Electrek

JULY 8, 2025

But they also include a huge increase in the proportion of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug in hybrids (PHEVs), with the brand selling a total of 36.1% Porsche sold more BEVs than PHEVs, with a 23.5% PHEV share. BEV share and 12.6% This represents a 14.5% This represents a 14.5%

Porsche

EV Central

AUGUST 10, 2025

After some delays and replanning, the Chinese auto giant GAC will launch in Australia in October with a three-model line-up including a Tesla Model Y fighter. GAC’s ambitions are substantial, having set its sights on joining fellow Chinese brands BYD, GWM and MG embedded in Australia’s top 10 sellers as soon as possible.

Chinese

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 ). READ MORE: Electric overload! The Chinese giant sold more than twice as many EVs as second placed Kia on 751 cars with MG in third (594).

BYD

EV Central

MAY 5, 2025

Chery’s rough and ready iCar 4×4 electric brand has been locked-in for an Australian debut. However, bear in mind both cruising range figures were based on the lenient Chinese CLTC test cycle, so WLTP ratings will be lower when they come to Australia. 2025 iCar V23. 2025 iCar V23. 2025 iCar V23. 2025 iCar V23.

Suzuki

EV Central

MARCH 2, 2025

Emerging Chinese star XPeng will display both a Mona M03 medium hatchback and P7+ large family sedan at the Melbourne motor show as it assesses whether to sell either or both in Australia. The P7+ is a full-size sedan that Xpeng claimed received more than 30,000 orders during the day of its Chinese launch last November.

Australia

EV Central

JULY 29, 2025

Chinese car-making giant Geely Auto has announced that little more than a year after the Geely EX5 electric SUV was launched it is set for a significant boost. Geely is set to roll out an EX5 with a new, larger 68.39kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery that could see the all-electric medium SUV cover close to 600km on a full charge.

Chinese

EV Central

APRIL 5, 2025

Chinese electrified brand BYD has sold its 40,000th vehicle in Australia after less than three years on-sale. It’s the latter that is expected to see BYD hit unprecedented volumes, already gaining a valuable head start on the Ford Ranger PHEV in the ute market. Electric ute shock!

BYD

EV Central

JULY 4, 2025

It is vital, I believe, to remind ourselves that this is China’s world, we’re just living in it, and that if some people want to b h and moan and pretend that maybe we’re not all going to end up driving electric vehicles, then they’re just plain wrong, because it’s not going to be up to us. Plenty of renewable electricity to plug into.

Chinese

EV Central

AUGUST 4, 2025

As part of a comprehensive long term strategy the burgeoning Chinese brand is determined to embed itself in Australian society and culture. The Shark 6 PHEV ute, Sealion 6 PHEV SUV and Sealion 7 electric SUV are leading the sales push. BYD Australia COO Stephen Collins. I think the numbers tell the story.”

Australia

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 19, 2025

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, even in one of the slowest months of the year due to the Chinese New Year celebrations with plugins scoring 686,000 sales (in a 1.39-million-unit million-unit overall market). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were the fastest growing.

Plugin

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 21, 2025

BEVs represented close to a third of the total Chinese car market in June. June saw the continuation of the never ending growth of the Chinese EV market, with plugins scoring over 1.1 million sales in June (in a 2.1-million-unit million-unit overall market). Digging deeper into the numbers, BEVs were the.

China

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2025

ZF Friedrichshafen has confirmed development of a new range extender intended for electric vehicles, with manufacturing starting sometime in 2026. The part supplier believes that this will help facilitate the industrys pivot toward all-electric vehicles and that there will be sufficient demand to rationalize production.

Range

EV Central

JUNE 9, 2025

Chinese brand JAC has celebrated the beginning of right-hand production of the 2026 T9 Hunter PHEV with a new Australian Edition special unwrapped at the catchily named Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Motor Show. JAC questions competitors’ towing claims by promising the T9 Hunter PHEV ute will offer 3.5-tonne

PHEV

Baua Electric

JUNE 11, 2025

Overview IF IT looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck… It’s that kind of abductive reasoning we can just as easily apply to Ford’s new Ranger plug-in hybrid electric vehicle , or PHEV for short. Gross Combined Mass (GCM) for Ranger PHEV is listed at 6580kg.

PHEV

EV Central

JUNE 1, 2025

A pure electric Hyundai ute as per the T7 and T10 ute projects that have been previously reported – will only launch when EVs can deliver the towing, payload and range performance to match ICE utes. 2025 Hyundai Staria going electric as zero-emissions rival for Ford E-Transit, Volkswagen ID. The post Diesel out.

Hyundai

EV Central

MAY 17, 2025

Among the many Chinese brands that have or soon will arrive in Australia, Geely is one worth paying particular attention to. So far weve only got the electric Geely EX5 and its cut-throat pricing to really support that hypothesis, but more models are coming. READ MORE: Yet another Chinese Toyota Prado Fighter!

PHEV

EV Central

MAY 26, 2025

As competition in the small all-electric SUV segment superheats Chinese brand Chery has announced its renamed 2025 Chery E5 is now thousands cheaper. Despite the price hack the Chinese brand says each model grade carries over almost unchanged. 2025 Chery E5. 2025 Chery E5. However, there are actually some differences.

Chery

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Henrik Fisker hasnt had the best luck with his automotive ventures, but his first company got a new life with Chinese funding and now says it will release new vehicles soon. Karma currently offers the Revero, but its catalog will double in size later this year with the limited Invictus.

Karma

EV Central

JUNE 16, 2025

Leapmotor’s range-extender C10 “Ultra Hybrid” has landed in Australia boasting 170km pure electric range and 1150km combined range on the (optimistic) NEDC cycle. This medium SUV REEV (Range Extender Electric Vehicle) starts from $45,900 drive-away, and is visually identical to the full electric Leapmotor C10 launched here six months ago.

PHEV

Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2025

BEV and PHEV new-car volumes increased around the world in January, according to figures from EV Volumes. With 790,842 units taking to the roads, the all-electric car market grew by 21% year on year. With 790,842 units taking to the roads, the all-electric car market grew by 21% year on year. of all-electric sales.

Global

Baua Electric

JUNE 13, 2025

10 June 2025 Tesla and BYD’s global electric vehicle (EV) race, plus Germany’s electrification push boosts fleets but misses used vehicles. Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) deliveries rose 39.4% year on year, while plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) saw growth of 34%. of PHEV deliveries in the first four months of 2025.

Legal

EV Central

AUGUST 10, 2025

READ MORE: Think the plug-in Ford Ranger PHEV isn’t capable enough? READ MORE: More competition for LDV, Benz and VW in mid-size vans: Ford confirms pricing for Transit Custom EV and PHEV READ MORE: No Ford Everest PHEV! I just drove one up an active volcano in Iceland! billion ($8.5b).

F-150

Baua Electric

JUNE 12, 2025

10 June 2025 Read next Germany’s new EV push boosts fleets but leaves used car gaps 09 June 2025 China led the way as the global new electric vehicle (EV) market continued to improve in April. Autovista24 special content editor Phil Curry examines the top-performing battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).

Global

Baua Electric

APRIL 16, 2025

16 April 2025 Read next US and Chinese brands battle it out as BEV and PHEV registrations soar 15 April 2025 Read next Does the manual gearbox have a future in an EV world? 14 April 2025 Read next Used LCV market buoyant as new van sales struggle 14 April 2025 Chinas battery-electric vehicle (BEV) market bounced in February.

China

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 Cannon Alphas are more expensive again. 2026 GWM Haval H6.

PHEV

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 20, 2025

BEVs represented close to a third of the total Chinese car market in May. May saw the continuation of the never ending growth of the Chinese EV market, with plugins scoring over a million sales in May (in a 1.9-million-unit million-unit overall market). Digging deeper into the numbers, EREVs were the.

China

EV Central

MAY 31, 2025

The battle for the electrified ute dollar is heating up with the arrival of the GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV. The newly arrived version of GWMs largest ute now comes with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain that can run purely on electricity but with the backup of a petrol engine for added thrust and long distance touring.

PHEV

EV Central

APRIL 24, 2025

Chery is the latest Chinese brand to unveil an electrified dual cab ute and its looking good to come to Australia. Some form of hybrid powertrain as well as an orthodox diesel will be offered, while a battery electric powertrain has also been suggested if not confirmed. 2025 Chery Himla. 2025 Chery Himla. But what about that name?

Chery

Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2025

BEV registrations surge Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) volumes surged 38.2% Its performance also marked the all-electric technologys biggest volume month since June 2024, when new incentives for new models were exhausted just nine hours after being implemented. PHEVs Italian future Deliveries of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) grew by 33.3%

Italy

EV Central

APRIL 7, 2025

If youve been turned off the new Leapmotor C10 electric SUV because it lacks Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone mirroring there is good news coming in August. An over the air update being developed now by the Chinese brand will instal the feature most car buyers outside Tesla owners see as pretty much necessary.

Australia

EV Central

MARCH 6, 2025

The Tesla Model Y Juniper headlines a long list of Australian debuts at the Everything Electric show, which kicks off at the Sydney Showgrounds today. Fresh vehicles that will be on show at Everything Electric include: Audi S6 e-tron: Fightback! Ford Ranger PHEV: Look out BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha! 4: Volkswagen ID.4

Audi

EV Central

APRIL 7, 2025

The 2025 Zeekr X small all-electric SUV has had pricing slashed up to $7000, with the entry-level RWD version now priced from $49,990 before on-road costs. Chinas ambitious Zeekr plans zany people-mover, Tesla Model 3 fighter and first PHEV as Aussie ambitions expand READ MORE: How much? ” The post Now thats a price cut!

Volvo

Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2025

18 March 2025 Chinas battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) registrations improved in January. Chinas BEV and PHEV markets continued to grow in January 2024 , according to figures provided by EV Volumes. Chinas BEV and PHEV markets continued to grow in January 2024 , according to figures provided by EV Volumes.

BYD

EV Central

JULY 30, 2025

The new boss of BYD in Australia has admitted the existential threat ambitious Chinese brands such as his pose to established auto-makers. BYD sales are up 144 per cent year-on-year in the first six months of 2025 thanks to the BYD Shark 6 PHEV ute, Sealion 6 PHEV SUV and the Sealion 7 EV.

BYD

EV Central

APRIL 20, 2025

Forget diesel engines and big fuel tanks, the new breed of frugal off-roaders rely on electricity and petrol – and theyre looking to shake up a market segment steeped in tradition. The G318 has two electric motors for four-wheel drive. Its part of Changan, one of the heavy hitters of the Chinese automotive market.

Chinese

EV Central

JUNE 30, 2025

Geely Auto Australia has locked in a new mid-size plug-in hybrid Geely Starray EM-i PHEV for an arrival in the fourth quarter of this year as the emerging Chinese brand chases yet more volume in the mid-size SUV segment. Geely has yet to announce how far the Starray EM-i can travel in its electric mode but the 18.4-kilowatt-hour

Mitsubishi

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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