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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

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December 11, 2025January 10, 2026
EV Central team 13068 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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BYD Atto 8 plug-in hybrid seven-seat electric SUV
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Look out Mazda, look out Ford! Chinese brand BYD plans to double sales again to be top three in Australia in 2026!

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October 20, 2025October 20, 2025
Bruce Newton 14830 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 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 14207 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 Ford Ranger PHEV.
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Why Australia should be a world leader in EVs

November 24, 2024November 23, 2024 Stephen Corby 4650 Views australia, ev, ev sales

Believe it or not, all available evidence suggests Australia should be a world leader in electric vehicles, so why are

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Kia EV5
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2024 Kia EV5 review: Believe the hype, this Model Y rival will give Tesla a run for its money in Australia

October 27, 2024October 28, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 9714 Views australia, Kia EV5, review

In my humble opinion, you are gazing upon (or reading about, at least) the single biggest challenge the Tesla Model

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The Deepal line-up includes the L07, the XXX and S07.
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New electric car bargains incoming: Influx of Chinese brands like Deepal, Zeekr, Xpeng and Leapmotor to drive discounts in “crowded ” market

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 11603 Views australia, BYD, electric vehicle, Tesla, Toyota

Australia’s top-selling car maker says the influx of new Chinese brands is causing our car market to feel “crowded” –

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A Foton Tunland ute
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Aussie ute market heats up: Foton preparing for Australian relaunch late this year with Foton Tunland G7 EV ute to spearhead its return and battle the LDV eT60

August 2, 2024August 17, 2024 John Mahoney 18552 Views australia, Foton, Tunland, ute

Chinese van, truck and ute maker Foton has announced it will relaunch in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2024

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A Fiesta-sized EV is coming from Ford.
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How Ford can beat Tesla: Why this all-electric 2026 Ford Fiesta successor is the most important car the Blue Oval’s made in the last 10 years

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024 John Mahoney 18600 Views australia, ev, ford

Ford is secretly developing a small Fiesta replacement that could prove to be its most important car in its modern

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Smart Concept #1 electric SUV
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The smartest electric car buy? Smart to launch as EV brand in Australia with two affordable SUVs to tackle BYD and GWM

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 John Mahoney 14693 Views australia, smart

Smart will soon officially announce plans to return to the Australian market in the near future after a 10-year hiatus

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Tesla Cybertruck
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2024 Tesla Cybertruck review: First drive of the garish, childish, outlandish truck that Elon built

April 29, 2024April 30, 2024 Stephen Corby 7293 Views australia, Cybertruck, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, stephen corby, Tesla, tesla cybertruck, Tesla Cybertruck first drive

It’s long been hard to separate the brand and the man, Tesla and Elon Musk, and yet until now, until

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2025 Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid Review: A worthy step along the road to EVs, or not quite good enough? Unpacking the sixth generation of one of Australia’s best known medium SUVs
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2025 Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid Review: A worthy step along the road to EVs, or not quite good enough? Unpacking the sixth generation of one of Australia’s best known medium SUVs

July 26, 2025 Bruce Newton Comments Off on 2025 Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid Review: A worthy step along the road to EVs, or not quite good enough? Unpacking the sixth generation of one of Australia’s best known medium SUVs
2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range Review: Why Elon Musk’s antics shouldn’t distract you from how good the Juniper update is
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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range Review: Why Elon Musk’s antics shouldn’t distract you from how good the Juniper update is

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2022 Cupra Born e-Boost review

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2024 Ford E-Tourneo review: Can this all-electric people mover tempt families out of the Kia Carnival and Volkswagen Multivan?
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2024 Ford E-Tourneo review: Can this all-electric people mover tempt families out of the Kia Carnival and Volkswagen Multivan?

June 29, 2024 Toby Hagon Comments Off on 2024 Ford E-Tourneo review: Can this all-electric people mover tempt families out of the Kia Carnival and Volkswagen Multivan?

Types of EVs

What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained
EV types 

What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby 0

Like hybrids, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (or PHEVs) have an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor. Plug-in vehicles take the

What is an EV or BEV? Electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles explained
EV types 

What is an EV or BEV? Electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby 0
What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained
EV types 

What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained

February 10, 2026 EV Central team 0
What is a hybrid? Hybrid vehicles explained
EV types 

What is a hybrid? Hybrid vehicles explained

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Beginner’s Guide to EV Charging: Brought to you by Ampol

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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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