023. READ MORE: Chery on top? 2024 Chery Omoda E5 interior. Both get a 12.3-inch

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Chery Omoda 5 – Aussie return of Chinese Chery brand kicks off with the Omoda 5, which gets a PHEV drivetrain. Chery has big plans for Australia. Kia Soul EV – as a petrol wagon the Soul received a luke warm reception in Australia, but with an all-electric drivetrain it promises so much more.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Chery Car Co. We do have EV vehicles in our corporate however the collection of gross sales and inquiries are much less,” said Ahmad Firoozi, a marketing manager from the Qatari distributor Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, which works with brands like MG Motor, and Geely-Volvo joint venture Lynk & Co.

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EV Central

MAY 27, 2025

Chery is set to enter Australia’s crowded dual-cab ute market, only potentially with a major twist, with the Chinese brand working on what could be the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid powertrain. that’ll be really interesting,” says Chery Australia Chief Operating Officer, Lucas Harris.

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EV Central

APRIL 2, 2025

Its hybrid sibling continues on for now, but is expected to be replaced by a petrol-electric version of the next-generation Seltos compact SUV due in Australia by 2027. With EV3 coming the market has dictated, but there is still some hybrid demand out there in that smaller size beneath a [Kia] Sportage.

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EV Central

MARCH 12, 2025

READ MORE: 2024 EV sales in Australia: A deep dive into the electric car market that saw Tesla drop, BYD grow and 10 new brands enter the market READ MORE: Explained: Whats really going on with EV sales in 2024. After two months, the overall market is off 6.7 Of 1358 medium cars sold in February, 884 of them were EVs.

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