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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 13973 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 13522 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 4281 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
EV LATEST Reviews 

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 8910 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 11164 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 18085 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.
EV LATEST News 

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 17763 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 14354 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 6457 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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BYD Seal
EV LATEST News 

See ya, Tesla: Seal, Dolphin and Atto 3 lift BYD to title of Australia’s best-selling electric vehicle brand in January

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 Stephen Corby 4004 Views australia, BYD, sales, Tesla

The new year has welcomed a new electric-vehicle heavyweight, with Chinese brand BYD outselling EV giant Tesla in Australia for

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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

May 1, 2024 EV Central team 2
New EV electric car calendar
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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
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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

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on 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

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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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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