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2025 Skyworth BE11.
BE11 LATEST Make Model List News Skyworth TOP STORIES 

Chinese brand Skyworth decides to pause its launch in Australia.

August 14, 2025September 13, 2025
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Bruce Newton 11977 Views BE11, Q, Skywell, Skyworth

While one Chinese brand after another announces imminent Australian launch plans little-known Skyworth has hit the pause button. Originally due

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2021 Tesla Model 3 with over 400,000km showing at EV Workz, Port Kennedy WA
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400,000km Australian Tesla Model 3 goes viral with 90% health remaining on its original battery

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August 13, 2025September 13, 2025
Iain Curry 38575 Views model 3 battery life, tesla battery life, Tesla Model 3, tesla SOH, tesla uber

A Western Australia 2021 Tesla Model 3 has clocked up a remarkable 410,000km using its original battery and motor. The

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2025 Honda Prelude concept.
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2026 Honda Prelude returning to Australia: After 24 years hybrid coupe is back to terrorise the Toyota GR86

August 6, 2025September 6, 2025 John Mahoney 18205 Views Honda, Prelude

Honda Australia has confirmed that it will launch its all-new 2026 Honda Prelude petrol-electric sports coupe Down Under from mid-2026

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2025 BYD Shark 6 in Australia.
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“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 13948 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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2025 Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive
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Elon Musk confirms cheaper 2025 Tesla Model Y on the way to boost sales

July 29, 2025August 29, 2025 John Mahoney 15167 Views elon musk

Tesla supremo and walking headline Elon Musk has announced the controversial EV maker will soon launch a cheaper variant of

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BYD Atto 8 plug-in hybrid seven-seat electric SUV
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New BYD Australia boss promises more models and better customer service: “We want to be an established leader in every respect.”

July 28, 2025August 29, 2025 EV Central team 21735 Views BYD, Stephen Collins

The new leader of the surging BYD brand in Australia has confirmed its sales and expansion goals remain hugely ambitious,

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2026 Mazda CX-5.
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Mazda CX-5 Hybrid is just the beginning as brand vows to “get hybrids through everything”

July 18, 2025August 22, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 8147 Views cx-5, mazda

The all-new and in-house hybrid engine Mazda is developing for the CX-5 will spark a wave of hybridisation at the

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2025 Audi A5 TFSI Sedan.
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Audi reveals big NVES impact: Cheapest Aussie PHEV has been priced to woo buyers from in-house ICE rival!

July 17, 2025August 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 8600 Views Audi A5 PHEV, Audi S5, NVES

The impact of Australia’s new NVES CO2 emissions laws have been starkly illustrated by launch pricing for Audi’s cheapest plug-in

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2026 Mazda CX-5.
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Revealed! New 2026 Mazda CX-5 medium SUV breaks cover, but where’s the hybrid to fight Toyota RAV4?

July 10, 2025August 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 7955 Views Mazda CX-5

If you want an electrified version of the new Mazda CX-5 medium SUV then you will be waiting until at

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2025 XPeng G9 and G6.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

The future of XPeng in Australia is changing. Factory set to have bigger say in Chinese EV brand’s local plans

July 9, 2025August 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 18910 Views G6, TrueEV, Xpeng

Strong signs are emerging Chinese EV specialist XPeng could take a higher degree of control over the import and distribution

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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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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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