EV Central

APRIL 14, 2024

READ MORE: 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium review: Forget the name, this Tesla Model Y rival is as mild as the V8 Mustang is wild READ MORE: Show me the money! Slow-selling 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E gets performance boost and longer range in fresh assault on Tesla Model Y appeared first on EV Central. 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Spanish performance brand Cupra has revealed its all-new 2024 Cupra Born VZ that it has created to be its new flagship performance EV. That’s more power and torque than the current petrol-fed Volkswagen Golf R (235kW/400Nm) but some way off other hot new EV hatchbacks like the 320kW/660Nm MG4 XPower. 2025 Cupra Born VZ.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Asia’s EV market is growing rapidly. Most people are aware of key players like Hyundai and Nissan, but there are so many other EV manufacturers that are taking over Asia—and possibly set to conquer the international market, including the U.S. Below are just some of the EV manufacturers worth knowing about.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

MG4 Cyberster. New Polestar 6 electric drop-top a sell-out success appeared first on EV Central. According to Polestar boss Thomas Ingenlath, additional build slots will be released before the end of this year for those who missed out on the first allocation. That means the Polestar 6 is capable of a 0-100km/h sprint in just 3.2

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

GWM Ora smashes MG4, BYD Dolphin and threatens entry-level ICE with $35K drive-away pricing READ MORE: GWM Ora Sport on ice, but sleek high-performance EV could still get the tick of approval as a sporty rival to Tesla, BYD READ MORE: GWM Tank 500 Ultra review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

We’ve already driven the little Italian overseas – see the full review here – where John Carey deemed it “an electric entertainer that’s unlike anything else,” and “this small package of EV joy from Italy is sure to make those who buy it smile wide and smile frequently.” Your choice.

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Push EVs

JUNE 20, 2023

With the new MG4 now delivering in good volumes, MG Motor has climbed from 5th position in the December-to-February period, to 2nd position over the trailing three months. All being well, we will be able to review group share again next month. What are your thoughts on the UK’s transition to EVs? GDP for 2023, to positive 0.3%.

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APRIL 13, 2023

of which the MG4 was the second best seller after the Model Y. Let’s now review the trailing 3-month brand charts: Here Tesla remains firmly in the lead, taking over 18% of the UK BEV market in Q1. Second placed brand was MG, now offering 3 great value BEVs in the UK market (when will the Marvel R join them?),

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EV Central

AUGUST 12, 2023

2024 MG MG4 Essence 77 review: All the focus when it comes to the new 2024 MG MG4 electric vehicle has been on the entry-level 51 Excite. For our second chance to drive the MG4 compact hatchback, and the first time in true Aussie-spec, we’ve headed to the opposite end of the range, to the MG4 Essence 77 Long Range.

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EV Central

JULY 21, 2023

The MG4 is the first electric car from the value-focused brand to be built on a dedicated EV architecture. 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.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Polestar and BYD were two of the new EV brands that arrived during the year and brands as diverse as Volkswagen and GWM confirmed their intention to start selling electric vehicles here in 2023. It was also a year of EV milestones. But which EV was best this year? Biggest EV surprise of 2022. Biggest EV surprise of 2022.

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EV Central

APRIL 1, 2024

As impressive as that is, the electric MINI is still more expensive than the similarly-sized entry-level EVs from China, the BYD Dolphin, MG4 and GWM Ora. Thanks to a larger 54.2kWh battery MINI claims its flagship EV hatch covers up to 402km (WLTP-verified) before it needs a top-up. 2024 Mini Cooper S interior.

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EV Central

APRIL 8, 2024

READ MORE: Abarth 500e landing with $60,500 price tag, nudging Tesla Model 3 money READ MORE: Driven: Abarth 500e EV READ MORE: 2024 Fiat 500e review: Is this pint-sized electric vehicle worth the price premium over the GWM Ora and MG4 Excite? 2024 Abarth 600e. 2024 Abarth 600e. We’re crossing our fingers for the Abarth 600e.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Its natural EV rivals are the GWM Ora and MG4 , but the Dolphin also competes with many petrol-powered hatchbacks. Sure, it doesn’t set you back in your seat like a Tesla or Polestar – or all manner of EVs, for that matter. The BYD Dolphin is Australia’s most affordable electric car. READ MORE: Electric car price war!

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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 The Chinese-made five-door hatchback sells from about $40,000, providing a budget way into an EV. READ MORE: Electric car price war for Australia’s cheapest EV!

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2024

Let’s start with Australia’s best-selling EV, the Tesla Model Y. I could drive-away a Tesla Model 3 RWD (513km range) for around $66,000, while Chinese SUV rivals like the BYD Atto 3 and MG4 offer better specs for less. First impressions are it’s one of the more gutless EVs you’ll drive. Know what?

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

READ MORE: 2024 Fiat 500e review: Is this pint-sized electric vehicle worth the price premium over the GWM Ora and MG4 Excite? READ MORE: Driven: Fiat 500e La Prima EV READ MORE: Fiat 100 percent EV by 2030 Fiat Panda Concept City Car. The post Pick me up!

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Here is the comprehensive list of every new EV due in the next few years. ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards. Subscribe now!

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Kia Niro EV is the sensible little brother to the showy, extrovert, headline-stealing EV6. But as ever more EVs enter the Australian market, the Niro EV’s price tag is a sticking point. Kia introduced the ageing first-gen Niro here in 2021 to get the market and its dealers primed for an EV onslaught.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Just a week before going on the launch of the all electric version of the classic Italian city car, I had written a piece for this august website asking why all EVs had to be ugly and why not a single one was good to look at. The lack of sound bothered me more in the Fiat 500e than it normally does in other EVs.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In my “working” life (people get very angry when I call driving new cars work), there are a very few “this changes everything” moments, but I just had one when testing the alarmingly good, and relatively cheap, MG4. Years ago, I remember driving my first ever EV, a Mitsubishi WhywhywhyMiEV I think it was called, and hating it enormously.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

You know, the small SUV we panned at its July 2021 launch for its “poor value proposition” Our review , in short, suggested you’d be almost out of your mind to buy one. We, and every other car reviewer with a basic grasp of the market, knew this fee for a small EV with paltry 200km (WLTP) range was laughable.

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