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BYD

BYD Shark 6 Premium in the outback
BYD LATEST News Shark 6 

BYD confirms “tsunami of new models” for Australia led by expansion of BYD Shark 6 line-up

February 10, 2026February 9, 2026
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Bruce Newton 52 Views 0 Comments BYD, BYD Aussie plans 2026, Shark 6 expansion

BYD Australia has announced it is launching “seven or eight” new models in Australia in 2026 as it continues its

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2025. BYD Shark 6.
BYD LATEST News Shark 6 

BYD Shark 6 is number one: Chinese ute takes just 12 months to become the best-selling PHEV of all-time in Australia

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January 29, 2026January 28, 2026
John Mahoney 9142 Views 0 Comments BYD, BYD Shark 6 top PHEV seller, Shark 6

Strong BYD Shark 6 sales have resulted in the Chinese PHEV ute overtaking the Mitsubishi Outlander to become Australia’s most

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BYD Sealion 7
BYD LATEST Reviews Sealion 7 SUV reviews 

2026 BYD Sealion 7 Premium Review: We slept on this super-solid electric SUV. We were wrong

January 25, 2026January 26, 2026 Andrew Chesterton 3989 Views 0 Comments BYD Sealion 7

For some reason, the BYD Sealion 7 kind of slipped past me last year. I drove the Performance (albeit briefly)

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2025 BYD Ocean S concept.
BYD LATEST News Seal 08 Sealion 08 

BYD goes upmarket: Flagship BYD Sealion 08 SUV and Seal 08 sedan gun for Audi, Benz and BMW

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 John Mahoney 10515 Views 0 Comments BYD, Seal 08, Sealion 08

BYD has given us our closest looks yet at its inbound flagship Ocean 8 series line-up that will be named

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2025 BYD Sealion 8.
BYD LATEST News Sealion 8 

BYD Sealion 8 PHEV priced from $56,990: First seven-seat SUV from Chinese giant undercuts most rivals

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 EV Central team 9355 Views 0 Comments BYD, BYD Sealion 8 priced, Sealion 8

Razor-sharp pricing has been confirmed for BYD’s first-ever seven-seat model sold in Australia, the plug-in hybrid 2026 BYD Sealion 8

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BYD Dolphin Essential
BYD Dolphin LATEST News TOP STORIES 

2026 plug-in hybrid BYD Dolphin announced

December 23, 2025February 2, 2026 John Mahoney 25647 Views BYD, BYD Dolpin G, Dolphin G

Hungry for sales, BYD is putting the final touches to an even cheaper all-new hybrid version of its entry BYD

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2026 BYD Sealion 5 Premium.
BYD LATEST News Sealion 5 

Confirmed: BYD Sealion 5 is Australia’s cheapest plug-in hybrid SUV, undercutting Chery Tiggo 7 and Geely Starray EM-i

December 16, 2025December 15, 2025 EV Central team 15464 Views BYD, BYD Sealion 5, Sealion 5

BYD has undercut its key rivals in the growing plug-in hybrid SUV segment, confirming the new Sealion 5 will arrive

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2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium.
Atto 1 Atto 2 B5 B8 BYD Denza LATEST News Sealion 8 TOP STORIES 

BYD warns big-name car brands will face “fallout” from new Chinese rivals

December 11, 2025January 10, 2026 EV Central team 12944 Views australia, BYD, ev

BYD says Australia’s new-car landscape is heading for a dramatic reset, arguing that a fast-growing wave of Chinese brands combined

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2026 BYD Shark 6 cab chassis.
BYD LATEST News Shark 6 TOP STORIES 

2026 BYD Shark 6 cab-chassis revealed

December 2, 2025December 31, 2025 John Mahoney 17807 Views BYD, BYD Shark 6 cab chassis, Shark 6 cab chassis

BYD is set to roll out a new chassis-cab version of its strong-selling 2026 BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute.

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2026 BYD Sealion 5 Premium.
BYD LATEST Reviews Sealion 5 SUV reviews 

2026 BYD Sealion 5 Premium Review: This PHEV SUV is the Mitsubishi Lancer wagon of its generation. That’s a compliment, by the way…

November 29, 2025November 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 6101 Views BYD, BYD Sealion 5, BYD Sealion 5 review

The latest model in BYD’s Aussie model rush is the Sealion 5 plug-in hybrid compact SUV. As much aimed at

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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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
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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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
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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

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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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