EV Central

MARCH 20, 2025

Tesla Model Y designer explains all READ MORE: Tesla Model Y Juniper update revealed The Model Y Long Range with two electric motors, a bigger battery pack and more equipment sells from $68,900 plus on-road costs. Regular 2025 models $4500 cheaper, making life tougher for Kia, BYD, XPeng, Deepal, Leapmotor appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

MARCH 11, 2025

Kia’s EV3 small SUV will cost from $47,600 when it lands in Australian showrooms later this month, with drive-away pricing set at $48,990 for every state except WA ($49,990). READ MORE: Kia EV3 set to challenge Tesla and BYD with 600km range SUV. READ MORE: Why the Kia EV5 is better than a Tesla Model Y. Is it possible?

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 17, 2025

Kia has a slew of new and updated models at this years New York International Auto Show, including the 2026 K4 Hatchback and 2026 EV9 Nightfall Edition. The two vehicles join the new EV4 sedan on the Kia stage at the show. Kia released the K4 sedan for the 2025 model year, and for 2026, the automaker has a new hatchback.

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EV Central

MAY 26, 2025

Whichever you choose, there’s just one powertrain available with the E5 – a 150kW/340Nm front electric motor that is combined with a 61.1kWh lithium-ion battery that provides for a European WLTP verified range of 430km. Chery is hoping to pinch some sales from the likes of the Hyundai Kona Electric, Kia EV3 and new MG S5.

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EV Central

JULY 11, 2025

As the Chinese flood our market with cheap small SUVs, it’s clear legacy brands like Kia simply can’t match them on price. Style, smart layout, desirability, polished drive experience and grades to suit a few budgets are key, and Kia appears to have hit the target on all. Day 1: Pricing pickle 2025 Kia EV3 GT-Line. But hang on.

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EV Central

JUNE 25, 2025

The prospects of Kia launching into the local van market with the groundbreaking electric PV5 are looking positive. And it could signal only the start of a significant Kia attack on the local commercial van market, with the PV5 the first member of the Platform Beyond Vehicles (PBV) family to enter production. 2025 Kia PV5 people-mover.

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Electrek

MARCH 27, 2025

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. Hyundais first three-row electric SUV, the IONIQ 9, has officially entered production at its massive new EV plant in Georgia.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 9, 2025

This past week at the 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Samsung and Hyundai Motor Company unveiled a private 5G network streamlined for low-power devices that connect across large facilities.

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EV Central

APRIL 6, 2025

Essentially the replacement for the aged MG ZS EV, the S5 will be a direct rival for the likes of the BYD Atto 3, Kia EV3. READ MORE: MG-owned IM Motors locked-in for Australia in 2025 with IM5 electric saloon and IM6 SUV READ MORE: Its not the new MG4! 2025 MG S5 interior as seen at the Melbourne motor show.

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EV Central

MARCH 4, 2025

The all-new 2026 Kia EV4 has been revealed and locked in for an Australian launch next year with the Tesla Model 3 sedan and MG4 hatch in its sights. Revealed at the 2025 Kia EV Day, the sedan measures up at 4730mm long, 1860mm wide and stands at 1480mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2820mm. Kia attacks EV pricing! READ MORE: Denied!

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Electrek

JULY 17, 2025

IONNA, the EV charging joint venture backed by eight automakers – BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Toyota – just announced its biggest charging deal yet. It’s teaming up with convenience store favorite Wawa to roll out ultra-fast EV chargers at locations across the US.

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EV Central

APRIL 30, 2025

The sheer size of the Shanghai motor show has to be seen to be appreciated. Sixteen halls, each substantially bigger than the entire Melbourne motor show, with around 100 auto brands on display hosting about the same number of global debuts almost all of them electrified in some way. Multiple body styles will also be offered.

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EV Central

MARCH 16, 2025

The C-HR+ is longer than the BYD Atto 3, Hyundai Kona Electric and incoming Kia EV3 and within sight of the Kia EV5 (4615mm). Base models blend a 123kW e-motor with a 57.7kWh battery that provides for a WLTP range of 455km. There’s even an all-wheel drive versions with dual-motors that produces 252kW.

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Electrek

JUNE 19, 2025

Hyundai Motor Company, along with Kia, is ramping up EV production in the US as it shifts its focus to larger electric SUVs. The new IONIQ 9 and Kia EV9 are a key part of Hyundai’s growth plans. Even with the new US auto tariffs, Hyundai is not planning to raise vehicle prices anytime soon.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s now provided by an electric motor, not an air-cooled flat-4 combustion engine, but still. The standard model has a 210-kilowatt (282-horsepower) motor powering the rear wheels, rated at 413 lb-ft of torque. The optional 4Motion all-wheel-drive system adds a 40-kW (53-hp) motor to power the fronts, rated at 99 lb-ft.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Unlike many MGs, the MG4s a fun and competent little thing to steer, helped by being rear-wheel drive and having fair shove from a 125kW/250Nm motor. Best family EV: Kia Niro EV S (2022-23) from $39,000 2022 Kia Niro. A perfectly pragmatic choice instead is the Kia Niro S EV. DC Charge speed of 104kW isnt bad, either.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2025

Kia confirmed in late 2023 that the Quasar 2 would be the first EV charger enabling bidirectional charging with the EV9, and that it would serve up home-backup and vehicle-to-grid functionality. The post Kia EV9 will power your house for $6,440 appeared first on Bauaelectric EV News.

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EV Central

MAY 7, 2025

The Foxtron Model B was originally created as part of a joint venture between Foxconn and fellow Taiwan-based Yulon Motor company that currently builds Nissans under license. The Model B has been developed to rival the likes of the BYD Atto 3, Kia EV3 and latest MG S5 EV. 2025 Foxtron Model B.

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EV Central

JUNE 2, 2025

Kia EV9 too expensive? That means the first-ever all-electric Peugeot GTI will almost certainly come with a single front-mounted e-motor that will produce 177kW and 345Nm of torque. If so expect it to share lots with hot EVs like the Abarth 600e that rides on the same e-CMP platform. seconds is tipped. 2024 Abarth 600e.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 18, 2025

We talked tariffs and more with Kia sales boss Eric Watson, and then TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I give you our overview of the show action, right there from the Javits Center. Image: Kia/TTAC.com/VerticalScope] Become aTTAC insider. Find Guaranteed Fit Parts at eBay Motors Most of all, we thank you for listening!

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 5, 2025

A pair of former Kia employees have been accused of stealing 1,008 engines from the factory over a period of at least three years. In a statement to Reuters, Kia India said it identified the discrepancies as it enhanced its inventory management processes last year. The scheme was worth an estimated $2.3

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2025

litre, three-cylinder turbocharged engine, which is also utilized in the Hyundai i20 , Venue , and Kia Sonet. There were no aesthetic modifications to the Punch Flex Fuel; the alterations made by Tata Motors are primarily mechanical. Here are three flex-fuel powered cars that were there at the Auto Expo 2025.

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EV Central

JANUARY 25, 2025

Price cuts to Atto 3 as well READ MORE: 2024 sales deep dive: Tesla dominates the Oz EV market, but BYD is catching READ MORE: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2025 It lines up against pricier options such as the Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro Electric as well as the soon-to-arrive Kia EV3.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 17, 2025

IONNA, the joint venture founded by the world’s leading automakers – BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Toyota – announced a new collaboration this week with Wawa, the all day, every day stop for freshly prepared foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services and surcharge-free ATMs.

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EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

While details are scarce at the moment, the advancement is based around software tuning that is not only Australia-specific but originally requested by MG Motors Australia management. READ MORE: MG-owned IM Motors locked-in for Australia in 2025 with IM5 electric saloon and IM6 SUV READ MORE: Its not the new MG4!

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EV Central

JULY 15, 2025

The Ioniq 9 Calligraphy will come as a 314kW/700Nm dual motor all-wheel drive and 600km WLTP range courtesy of a 110.3kWh battery pack. This is a very different strategy to Kia, which offers its twin-under-the-skin EV9 three row electric SUV in three specs from $97,000 to $121,000 starting with the Air rear-wheel drive.

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EV Central

JULY 14, 2025

Created to sit below the mid-size Solterra and larger Trailseeker SUV, the new entry point to Subaru’s EV range will give the firm a compact SUV to rival EVs like the Hyundai Kona Electric, Kia EV3, BYD Atto 3 and small hatches like the MG4. Three powertrains will be offered. That should see it launch from 0-100km/h in just 5.1

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Baua Electric

MARCH 24, 2025

The private motor vehicle tax, Belasting van Personenautos en Motorrijwielen ( BPM ), also changed this year. Alongside this, electric cars currently get a 75% discount on the countrys motor vehicle tax ( MRB ). However, subsidies and tax incentives will play a central role in the markets development this year.

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Teslarati

MAY 22, 2025

The Korean company is partnering with both Kia and Incheon International Airport for the testing phase, which was launched with a memorandum of understanding (MOU). Hyundai is partnering with Kia’s Robotics Lab to provide hardware and software solutions for this early rollout.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The findings, published by the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) in its Federal Budget submission, uses publicly known data to judge which brands can hit the targets going forward. But the picture gets far grimmer in 2029 when Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda and Mitsubishi join GWM and Nissan in the Level 1 red zone.

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EV Central

JUNE 1, 2025

The US-born Canadian is only in Australia for three years before he takes retirement and has set the confirmation of a fully capable Hyundai rival or the likes of the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and incoming in-house rival, the Kia Tasman, as a key goal. 2025 Kia Tasman. But it would likely go on-sale after he left the job.

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EV Central

MAY 20, 2025

2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review: 331 reasons the dual motor is worth the extra spend Inside, no changes have been made to the base Model 3 or the rest of the small all-electric sedan line-up with Tesla carrying over the same standard level of equipment. seconds and top out at 201km/h. seconds and top out at 201km/h.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 27, 2025

The newly completed, large-scale Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Georgia is now operational. This facility will be the production hub for Hyundai's next-generation EVs, including the much-anticipated IONIQ 9 three-row electric SUV. The post Hyundais Metaplant in Georgia is officially open appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

3, Hyundai Kona Electric, Kia EV3 and the Jeep Avenger that shares the same platform, tech and powertrains and is even built at the same Stellantis factory in Poland. litre three-cylinder petrol with a small 21kW electric motor, a small battery, plus a six-speed dual-clutch transmission. The Alfa Junior Ibrida combines a 1.2-litre

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EV Central

MARCH 19, 2025

The third car after the Epiq and Elroq SUVs to be penned using the brand’s new Modern Solid styling, expect the new flagship EV built to rival the large Kia EV9 or Volvo EX90 to be the most radical design yet. Dual-motor all-wheel-drive versions will also be available that should produce around 250kW for a sprint to 100km/h in around 6.0

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2025

Although we were pulling for it, Kias affordable EV5 electric SUV will not arrive in the US. In a rare move, Kia is planning to launch the entry-level EV next door in Canada next year, and it will even include an NACS port for charging at Tesla Superchargers. Kia said the port will allow owners to access 61% more DC fast chargers.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 9, 2025

Both have turbocharged 4-cylinder engines with electric motors acting as go-betweens in the power flow with traditional hydraulic automatic transmissions, plus relatively small batteries to store energy from regenerative braking and release it to boost power and efficiency. kwh lithium-ion battery pack. Its powered by a 278-hp, 2.4-liter

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