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BYD

2025 BYD Atto 2 Premium.
Atto 2 BYD LATEST Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 BYD Atto 2 Premium Review: Australia’s cheapest compact electric SUV is going to be tough competition for both EVs and ICE … and not just because of the price

October 26, 2025October 25, 2025 Bruce Newton 8327 Views Atto 2, BYD, BYD Atto 2, Cheap EVs

BYD Australia is going to make a big statement when it comes to electric vehicle pricing when it launches the

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2026 BYD Atto 2.
Atto 2 BYD LATEST News 

2026 BYD Atto 2 to become Australia’s cheapest electric SUV: $35,000 start price expected, undercutting the Leapmotor B10, Chery E5 and MG S5

October 24, 2025October 23, 2025 John Mahoney 19105 Views Atto 2, BYD, BYD Atto 2

The 2026 BYD Atto 2 SUV is set to become Australia’s cheapest electric SUV when sales kick off from mid-November.

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2025 BYD Atto 1.
Atto 1 Car reviews LATEST Reviews 

2025 BYD Atto 1 Premium Review: Australia’s cheapest EV is also a decent city car with clever design and real driving character. But will anyone buy it?

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 4402 Views Atto 1, BYD

The 2025 BYD Atto 1 instantly demans attention because it’s about to lower the pricing entry point for EVs in

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2024 BYD Shark.
BYD LATEST News Shark 6 

Shark attack! BYD set to expand Aussie Shark 6 ute line-up. Towing, power, payload and fleets all set to be addressed

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Bruce Newton 16382 Views 3500kg towing, BYD, MEG, Shark 6

The popular BYD Shark 6 ute line-up is set to expand in 2026. A more powerful 2.0-litre plug-in hybrid Shark

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BYD Atto 8 plug-in hybrid seven-seat electric SUV
Atto 1 Atto 2 BYD LATEST News Sealion 5 Sealion 8 Shark 6 

Look out Mazda, look out Ford! Chinese brand BYD plans to double sales again to be top three in Australia in 2026!

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Bruce Newton 14228 Views australia, BYD, sales

The big sales talk is back at BYD and the ambitions are huge and immediate. The Chinese brand wants to

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2025 BYD Atto 1.
Atto 1 Atto 2 BYD LATEST News Sealion 5 Sealion 8 

BYD confirms super-cheap Atto 1 for Australia! Sealion 5 plug-in SUV also on the way as four model launches planned by early 2026

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 12046 Views Atto 1, Atto 2, BYD, Sealion 5, Sealion 8

All four new models that will expand BYD’s Australian line-up by early 2026 have now been named. The latest confirmations

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2025 BYD Sealion 6 Premium Extended Range.
BYD LATEST News Sealion 6 

2025 BYD Sealion 6 Premium Extended Range flagship launches in Australia: 130km on electricity for no extra cost!

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025 John Mahoney 8310 Views

A new flagship 2025 BYD Sealion 6 Premium Extended Range version of its plug-in hybrid mid-size SUV is now on-sale

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2025 BYD Shark 6 in Australia.
BYD LATEST News Shark 6 TOP STORIES 

“We want to take it to the next level”: BYD boss aims to embed Chinese brand in Australia

August 5, 2025September 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 13689 Views australia, BYD, Sealion 6, Sealion 7, Shark 6

If you reckon you’ve heard a lot about and from BYD in recent times standby. As part of a comprehensive

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BYD Shark 6
BYD LATEST Opinion PHEV 

Electric ute shock! The BYD Shark 6 really is as good as everyone says – in fact, it’s better | Opinion

February 19, 2025February 20, 2025 Stephen Corby 50881 Views

Being avowedly and even professionally cynical can be exhausting work, but it’s satisfying, too, because you’re so often proven to

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2024 BYD Atto 3 Premium
Atto 3 BYD LATEST Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 BYD Atto 3 Premium Review: Price drop makes Tesla-fighting electric SUV even more appealing

January 26, 2025January 26, 2025 Toby Hagon 38352 Views Atto 3, BYD

The BYD Atto 3 came in for an upgrade in 2024 and has recently had its price sharpened as part

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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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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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar

December 5, 2023 EV Central team Comments Off on New EV electric car calendar
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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