EV Central

MARCH 18, 2025

Mercedes-Benz solar paint could mean Australians never have to plug their EVs in again Combined with an 85kWh nickel manganese cobalt battery it provides a long range up 792km on the WLTP range, plus a brisk 6.7 For those sticking with petrol-power, the CLA comes with an all-new turbocharged 1.5-litre The post Look out Tesla Model 3!

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 19, 2021

Here we take a look at how EVs compare to petrol, diesel and hybrid cars. As there are fewer moving parts in an EV compared to a combustion engine, they have lower maintenance costs which can translate to significant savings compared to petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Litre Petrol.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The success of BMW’s electric vehicle strategy in Australia has prompted the German luxury brand to axe its petrol-powered 4 Series Gran Coupe line-up. READ MORE: 2024 BMW i4 eDrive35 review: This decontented FBT beater is selling strongly, but is it worth $30,000 more than a Tesla Model 3? 2024 BMW 4 series Gran Coupe.

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EV Central

JANUARY 1, 2025

With plug-in hybrid sales on the rise in Australia, Lexus has welcomed the NX450h+ PHEV back on sale Down Under for the first time since March 2023 when a stop sale was placed on the popular SUV. It also returns just months before a significant Fringe Benefits Tax exemption is axed for plug-ins. Blending a 136kW/227Nm 2.5-litre

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EV Central

MAY 26, 2025

The Toyota Prius could make a return to Australia as a plug-in hybrid to tackle the increasing electrified interest in the medium sedan market. But instead of a regular hybrid system – as the Prius has been known for – its the plug-in hybrid that interests Toyota more. 2025 Toyota Prius.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

BYD has confirmed its first plug-in hybrid model in Australia will be the Seal U, with the petrol-electric SUV now just months away from arrival. litre petrol engine with a 18.3kWh battery and a 145kW electric motor. litre petrol engine with a 18.3kWh battery and a 145kW electric motor.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Tesla and other electric vehicles are beginning to dominate the roads in Norway, leaving very few internal combustion engine (ICE) cars to tax. Tesla Model Y becomes Norway’s best selling EV in August in less than one week. Only over 400 new petrol passenger cars and about 300 diesel engine vehicles were registered in October 2021.

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

Pricing for the highly-anticipated BYD Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid medium SUV will start at $48,990 plus on-road costs for the entry-level front-wheel drive Dynamic. China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia! READ MORE: BYD Shark attack! READ MORE: What’s in a name?

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EV Central

APRIL 4, 2024

litre four-cylinder turbo petrol with a large electric motor there’s no word on just how powerful the new electrified ute will be. When it arrived in Australia the advanced plug-in BYD ute is tipped to be priced from $50,000-$70,000. BYD reveals plug-in ute headed for Aussie sale soon appeared first on EV Central.

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Teslarati

JUNE 2, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 has overtaken the Renault Zoe as France’s best-selling electric vehicle, new data from AAA shows. NEWS: Tesla Model 3 wins Renault Zoe the title of best-selling electric car in France [link]. Tesla China holds ceremony to commemorate first 7K Model 3 exports to Europe. being battery electric vehicles.

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Teslarati

JULY 12, 2021

Second-hand Tesla Model 3 prices in the United Kingdom are rising as demand for Tesla’s vehicles increases. Recently, Teslarati talked with Vantage Leasing, which put the Tesla Model 3’s performance in the UK’s used car market into perspective. From December 2020 to July 2021, used Tesla Model 3 prices have increased.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. litre turbo-diesel engine. 2024 Toyota Prado. 2024 Toyota Prado.

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EV Central

JANUARY 28, 2025

Rising BYD rival Leapmotor will have an equal focus on battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in its rapidly expanding Australian line-up. 2025 Leapmotor C10 slashes entry price for medium electric SUVs $10,000 below Tesla Model Y and Kia EV5 READ MORE: 2025 Leapmotor B10 is this Australias cheapest electric SUV?

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EV Central

MAY 7, 2024

The automotive data analytics expert AutoGrab has released figures showing the BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model 3 were the fastest-moving of any used vehicles through dealerships in March. There were 48 Tesla Model 3s sold and they took an average 20.1 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive. READ MORE: It’s a buyers’ market! days to sell.

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EV Central

APRIL 16, 2024

While demand growth for EVs outstrips traditional petrol and diesel vehicles, buyers still have the upper hand in an Australian used electric vehicle market dominated by Tesla. EV sales grew more than 13 per cent in March, which was substantially faster than petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles. per cent) Tesla Model Y – 596 (7.9

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Best tech experience EV: Tesla Model 3 (2019-22) from $29,000 2021 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive. Its also the easiest EV to live with when public charging the Tesla Supercharger network bests the rest, and you can still charge it at other public chargers. Best near-new EV: MG4 2023 MG MG4.

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2025

The latest model from the brand that arrived in Australia in 2024, it also teams supercar acceleration with bespoke luxury attention to detail and a groundbreaking new plug-in hybrid drivetrain. Chinas ambitious Zeekr plans zany people-mover, Tesla Model 3 fighter and first PHEV as Aussie ambitions expand READ MORE: How much?

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EV Central

JUNE 28, 2024

2024 Tesla Cybertruck review: First drive of the garish, childish, outlandish truck that Elon built 2024 Porsche Macan review: First drive of one of the most important new electric cars of the year But that’s not all that’s new. Can plug-in hybrid supercars rival screaming petrol V8s and V10s? You bloody bet they can.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

BYD has confirmed its next entrant into the Australian market will be a plug-in hybrid wagon arriving in early 2024 that will enter the huge and lucrative SUV segment to take on the likes of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. BYD Seal pricing undercuts Tesla Model 3 by more than $10k! 2024 BYD Song Plus DM-i.

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EV Central

AUGUST 15, 2022

Charging a Tesla is now faster thanks to the latest Superchargers – and we’ve tested it. We headed to the new V3 Supercharger at Kirrawee in the south of Sydney in the new Tesla Model Y. The location is Kirrawee is one of the first of the latest generation Tesla Superchargers (Superchargers being Tesla’s bespoke fast chargers).

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EV Central

JULY 31, 2024

The Tesla Model 3 (10,600 sales) and BYD Seal (4092) do the bulk of the heavy lifting, but the BMW i4 (1177) comfortably outsells its petrol-powered 4-Series alternative (168) and is tantalising close to outselling the 3-Series (1511). Of the 34,425 sold in the first six months 17,052 were powered solely by electricity. That means 49.5

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A new-generation petrol-electric hybrid powertrain will be the first step beyond traditional diesel taken by the highly-anticipated new Kia Tasman ute. But it won’t succeed diesel any time soon and a plug-in hybrid or all-electric Tasman still appears years away from sale in Australia. litre turbo-diesel engine.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2025

This was followed by petrol vehicles at 76.1 Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) took the longest amount of time to sell at 82.2 Experts from Autovista Group analyse the value retention trends with Autovista24 editor Tom Geggus. When demand drags behind persistent supply levels, RVs will continue to come under pressure. On average, this was 4.6

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EV Central

JULY 1, 2025

Sleek 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT4 EV coming this June to blast past Porsche Taycan GT READ MORE: 2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance SUV Review: A V8 icon slashes the cylinder count and goes plug-in hybrid. READ MORE: Porsche Taycan slayer! Scheiße, what is the world coming to! 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT XX Concept. 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT XX Concept.

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EV Central

MAY 13, 2024

Originally, the Seal U was going to be the nameplate here for the plug-in hybrid mid-size SUV rival for the Toyota RAV4 hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. A single speed transmission is listed for the both the Sealion 6 variants which is thought to be combined with a CVT to blend the petrol and electric powertrains.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Lightning’s Aussie prospects have been boosted by the establishment of a new assembly line in Melbourne that has started converting left-hand drive petrol F-150s imported from the USA to right-hand drive for sale through Ford dealers from November. A plug-in hybrid Ranger ute has also been confirmed for 2025.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 4, 2024

READ MORE: 2024 EV sales: Tesla and BYD still on top READ MORE: Green light for electric vehicles! As a percentage, then, it’s all rosy for plug-in hybrids, albeit coming off a low base. percent drop in EV sales in November did not include top seller Tesla That’s a big omossion. percent increase over 2023. regular hybrids.

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EV Central

JANUARY 23, 2025

Smart has responded to the global slowdown of EV sales by announcing that it will roll out a petrol-electric plug-in hybrid version of its inbound flagship Smart#5 SUV that has been confirmed for Australia. While fuel-use figures for the Smart are yet to be confirmed, the identical powertrain in the Galaxy 7 EM-I uses a claimed 3.8L/100km.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

And last time we checked Tesla was still managing to sell a few Model 3s in Australia. litre 70kW/141Nm naturally aspirated petrol engine and an electric motor for a combined 160kW/320Nm, a choice of 18.9kWh and 28.4kWh battery packs for an electric-only CLTC range of 105km and 160km. READ MORE: It’s not our fight! 2025 Mazda EZ-6.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Hence Benzs tuning arm is in the process of replacing traditional V8s with plug-in hybrids. litre turbo-petrol engine combined with two e-motors, a nine-speed wet multi-plate clutch auto and all-wheel drive. If there is a brand associated with big, noisy and stinky V8s then its Mercedes-AMG. But this time its revolution not evolution.

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EV Central

MAY 8, 2025

READ MORE: Game-changing battery tech is coming to Australia: New Zeekr electric car sets 10-80 per cent record with Tesla-taming charging time READ MORE: Stronger, further, faster, cheaper, smaller! In cold conditions, for example, the battery switched to sodium-ion power until the power pack heats up and then switches to lithium-ion power.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2025

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. Tesla Model Y rival? Leapmotor is a box fresh Chinese brand on our shores, marketed by auto giant Stellantis (Jeep, Peugeot, RAM, etc.), inch effort.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It’s included as standard and replicates the sound of an Abarth petrol engine through the brand’s signature Record Monza exhaust. to 18.1kWh/100km Motors : 1 front, 114kW/235Nm AC charging : 11kW, Type 2 plug DC charging : 85kW, CCS plug 0-100km/h : 7.0 Range is a very city-specific 253 to 265km (WLTP). Your choice.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 6, 2021

The figure does not include plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Reasons for this substantial 2021 increase in EV numbers include: The UK government’s recent announcement that sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will end by 2030 (and sales of plug-in hybrids will end by 2035) has already focused people’s minds on EVs.

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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. READ MORE: Will the Deepal S07 be good enough to put a dent in Teslas Model Y sales? Deepal G318 – not lacking in grunt. Deepal G318.

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EV Central

AUGUST 3, 2024

Mini John Cooper Works E PROtotype previews electric hot hatch READ MORE: Mini Cooper Electric’s retro heaven cabin ushers in game-changing tech It’s the entry point to the Mini range, although in EV guise it’s a very different beast to the almost identical one sitting alongside it in the dealership, powered by petrol.

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