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BYD Seal
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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 4066 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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Lucid Gravity
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Luxury EV maker Lucid says it’s working on mid-size rival for the Tesla Model 3 and Y that will benefit from its advanced tech

January 1, 2024December 29, 2023 John Mahoney 2941 Views australia, Lucid, Tesla

Lucid Motors has declared it is ready to go mainstream with the launch of an all-new mid-size car that will

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2024 Tesla Model 3
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Are Teslas and BYDs expensive in Australia? Not if you do the math | Opinion

November 18, 2023November 17, 2023 Stephen Corby 4039 Views australia, BYD, electric car, Price, Tesla

Other than the kind of people you don’t want to get stuck next to at dinner, no one really likes

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BYD ute patent appears
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BYD ute detailed: Chinese brand calls out HiLux and Ranger as its game-changing PHEV dual-cab approaches

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Andrew Chesterton 5868 Views australia, BYD ute

BYD says it respects, but doesn’t fear, dual-cab stalwarts like the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger as the Chinese brand

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The MG4 XPower
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“Supercar performance”: MG4 XPower hot hatch undercuts Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model 3 in Australia

October 5, 2023November 6, 2023 Stephen Corby 5341 Views australia, ev, MG4 XPOWER

The MG4 XPower electric hot hatch has been priced at an ultra-competitive $59,990 in Australia, leaving its rivals from Kia,

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 Epiq
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Chinese catch-up: How Hyundai will chase down BYD, MG and GWM with cheaper electric vehicles in Australia

September 30, 2023September 29, 2023 Stephen Corby 5106 Views australia, electric vehicle, Hyundai

Hyundai Australia says it has electric vehicles in its pipeline that will help lower the price gap between it and

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N production to kick off in November as 126 people join the queue for high-performance EV

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 Stephen Corby 4017 Views australia, Hyundai, ioniq 5 n

Hyundai’s most expensive vehicle in Australia, and the N sub-brand’s first high-performance EV, will go into production in November, with

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Subaru Solterra
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How the 2024 Subaru Solterra will shake up the electric SUV game: Where this AWD EV will out-perform the BYD Seal U and BYD Atto 3

September 6, 2023September 23, 2023 Stephen Corby 4298 Views australia, Subaru Solterra

Subaru has outlined just where it thinks its incoming Solterra will outshine its core competitors, promising that its new electric

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Subaru Solterra
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Look out BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model Y? Subaru Solterra order books to finally open as Toyota bZ4X twin arrives in Australia

August 29, 2023August 28, 2023 Stephen Corby 3739 Views australia, BZ4X, electric suv, solterra, Subaru, Toyota

The order books for the delayed Subaru Solterra will finally open in October, with the Japanese brand promising its first

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An artist's render of Kia's ute. Image credit: SRK Designs
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Sorry, Cybertruck: Kia’s electric ute confirmed as EV pick-up truck wars heat up

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 EV Central team 6646 Views australia, kia electric, Tasman, ute

Kia’s diesel-powered dual-cab, the Tasman, won’t be the only ute offering from the Korean brand, with executives confirming it will

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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

January 4, 2025 Toby Hagon 9
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

January 3, 2023 Toby Hagon 2

Types of EVs

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

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
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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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