EV Central

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Market leader Toyota has launched its first electric vehicle in Australia, the bZ4X SUV, and priced it just $600 higher than the entry-level Tesla Model Y. Both prices are before on-road costs. READ MORE: Is Toyota’s BZ4X lease plan a stroke of genius, and are Tesla, Kia, Hyundai and others missing a trick?

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

Model 3 vs EV6 vs Polestar 2 vs Ioniq 5: There’s a sub-$80K sweet spot in the electric car market – and it’s not relying on price alone to tempt buyers. It has a sibling in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 , which is also the brand’s first EV created from the ground up to be electric only. These EVs are the real deal.

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EV Central

JULY 29, 2023

2023 GWM Ora Extended Range review : How does the new budget-priced five-door hatch stack up against Australia’s cheapest electric cars?The READ MORE: Electric car price war for Australia’s cheapest EV! Pricing starts at about $41,000 drive-away, depending on what state or territory you’re buying it in.

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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

JULY 26, 2023

But the price is high, the equipment content is lower than the cheaper petrol Partner range and load carrying also takes a hit. Price and features There is a single Peugeot e-Partner model on offer in Australia for $59,990 plus on-road costs. The DC fast charge rate for the e-Partner is 101kW, which isn’t that fast.

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2024

Toyota’s debut EV is firmly middle-of-the-road in terms of price, size, range, performance, charge speed and features. In the medium SUV EV space, rivals include our runaway best-seller Tesla Model Y , but also the more visually-striking Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. Hyundai and Kia should take note.

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EV Central

JULY 21, 2023

The all-electric five-door hatchback is also one of the most affordable electric cars on the market, with prices starting at around $41,000 drive-away for the MG4 51 Excite tested here. Read on… READ MORE: Electric price war! Beneath the boot is a tyre repair kit (there’s no spare). Does it live up to the marketing hype?

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

By 2022, its software was being used in 15% of the DC EV chargers sold within the EU. At the 2022 CharIN Testival, 30% of the new DC chargers being tested were running EcoG’s OS. Today, if you look at PV inverters, we have maybe 10 components—and in the last 20 years, the price has declined by something like a factor of 10 to 20.”

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

By 2022, its software was being used in 15% of the DC EV chargers sold within the EU. At the 2022 CharIN Testival, 30% of the new DC chargers being tested were running EcoG’s OS. Today, if you look at PV inverters, we have maybe 10 components—and in the last 20 years, the price has declined by something like a factor of 10 to 20.”

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Hyundai has begun the US roll-out of its Ioniq line-up of electrified vehicles: hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric. In addition to efficiency and value, a key design goal for the Hyundai team was driveability: specifically, a fun-to-drive, “segment-appropriate” driving experience. Earlier post.) A reduction of 5 lbs (2.27

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2024

Then they sling a price tag on to practically ensure you don’t. Home charging equipment would add to the bill, but the Model Y is close enough in price to challenge our electric Pug. The e-2008’s exterior style has won me over, lessening the blow of its sticker price. I should want to own one. I’ll be fair.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Genesis – a brand described by its spokespeople as “audacious and distinctively Korean” – is to Hyundai what Lexus is to Toyota, which means that it’s after Lexus customers, but also the German premium marques such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Oh, and lots of people stepping up from Hyundais, obviously.

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EV Central

JULY 21, 2023

The all-electric five-door hatchback is also one of the most affordable electric cars on the market, with prices starting at around $41,000 drive-away for the MG4 51 Excite tested here. Read on… READ MORE: Electric price war! Beneath the boot is a tyre repair kit (there’s no spare). Does it live up to the marketing hype?

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Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Although the higher upfront costs have long been a barrier to EV adoption, major automakers like Tesla, Chevrolet, Nissan, and Hyundai are also lowering the cost of their current models. By the end of 2023 and 2024, it is anticipated that the number of electric vehicles produced in the United States will rise by 300%.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Genesis GV60 Performance AWD review: The launch of the Genesis GV60 compact SUV is proof of the Hyundai-owned Korean luxury brand’s commitment to an electric future. There are two GV60 models, the $103,700-plus-on-road-costs GV60 AWD and the GV60 Performance AWD at $110,700 we’re sampling here (both prices plus on-road costs).

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EV Central

JULY 2, 2023

While it’s not cheap, the EV9 comes loaded with equipment and technology to help justify a circa-$100K starting price when it arrives in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2023. Price and features The Kia EV9 represents a giant leap for the Korean brand. But the Kia EV9 promises plenty in return to justify its luxury price tag.

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EV Central

AUGUST 12, 2023

It was the first new mass-market electric passenger car to be priced below $40,000 in Australia. It’s the price and performance flagship of the range, which means it will be judged more critically for how it looks, feels and drives than the 51. So what does the pricing of the MG4 Essence 77 pitch it up against? Let’s find out.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2023

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 READ MORE: Can the Model Y outsell the HiLux and Ranger? There are two identically-priced iX1 models differentiated by cosmetics; the xLine and the M Sport.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

But the news gets even better as the Bolt’s starting price has been reduced $5,000 from the equivalent 2021 model. For the batteries to go add range, the approximate times would be: 120V (Level 1) 4 miles per hour 240V (Level 2) 39 miles per hour, Full charge in 7 hours DC Fast Charging 100 miles in 30 minutes. Better than ever.

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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. Hyundai i30N. That’s what they call this colour. No frunk on offer, either.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

For the Toyota model there are some spec differences besides just the added rear electric motor for the AWD variant to help justify its sizable price jump including a surround-view camera system, semi-autonomous parking, and a kick sensor for the electric boot but both have an array of great goodies for the money.

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EV Central

JUNE 21, 2022

While its most direct natural competitors are the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 , it will also fight for EV interest from the Polestar 2 and Tesla’s own Model 3. It’s proved an instant hit from the moment Tesla started taking orders on June 10, to the point where a price rise was implemented seven days later. Charging the Tesla Model Y.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 25, 2022

That includes the Mercedes-Benz EQA , Tesla Model 3 , Polestar 2, Kia EV6 , Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Volvo’s own XC40 EV. The Volvo C40 Recharge is priced from $74,990 before on-road costs. As with the XC40, the C40 has some underfloor boot storage (there’s a tyre repair kit in lieu of a spare wheel) and a small binnacle under the bonnet.

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EV Central

AUGUST 23, 2023

Based on Hyundai’s E-GMP EV architecture, it’s a dual motor all-wheel-drive offering 234kW and 605Nm. This setup is shared with dual motor versions of the (much cheaper) Hyundai Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6 and Kia EV6. Compared to the Tardis-like Hyundai Ioniq 5, the GV60 feels more intimate booth than lounge-out boudoir.

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EV Central

MARCH 27, 2023

Mercedes-Benz EQB 250 Price: $87,800 ($90,700 with seven-seat option) plus on-roads Range: 371km Max charge rate: 100kW Boot space: 130L (seven seats); 465L (rear row folded) If we swerve people movers, the Benz EQB mid-size SUV is the only fully electric seven-seater on sale in Australia. Arguably, that’s the price of premium.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Standard kit is generous. For the same money the wagon with Launch Edition kit looks the pick. 2024 Audi Q8 55 e-tron Larger rims are hugely detrimental to electric range – Hyundai, for example, told me the difference between the 18-inch and 20-inch rims on its Ioniq 6 penalised range by around ten per cent.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Its 655km WLTP range (in Long Range guise) is over 10 per cent above the equivalent Polestar 2 AWD, and its figure bests everything in this price bracket – Telsa Model 3 Long Range (629km) and Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD Extended Range (614km) included. For DC charging, that sees a 10-80% boost drop from 34 minutes to 28 minutes.

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