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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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Rejected! EV makers Tesla and Polestar lash reported Coalition plan to wind back Australia’s CO2 reduction scheme

April 10, 2025April 11, 2025 Bruce Newton 6423 Views NVES, polestar, Tesla

Outspoken electric vehicle makers Tesla and Polestar have reacted strongly to a newspaper report forecasting a Dutton Coalition federal government

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Foxconn Foxtron Model B hatch
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Shock! iPhone maker to sell EV in Australia badged as a Mitsubishi. No, this is not April 1!

April 10, 2025April 11, 2025 John Mahoney 5787 Views Foxconn, Mitsubishi, Model B

Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn is reported to have locked in a deal with Mitsubishi to build an advanced all-new battery-powered

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Deepal S07
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We can rebuild it! Deepal S07 electric SUV gets “re-engineered” safety software, brand aims for “redemption”

April 10, 2025April 9, 2025 Bruce Newton 5155 Views Deepal, E07, S05, S07

The newly-arrived Chinese brand Deepal is re-engineering the safety software of its S07 electric SUV and hoping its own image

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2025 MG HS PHEV.
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Made for Australia: New MG Super Hybrid PHEV system designed specifically for local driving conditions will debut within months

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Bruce Newton 5998 Views HS, mg, QS, super hybrid

MG is promising a big step forward via plug-in hybrid technology developed specifically for Australia when the PHEV version of

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2025 Alfa Romeo Junior.
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Full details: 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior previewed ahead of Aussie touchdown to tackle EV3 and BYD Atto 3

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 John Mahoney 4954 Views Alfa Romeo Junior

Fresh details have surfaced in the build-up to the new 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior’ that will launch here in the

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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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Tesla Model Y seven-seat unlikely for Australia – for now anyway

April 9, 2025May 9, 2025 Toby Hagon 6975 Views model y, Tesla

The Tesla Model Y is unlikely to make the seven-seat family car leap in Australia – at least not for

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2025 Ioniq 6.
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Urgent surgery! 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 goes under the knife in dramatic bid to get back in the fight with Tesla Model 3 and BYD Seal

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 John Mahoney 4258 Views BYD Seal, Hyundai, Ioniq 6

The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 battery-powered sedan has undergone a comprehensive nip and tuck to ‘fix’ its styling less than

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2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV at the Melbourne motor show.
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Smart solution: Leapmotor C10 Apple and Android smartphone shortfall will be addressed in August

April 8, 2025May 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 4750 Views Apple CarPlay, B10, Leapmotor

If you’ve been turned off the new Leapmotor C10 electric SUV because it lacks Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone

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2025 Zeekr X.
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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 John Mahoney 8629 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
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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 Bruce Newton 3370 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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Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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