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. It will join the Jaecoo sub-brand in different dealers to the master Chery brand, with the first vehicles due to land in Australia likely to include both the Omoda 3 and Omoda 7 SUVs.

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Teslarati

JUNE 4, 2025

At first, the company offered the Model S luxury sedan, then the Model X luxury SUV, which has the seats but not the space or the affordability that everyone is looking for. It’s a full-size SUV. There are a few formidable competitors on the EV side of things, with the Rivian R1S , the GMC Hummer SUV EV , and even the Kia EV9.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 9, 2025

These two hybrids demonstrate the span of SUVs today In real-world driving, Santa Fe Hybrid gets nearly double the mpg Land Cruiser hybrid sacrifices much for the sake of off-road prowess, higher towing ratings Some SUVs are intended for serious truck duty, like towing and off-roading.

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EV Central

MARCH 16, 2025

The 2025 Toyota C-HR+ compact electric SUV has been unveiled in Europe and theres every chance it will come to Australia. READ MORE: Toyota locks-in futuristic electric HiLux and LandCruiser EV for 2026 debut in Europe, but will battery-powered ute and rugged SUV make in Down Under? READ MORE: Toyota bZ4X updated! 2025 Toyota C-HR+.

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Electrek

MARCH 27, 2025

Hyundais first three-row electric SUV, the IONIQ 9, has officially entered production at its massive new EV plant in Georgia. The company held the grand opening on Wednesday at its massive new Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, where it will build upcoming Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis EV and hybrid vehicles.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2025

The new 2025 Kia Seltos is expected to have a contemporary and minimalist interior design, inspired by Kia’s newest models. …Read More The second generation model of the SUV is expected to make its debut in the country by the second half of 2025. Similar to what has been seen with the Kia Telluride.

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EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

MG is promising a big step forward via plug-in hybrid technology developed specifically for Australia when the PHEV version of the HS medium SUV arrives in Australia later this year. Its so confident the new tech will deliver frugality and performance its been dubbed Super Hybrid. 2025 MG HS Hybrid+ and MG QS.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2025

The Cayenne EV set a record for both the fastest SUV and quickest EV up the 120-year-old hill climb. Driving the record-breaking prototype Porsche Cayenne EV was Porsche’s Formula E development driver, Gabriela Jílková, who wrestled the battery-powered large SUV up the 914m course in just 31.28 2026 Porsche Cayenne EV.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The NVES imposes increasingly stringent CO2 emissions targets for passenger vehicles, utes and SUVs over the next five years with the aim of encouraging the transition away from internal combustion engined vehicles to EV. READ MORE: Which is best for the environment: EV or ICE? 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 1, 2025

This time, it's Kia. Hybrids were up 70 percent year-over-year, sedans up 29 percent, and SUVs up 9 percent. “In In the second half of 2025 Kia will remain agile in our response to changing market conditions and steadfast in our commitment to delivering products and services that meet the expectations of US consumers.”

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EV Central

JUNE 10, 2025

2026 Skoda Kodiaq EV to get 640km-plus range to battle the Kia EV9 and Volvo EX90 as three-row EV segment hots up According to Motor1 , as well as the extra cost, bolting on range-extender capability might delay the platform’s 2026 launch date. READ MORE: Czech it out!

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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? On our recent Shanghai visit, GWM teased this cheeky powder blue number with Haval New SUV plates. GWM Haval Aussie three-row SUV solution emerges READ MORE: Ute Wars!

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EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

Fresh details have surfaced in the build-up to the new 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior’ that will launch here in the third quarter of this year as both a mild-hybrid tech and EV. Built to replace both the MiTo and Giulietta hatchbacks, the new small SUV in electric form will rival the inbound VW ID.3, The Alfa Junior Ibrida combines a 1.2-litre

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EV Central

JUNE 2, 2025

READ MORE: 2025 Peugeot 308 switched to hybrid-only power, taking on Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic READ MORE: Coupe detat: 2025 Peugeot E-408 SUV-coupe EV could be challenging the Tesla Model 3 in Australia as soon as next year READ MORE: Tesla Model Y doesnt have enough seats? Kia EV9 too expensive? The post Icon reinvented!

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EV Central

JULY 14, 2025

Subaru has teased its third electric car after posting a teaser for the 2026 Subaru Uncharted and announced the new production SUV’s debut will take place on July 17. The post 2026 Subaru Uncharted EV teased: Toyota C-HR+ twin has been built to fight the Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia EV3 appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

MAY 7, 2025

The Model B has been developed to rival the likes of the BYD Atto 3, Kia EV3 and latest MG S5 EV. As well as working with Foxconn, Mitsubishi says it will spin-off another EV with alliance partner Nissan that will be based on its stablemate’s next-generation Leaf SUV. 2026 Nissan Leaf. 2025 Foxtron Model B.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Behind the wheel, our jaunt down Lombard Street immediately made clear that while this is a largish vehicle—it has the footprint of the VW Atlas Cross Sport midsize two-row SUV—its 37.4-foot By far the biggest numbers come from a midsize SUV (57 percent) or full-size SUV (28 percent). feet for the 4Motion AWD model).

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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

MAY 20, 2025

READ MORE: Tesla to take on Toyota: The bold push to rumble the RAV4 Hybrid with the new Model Y Juniper READ MORE: The Tesla fightback begins! The Model 3 was Australia’s second favourite EV after the top-selling Tesla Model Y SUV, but 2025 has not been as kind to the US brand as previous years. seconds and top out at 201km/h.

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EV Central

JUNE 1, 2025

But rather than go all the way to an EV as had been previously expected, the first Hyundai ute to go on-sale in Australia will likely be a hybrid or plug-in hybrid. 2025 Kia Tasman. Powertrains, and interior and exterior design would be developed by Hyundai separate from the controversially-styled Kia.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2025

and lands with the C10 medium SUV. Arriving as a full EV (as tested here) and a range extender hybrid , it’s the cheapest EV in its class, and roughly $10,000 under our land’s best selling Tesla Model Y. Made all the more impressive as this Leapmotor feels like a big and heavy SUV. inch effort. Is it 2015?

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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

JUNE 15, 2025

The 2026 BYD Atto 2 is coming to Australia as BYD dramatically ramps up its presence Down Under, with the latest offering set to be priced from just $30,000 when the small electric SUV lands in the final months of 2025. The BYD Atto 2 is shaping up to be BYD’s most affordable electric SUV in Australia.

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EV Central

MAY 1, 2025

The 2025 MG S5 EV has been priced for Australia and the good news is the new SUV is between $500 and $2500 cheaper than its closest rival, the BYD Atto 3. That will make it the country’s most affordable small electric SUV when sales start this month (May). The new 2025 MG S5 SUV is expected to start deliveries in June.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 7, 2025

The timely arrival of the Model Y in June 2022 into Australias highest-volume segment, midsize SUVs only added fuel to the brands local momentum. Driving Impressions Tesla has long positioned the Model Ys features, specifications and price squarely in the middle of the midsize SUV segment. 4 and XPeng G6.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Plug-in hybrids are building their case as stopgap solutions for drivers not ready to take the EV plunge. 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC 350e plug-in hybrid test drive review GLC 350e: A convenient fast-charge mode, at a price I picked up the GLC just as a flurry or two fell out of a gray skynever a good sign in Atlanta, the city too busy to plow.

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EV Central

MAY 20, 2025

READ MORE: Tesla to take on Toyota: The bold push to rumble the RAV4 Hybrid with the new Model Y Juniper READ MORE: The Tesla fightback begins! The Model 3 was Australia’s second favourite EV after the top-selling Tesla Model Y SUV, but 2025 has not been as kind to the US brand as previous years. seconds and top out at 201km/h.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2025

New previews at the 2025 New York Auto Show saw brands like Genesis, Hyundai, Kia, Subaru and more parade both hybrid and fully-electric models for sedans and SUVs. While brands like Tesla remain leaders in the EV space, manufacturers are constantly expanding their EV offerings to capture a slice of the market.

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EV Central

MAY 9, 2025

Model Y deliveries underway as EV leader faces fierce challenges from BYD, Kia and MG 2025 Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive price and equipmen t Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive. It says it has SUVs like the Toyota RAV4 and Hyundai Santa Fe in its sights. But has it done enough to keep models like the BYD Sealion 7 at bay? Score: 3.7/5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

After recently debuting the all-new fifth generation Sportage, Kia has unveiled an electrified version of the brand’s longest running nameplate at the Los Angeles Auto Show (LAAS). The 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid (HEV) is the third model in an ongoing cadence of eco-minded offerings guided by Kia’s global EV strategy, ‘Plan S.’.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2021

Kia has presented the fifth-generation Kia Sportage SUV. Developed on a new architecture, the all-new Sportage will offer gasoline and diesel powertrains at market launch later this year, followed by hybrid-electric (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) models. Terrain Mode, E-Handling tech and a new ECS.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

In Frankfurt, Kia unveiled the new Sorento, the fourth generation of its mid-size SUV, including for the first time a hybrid option. Sorento is at the heart of Kia’s reinvigorated global SUV line-up, which also includes the Seltos, Stonic, Telluride and Sportage. kWh lithium-ion polymer battery pack and 44.2

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

Kia Corporation described its roadmap to 2030 at the company’s 2022 CEO Investor Day virtual event. The roadmap builds on Kia’s successful Plan S strategy first announced in 2020. Kia also announced its four key business targets for 2030. The aim is to achieve 4 million units in 2030, a 27% increase from Kia’s target for 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Kia Motors revealed its new all-electric concept car, Imagine by Kia, at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. Imagine by Kia is the company’s first pure electric four-door passenger car. The design merges aspects of an SUV, a crossover and a family sedan.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 19, 2021

The 2022 Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid will join hybrid and gasoline versions of the three-row crossover SUV in showrooms later this year, Kia confirmed Wednesday in a press release.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Kia on Wednesday unveiled a hybrid version of its redesigned 2023 Sportage compact crossover. Revealed at the 2021 Los Angeles auto show, the 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid wears the same unorthodox styling as the gasoline model unveiled in October. It goes on sale in the United States early next year. liter turbo-4.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Kia Motors Corporation revealed details of the next-generation Sorento’s new platform and powertrains. The latest Sorento will be the first SUV to be based on Kia’s new platform when production commences later this year. Kia’s new midsize SUV platform represents a similarly important leap forward for the next-generation Sorento.

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