EV Central

APRIL 30, 2025

Lynk & Co 900 electric SUV has Land Rover design influence and Mazda pricing, so why arent we getting it in Australia? 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!

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EV Central

JULY 22, 2025

Subaru is expected to soon confirm the Trailseeker and Uncharted electric SUVs will join its Australian line-up. READ MORE: 2026 Subaru Uncharted small EV revealed: New rival for the BYD Atto 3, MG S5, Chery Omoda E5 and Kia EV3 offers plenty of performance and decent range READ MORE: The first real off-road EV?

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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. GWM Haval Aussie three-row SUV solution emerges READ MORE: Massive 4500kg braked towing from a PHEV for close to $100K! The plug-in hybrid Haval H6 2WD employs a 1.5-litre

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2025

Suzuki Australia has announced that its entry 2025 Suzuki Fronx mild-hybrid will make its debut Down Under this September to challenge the likes of the MG ZS, Chery Tiggo 4 and GWM Haval Jolion for sales supremacy. READ MORE: First EVer: 2025 Suzuki eVitara is the brand’s first mass-produced EV. 2026 Suzuki Fronx.

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EV Central

JULY 27, 2025

Price cuts for MG3, MG ZS, MG HS and MG HS Super Hybrid all rolled out READ MORE: 2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Review: 120km of EV range to take on BYD, GWM, Chery and more READ MORE: 2025 MG S5 EV arrives with BYD Atto 3-beating price! 2026 MG4.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 2, 2025

While the prices of the Australian spec Mahindra XUV 3XO have not been revealed yet, the model will take on rivals like the Chery Omoda 5 , GWM Haval Jolion and MG ZS. A report by Drive stated that the sub-compact SUV from Mahindra will make its debut in the country during the 2025 Melbourne Motor Show. lakh and 15.57 lakh approx.).

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EV Central

JUNE 17, 2025

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. 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. Based on the car-maker’s next-generation 5.0

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EV Central

MARCH 12, 2025

Sales of battery electric vehicles are down, but Aussies have never embraced so many electric motors to power their vehicles. In February last year Teslas two models were in the list of top 10 sellers outright for the month up with diesel utes and medium SUVs like the Toyota HiLux and RAV4. READ MORE: Confirmed! 2024 BMW i4 eDrive35.

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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). The sales fightback came off the back of the refreshed Tesla Model Y which posted 3580 sales, one of the mid-sized SUV’s best results ever.

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EV Central

JULY 15, 2025

And when it arrives, it will join an ever-growing throng of competitors, and not just other plug-in hybrid SUVs – of which the Toyota RAV4 will soon be one – but even other Super Hybrids, too, given it’s a name also used by MG, Chery and Jaecoo. The total combined power output is 193kW. Inside, it nabs a 15.4-inch

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EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2025

Australia’s cheapest petrol-electric hybrid SUV has been fully specified and rolled into showrooms. 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. 2025 Chery Tiggo 4 Hybrid. Chery’s new series-parallel hybrid system combines a 1.5-litre

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EV Central

JUNE 6, 2025

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. The larger 135kW electric motor helps power the wheels, contributing to a claimed 0-100km/h dash of 6.8 inch displays. And, of course, you’ve got petrol beyond that.

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EV Central

JULY 25, 2025

Which brings us to the Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid medium SUV. The power output and fuel economy claims are better than either the current orthodox Forester or the old mild hybrid. Gotta be honest, I wouldn’t take any medium SUV too far off the black top. They are at least heading in the right direction.

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EV Central

JULY 25, 2025

Which brings us to the Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid medium SUV. The power output and fuel economy claims are better than either the current orthodox Forester or the old mild hybrid. Gotta be honest, I wouldn’t take any medium SUV too far off the black top. They are at least heading in the right direction.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Chery Automobile Co., Ltd, China’s leading vehicle exporter, will launch a new model line of passenger cars and SUVs globally—with plans to begin sales in Europe within the next few years—under a new nameplate: EXEED. With the combined power of the combustion engine and e-motor, the compact SUV will reach 100km/h in 6.0

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EV Central

AUGUST 15, 2024

The BYD Atto 3 and aggressively priced MG ZS EV will face a fresh challenge when the new 2024 Chery Omoda E5 lands in the Aussie showrooms within weeks. It will produce 150kW and 340Nm of torque and be powered by a 61kWh lithium-ion battery pack that provides for a 430km WLTP-verified range. The Chery EV can also tow up to 750kg.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The ambitious Chinese Chery brand will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia when the Omoda E5 SUV arrives mid-year. Chery has confirmed there will be two E5 specifications – Standard and Premium. Chery has confirmed there will be two E5 specifications – Standard and Premium. 2024 Chery Omoda E5.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2013

joint venture between Chery Automobile Co., e-AAM hybrid and electric driveline systems consist of an electric drive unit, power box unit with an electric drive control module and a proprietary control strategy and software designed for traction and hybrid controls functionality. Qoros Auto Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

(GAC) brought three to the 2013 North American International Auto Show (2013 NAIAS) in Detroit this month: a 4x4 Hybrid Version of the Trumpchi Sedan; a battery-electric version of the Trumpchi GS5 SUV; and the Compact NEV E-JET range-extended electric vehicle. BEV Version of Trumpchi GS5 SUV. based on GAC’s Trumpchi GS5 SUV.

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CN EV Post

JANUARY 4, 2025

" "Both hybrid variants are powered by a lithium iron phosphate battery pack." "Luxeed today launched two EREV variants for the R7." " These statements don't agree because no mention of hybrids, either HEV or PHEV models, is mentioned. The EREV models do not fall under the "hybrid" designation.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 21, 2023

Now, at the latest Shanghai auto show, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) powered by LiDARs has reached dozens, as local EV makers have adopted the component over the past two years to help make vehicles more capable of assisted driving. M Series RoboSense FAW Hongqi EV SUV E202 Hall 5.1 MSeries RoboSense BYD Yangwang U8 Hall 8.1

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In the event of slippage it instantaneously engages a hydraulic power supply to transfer extra torque to the wheel with the most traction by modulating the differential from fully open to fully locked, and anywhere in between, depending on driving conditions. China’s largest independent automaker, Chery Automobile Co.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Overview LAST month (August) Chinese importer Chery announced initial details of its forthcoming Tiggo 4 Pro small segment SUV ahead of its expected arrival in mid-October. Chery says the Tiggo 4 Pro is Australia’s best-value turbo-powered small SUV, joining the Omoda 5, Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro in its local portfolio.

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EV Central

MAY 18, 2024

The whirlwind that is BYD’s Australian journey has dropped yet another model on local shores, the Sealion 6 medium SUV. Essentially, the lower-powered Dynamic can go further, the higher-powered Premium can go faster. It’s a significant arrival for a couple of reasons. 2024 BYD Sealion 6 rear seat. 2024 BYD Sealion 6.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Offered in two trim grades – BX and EX – the Chery Omoda E5 is now available from $42,990 plus on-road costs, both configurations offering a 430km WLTP driving range, 150kW/340Nm front-drive motor, and 61.1kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack. seconds on top of a long list of standard equipment.

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EV Central

MARCH 14, 2024

READ MORE: 2024 BYD Seal U confirmed for Australia: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Nissan X-Trail e-Power on notice as plug-in hybrid SUV nears READ MORE: See ya, Tesla: Seal, Dolphin and Atto 3 lift BYD to title of Australia’s best-selling electric vehicle brand in January READ MORE: Revealed: new Chinese EVs, but which could hit Australia?

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EV Central

JUNE 27, 2025

It’s a mid-sized SUV with five doors and sharp pricing and has the BYD Atto 3 and Sealion 7 it’s closer in size to, MG S5 , Leapmotor C10 , XPeng G6 and Kia EV3 and EV5 in its crosshairs. As with key rivals such as MG, Chery and BYD, Geely has value at its heart. Geely’s first car is the EX5 tested here.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2025

percent of the 1,237,287 new vehicles sold in 2024 were powered purely by electricity. Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: Everything you need to know Sales of petrol-electric models surged 75 percent in 2024 to 172,696 vehicles almost double the number of BEVs.

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EV Central

JANUARY 10, 2025

Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: Everything you need to know It looks far less impressive when you consider the stratospheric percentage growth for EVs over recent years. And in the premium end of the SUV market Tesla dominates. Kia also increased 18.8

Australia

EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. 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. Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV.

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EV Central

JANUARY 12, 2024

Traditionally, no contest right; German thoroughbred versus a Korean SUV. It was a reminder how dramatically and quickly the onset of EVs is changing the traditional balance of power in the automotive industry. Maybe the Chery Omoda 5 BEV will get somewhere near it … but probably not given the petrol versions start at about $35K.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Last week it launched its latest model, the U6 hatchback SUV coupe, which joins the smaller U5 in production. The U6 is powered by a 150kW permanent magnet synchronous motor that drives the front wheels. Established in 2017, Aiways is based in Shanghai and exports to Europe, where it has a R&D base in the German city of Munich.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A low-powered 4×2 battery electric version of the T9 is scheduled follow in the Autumn of 2024, followed by the dedicated new EV ute in 2025. JAC will roll out right-hand drive SUVs the same year, while passenger cars will follow after that. The next vehicle they are working on is SUV. 2023 JAC JS6 SUV.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Chery GENE. Chery GENE concept. Unveiled at Chery’s technology day in September, it is primarily intended to showcase forthcoming energy, connectivity and autonomous driving features that will flow into production cars. The solar-powered EV is 5.0 metres long, 2.0 metres wide and 1.75 GAC Aion Hyper SSR.

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EV Central

JUNE 17, 2024

Since arriving in Australia in 2022, BYD has been on a skyrocketing sales trajectory, gaining instant success with the Atto 3 compact electric SUV. Since then the Chinese brand has added the Dolphin mini-car , Seal sedan and Sealion plug-in hybrid medium SUV. One of the great things is BYD is the market leader in China,” he said.

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Push EVs

MAY 1, 2023

The BYD Seagull and the Wuling Bingo are great representatives of the electric A-segment, however its champion might come from Chery, since this automaker is the first customer for CATL’s sodium-ion batteries. Hopefully, the A-segment will become popular again with its electrification.

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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. In most driving, then, youre powered by a single 150kW/310Nm electric motor driving the front wheels. The Jaecoo J7 SHS comes loaded with gear, including a 14.8-inch

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