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2025 Zeekr X.
LATEST News 

Now that’s a price cut! Zeekr X discounted by up to $7000 as sales fall short of Volvo EX30

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025
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John Mahoney 11555 Views volvo ex30, Zeekr, Zeekr 7X

The 2025 Zeekr X small all-electric SUV has had pricing slashed up to $7000, with the entry-level RWD version now

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2025 Kia EV3 GT-Line
LATEST News 

Staying positive! Kia aims for huge EV sales growth and hybrid expansion in Australia in 2025 to avoid CO2 emissions penalties

April 8, 2025April 7, 2025
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Bruce Newton 4898 Views EV3, EV9 GT, Kia

Kia has declared its ambition to claim a vastly larger chunk of Australia’s slow-growth EV market in 2025 and place

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2025 Deepal E07 Multitrack.
LATEST News 

Radical 2025 Deepal E07 Multitruck priced: The SUV that transforms into a ute will be here soon at a surprising price

April 7, 2025July 14, 2025 Bruce Newton 5304 Views Deepal, E07 Multitruck

The radical Deepal E07 battery electric  SUV that converts into a ute will launch in Australia in the third quarter

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2025 Hyundai Insteroid concept.
LATEST News 

Revealed and detailed: Hyundai Insteroid concept is Korean car-maker’s fastest and most extreme EV yet

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 John Mahoney 3866 Views Hyundai, inster, Insteroid

Hyundai has unleashed its all-new Hyundai Insteroid, a wild battery-powered hyper-hatch concept that pinches its powertrain from the mighty 478kW

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2025 MG S5.
LATEST News 

MG’s new top seller? The 2025 MG S5 has made its local debut and it’s on the hunt for the BYD Atto 3 and Kia EV3!

April 7, 2025April 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 5631 Views BYD Atto 3, kia ev3, mg, MG S5

The vehicle that could replace the MG4 as the Chinese brand’s top-selling electric vehicle and therefore become one of Australia

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2024 BYD Shark.
LATEST News 

BYD closing on Tesla in Australia: Achieves 40,000 sales in less than three years, aims beyond 40K in 2025 alone!

April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 John Mahoney 6936 Views Atto 3, BYD, Tesla

Chinese electrified brand BYD has sold its 40,000th vehicle in Australia after less than three years on-sale. It now says

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2025 Kia EV3 Air Standard Range.
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2025 Kia EV3 Air Standard Range Review: Has Kia beaten back the Chinese tide with its most affordable EV yet

April 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 15703 Views

Into a sea of Chinese compact electric SUVs a little Korean contender has jumped. It’s called the Kia EV3 and

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2025 MG U9.
LATEST News 

Global debut: Chinese PHEV ute avalanche continues with MG U9 dual cab 4×4 rival for BYD Shark 6, GWM Cannon Alpha and Ford Ranger PHEV

April 5, 2025April 10, 2025 Bruce Newton 7984 Views BYD, mg, Shark 6, U9

Leading Chinese car maker MG has joined the plug-in hybrid ute rush in Australia. Its contender to rival the BYD

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IM Motors IM5.
LATEST Opinion 

Why the massive influx of Chinese EVs will end in tears | Opinion

April 5, 2025April 4, 2025 Iain Curry 19365 Views australia chinese cars, Australia chinese evs, cheap EV, Chinese EVs

I’ve been writing about cars and motoring for 25 years, and never known a time like it. New brands and

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JAC Hunter PHEV exterior
LATEST News PHEV 

Chinese brand turns Hunter on the Ford Ranger PHEV and BYD Shark 6 with fire-breathing plug-in hybrid JAC T9 dual cab

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 8444 Views JAC T9 Hunter

The pool of plug-in hybrid utes is set to grow more crowded still in Australia, with Chinese brand JAC whipping

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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Types of EVs

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Hybrid vehicle
EV advice EV types 

Hybrid vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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EV videos

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
LATEST News Videos 

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
Videos 

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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