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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
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Stephen Corby 4323 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
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John Mahoney 3139 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 4295 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
EV LATEST News 

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 6115 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 5613 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
EV LATEST News 

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 5284 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 4234 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 4544 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 3967 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 6985 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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2024 MG Cyberster review: Does this sexy two-seat roadster have the goods to take on Porsche and BMW?
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2024 MG Cyberster review: Does this sexy two-seat roadster have the goods to take on Porsche and BMW?

December 1, 2024 Toby Hagon Comments Off on 2024 MG Cyberster review: Does this sexy two-seat roadster have the goods to take on Porsche and BMW?
2025 BYD Shark 6 review: Can the first PHEV ute take the workhorse fight to the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux?
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2025 BYD Shark 6 review: Can the first PHEV ute take the workhorse fight to the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux?

September 24, 2024 Toby Hagon Comments Off on 2025 BYD Shark 6 review: Can the first PHEV ute take the workhorse fight to the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux?
Audi Q4 55 e-tron quattro Review: Perfectly nice, but is that gonna cut it against a vast number of cheaper and more interesting rivals?
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Audi Q4 55 e-tron quattro Review: Perfectly nice, but is that gonna cut it against a vast number of cheaper and more interesting rivals?

November 15, 2025 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Audi Q4 55 e-tron quattro Review: Perfectly nice, but is that gonna cut it against a vast number of cheaper and more interesting rivals?
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N prototype driven. Is this the makings of an EV masterpiece?
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N prototype driven. Is this the makings of an EV masterpiece?

March 16, 2023 John Carey Comments Off on Hyundai Ioniq 5 N prototype driven. Is this the makings of an EV masterpiece?

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

February 7, 2026 Stephen Corby 0

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

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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