EV Central

MAY 6, 2025

BYD the EV sales winner Chinese brand BYD was a comfortable EV sales winner in April with 1639 of its 3202 sales pure battery electric vehicles (the rest were plug-in hybrids ). Sales of EVs dropped again in April off the back of a disastrous month for Tesla on the local sales front. percent versus 6.4 READ MORE: Electric overload!

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EV Central

JULY 3, 2025

Aspiring Chinese auto giant GWM has laid down the pricing challenge to the 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV with its incoming Haval H6 medium SUV range. For the first time, the popular H6 will include plug-in technology, as well as orthodox ICE and petrol-electric hybrid. The plug-in hybrid Haval H6 2WD employs a 1.5-litre

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Baua Electric

JUNE 12, 2025

Autovista24 special content editor Phil Curry examines the top-performing battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Meanwhile, the global PHEV market jumped by 34% year on year with 567,986 deliveries. The PHEV market saw growth of 30.9% Meanwhile, its PHEV deliveries made up only 5.4%

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EV Central

JULY 8, 2025

The action includes new drive-away prices on the MG3 hatch, ZS small SUV and announced pricing for its new mid-size SUV, the HS hybrid and PHEV. The plug-in hybrid MG HS Super Hybrid has also received tweaked drive-away pricing. MG Australia has rolled out price cuts for all its petrol-electric models. 2024 MG MG3.

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EV Central

APRIL 30, 2025

GWM shocks the auto world at least its a PHEV! READ MORE: Shift aside Range Rover, look out Rolls-Royce: Zeekr 9X is Chinas new uber SUV, complete with 42,242 laser engravings READ MORE: Chery Himla has joined the electrified ute battle! READ MORE: Who builds a new V8 engine in 2025 and why would they do it?

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EV Central

JUNE 17, 2025

BYD’s flagship plug-in hybrid powered three-row SUV will go head-to-head with the Kia Sorento PHEV and the Mazda CX-80 PHEV. The BYD Sealion 8 has been locked in for an Australian debut in the first quarter of 2026 as the Chinese brand’s first seven-seat SUV. Based on the car-maker’s next-generation 5.0

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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? Now is our time declares GWM as it launches Cannon Alpha PHEV targeting BYD Shark 6 Theres clear need for a budget family-sized EV in GWMs Australian line-up.

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EV Central

JULY 15, 2025

The Geely Starray EM-i will arrive in Australia in the fourth quarter of this year, with two trim levels now confirmed for launch which debut the Chinese giant’s Super Hybrid PHEV technology in Australia. The post Trouble for the new Toyota RAV4 PHEV? Inside, it nabs a 15.4-inch inch digital dash and a 16-Speaker FLYME stereo.

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EV Central

JULY 30, 2025

Stephen Collins the Chief Operating Officer of the BYD auto brand in Australia was candid in his acknowledgement of the challenge the likes of BYD, GWM, MG, Geely, Zeekr and Chery pose to some auto brands that have been operating in Australia for decades. He previously spoke to EV Central about the ambitions for the business here. BYD Atto 2.

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EV Central

MARCH 12, 2025

Plug-in hybrids and regular hybrids are surging in the sales race off the back of new models and increasing interest in the tech. PHEVs continue to boom Plug-in hybrids are the darlings of the electrified world right now, largely off the back of new product. But theres devil in the detail of the monthly sales figure data.

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EV Central

JUNE 6, 2025

That was enough to make it the ninth best-selling brand in the country (ahead of Volkswagen, Nissan, Subaru, Honda, Chery, MG and many others). Its 1510 EV sales accounted for 47 percent of BYD’s May sales, with the remainder plug-in hybrids (with 1302 sales the Shark 6 ute was the top selling PHEV and the fifth best-selling 4×4 ute).

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EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2025

The two-model Chery Tiggo 4 Hybrid range starts with the $29,990 drive-away Urban and then steps up to the $34,990 drive-away Ultimate. Chery is charging an extra $6000 for the hybrid powertrain in Urban trim and $8000 more in Ultimate trim compared to the 1.5-litre 2025 Chery Tiggo 4 Hybrid. 2025 Chery Tiggo 4 Hybrid.

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EV Central

JUNE 6, 2025

That’s a big claim in a market segment not only brimming with regular hybrid options – Toyota RAV4, Kia Sportage, Nissan X-Trail among them – but a new breed of plug-in hybrids that allow owners to sample some EV running without walking away from the bowser. Each pairs a 105kW/230Nm petrol engine with two electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Chery Automobile Co., Chery revealed the EXEED TX—a compact SUV which will be the first model offered in Europe—in pre-production form at the 2017 IAA Frankfurt International Motor Show. The first configuration to go on sale will be an ultra-low emission PHEV variant. The EXEED TX PHEV will combine a 110 kW 1.5-liter

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EV Central

JULY 28, 2022

Chery will be the next Chinese brand to attempt to disrupt the Australian auto market, with the car maker following established brands like MG and Great Wall – as well as newcomers like BYD – to our market with the Chery Omoda 5 PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2009

million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be on the road worldwide. Pike Research forecasts that the United States will be the leading market for PHEVs, with more than 610,000 vehicles sold over the next five years. The Obama Administration is targeting 1 million plug-ins in the US by 2015.) Dave Hurst, Pike Research.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

On the eve of its Australian relaunch, the Chinese auto maker Chery Automobile has revealed a massive rollout of 23 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The first battery electric Chery to arrive in Australia will be the Omoda 5 compact SUV in 2024. 2023 Chery Omoda 5. 2023 Chery Omoda 5.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Chinese state-owned automaker Chery is reportedly still looking to the United States as a possible point of expansion. Chery had plans to break into our market back in 2005 and supposedly had things lined up to import a limited supply of its Exeed crossover in 2020 before the world went haywire. Is it Chery first, or Exeed first?

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EV Central

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Watch out BYD Sealion 6, theres a Chinese plug-in hybrid rival coming in March 2025 intending to capitalise on your success. Its called the Jaecoo J7 PHEV SHS and it will be part of the export-focussed subsidiary of Cherys Australian launch line-up in March 2025. 2025 Jaecoo J7 PHEV. 2025 Jaecoo J7 PHEV.

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EV Central

MARCH 28, 2025

Effectively the slightly posher arm of Chery (another brand some may not be familiar with), the Jaecoo brand has kicked off with the J7, a mid-sized five-seat SUV. While its available with pure petrol propulsion, a new plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) version – marketed as SHS, or super hybrid system – allows EV-only running.

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EV Central

MAY 18, 2024

Firstly, it lands the Chinese maker in Australia’s biggest sales segment and, as a plug-in hybrid , it is BYD’s first ICE-powered , CO2-emitting vehicle to go on sale here following the launch of three BEVs since 2022 – the Atto 3 , Dolphin and Shark. It’s a significant arrival for a couple of reasons. 2024 BYD Sealion 6 cockpit.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 21, 2023

About two-thirds of those debuts were NEVs, including battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. M Series RoboSense GWM WEY Lanshan DHT -PHEV Hall 6.2 M Series RoboSense Chery Exeed Sterra ES Hall 7.2 M Series RoboSense Chery Exeed Sterra ET Hall 7.2 MSeries RoboSense BYD Yangwang U8 Hall 8.1

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The CATL Freevoy battery can provides plug-in hybrids with up to 248 miles of all-electric range (likely on China’s testing cycle), and up to 173 miles of range (70% of that) in just 10 minutes of DC fast charging , according to a company press release. Just out of the box, that’s quite a difference versus most U.S.-market

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 27, 2025

27 January 2025 Read next The Automotive Update: Chinese carmakers challenge EU tariff plans 24 January 2025 Read next BYD dominates Chinas PHEV market during November 23 January 2025 Read next What will happen to automotive residual values in 2025? Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and BYD played large parts in this new record.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Combined global sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) increased 33% year on year in September. Meanwhile, PHEVs recorded exceptional growth of 57%, reaching over 600,000 units. A year ago, the technology accounted for 70% of the plug-in sales. million registrations in September.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2025

And plug-in hybrids which team the fuel saving tech of a hybrid with a bigger battery that can be recharged externally doubled in sales. But the 23,163 PHEV sales in Australia in 2024 shows it still has a lot of catching up to do to overtake EVs and regular hybrids. These numbers do not include PHEVs or HEVs. 3 MG 8,239 9.0%

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EV Central

JUNE 17, 2024

Since then the Chinese brand has added the Dolphin mini-car , Seal sedan and Sealion plug-in hybrid medium SUV. But the likes of Stellantis-backed Leapmotor, Geely, Changan and Chery – which is already here – all have mass market ambitions with a combination of EV and hybrid models. I think we have a technology advantage.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2024

But its plug-in rather than pure electric. 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. I wrestled with this one for a while because the BYD Shark 6 was the vehicle that impressed me most in 2024.

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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. In China, an EV version has gone on-sale and a plug-in is also planned. 2023 JAC T9 Hunter pick-up. 2023 JAC JS6 SUV.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

13 February 2025 Read next Strong start to 2025 for Spain as new-car market grows in January 12 February 2025 The global electric vehicle (EV) market recorded double-digit growth across 2024, but which carmakers sold the most plug-in models? Its combined deliveries of BEVs and PHEVs reached over 3.84 million units in 2024.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model. The first of the BYD utes will be a plug-in hybrid that mates a 1.5-litre The first of the BYD utes will be a plug-in hybrid that mates a 1.5-litre Toyota, Volkswagen and Subaru are chief among them.

Australia

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 24, 2024

With a new wave of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) launching in China and other major global auto markets, CATL is making it easier than ever to go electric. Although current PHEV tech is inferior to all-electric vehicles with the constant need to charge, slow charging, and short range, CATL believes its new battery could be a game changer.

Miles

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 24, 2024

With a new wave of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) launching in China and other major global auto markets, CATL is making it easier than ever to go electric. Although current PHEV tech is inferior to all-electric vehicles with the constant need to charge, slow charging, and short range, CATL believes its new battery could be a game changer.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 5, 2024

05 December 2024 Read next Monthly Market Update: Used car residual values slump further in Europe during November 03 December 2024 Read next China’s PHEV registrations rocket in October as BYD takes control 02 December 2024 Read next Are car interiors becoming more sustainable? The market improved by 53.5% in the month, with over 1.23

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 17, 2024

17 December 2024 Read next Have BEVs kept up with a soaring global PHEV market? According to data from EVV Volumes, plug-in deliveries reached over 1.7 In October, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) made up 61% of EV sales, with plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) accounting for the rest. Its plug-in deliveries increased by 58.2%

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

13 September 2024 The global electric vehicle (EV) market was dominated by plug-in hybrid (PHEV) registrations in July. BYD has been cutting prices in recent months, as it looks to bring its battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and PHEVs in line with its internal-combustion engine rivals. BYD therefore took a 24.4% EV market share.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Registrations of EVs , including battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) set a new record in China in September. BEVs were up 29% in September, to around 644,000 units, while PHEVs jumped 97% to around 479,000 units. This was the fourth month in a row that PHEVs broke their volume record. More than 1.1

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