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BYD

2025 BYD Ocean S concept.
BYD LATEST News Seal 08 Sealion 08 

BYD goes upmarket: Flagship BYD Sealion 08 SUV and Seal 08 sedan gun for Audi, Benz and BMW

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026
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John Mahoney 3035 Views 0 Comments BYD, Seal 08, Sealion 08

BYD has given us our closest looks yet at its inbound flagship Ocean 8 series line-up that will be named

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2025 Yangwang U9 Track Edition speed record.
Denza LATEST News U8 U9 

BYD mega brand confirmed for Australia: Ferrari-hunting YangWang coming soon!

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
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EV Central team 4687 Views 0 Comments BYD, Denza, Yangwang

BYD is preparing to push well beyond its current mainstream positioning in Australia – and even above new premium entrant

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2025 BYD Sealion 8.
BYD LATEST News Sealion 8 

BYD Sealion 8 PHEV priced from $56,990: First seven-seat SUV from Chinese giant undercuts most rivals

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 EV Central team 7095 Views 0 Comments BYD, BYD Sealion 8 priced, Sealion 8

Razor-sharp pricing has been confirmed for BYD’s first-ever seven-seat model sold in Australia, the plug-in hybrid 2026 BYD Sealion 8

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2025 BYD Atto 2 Premium.
LATEST Model 3 Model Y News Tesla 

An era ends! Tesla loses its grip on the global EV market, as China’s BYD takes number one with new sales record

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 John Mahoney 7333 Views 0 Comments BYD, Global EV sales, model 3, model y, Tesla

BYD has usurped Tesla as the world’s largest EV-maker in 2025 by selling a massive 620,585 more electric cars than

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BYD Dolphin Essential
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2026 plug-in hybrid BYD Dolphin announced: Petrol-electric small car will pose a price challenge to Toyota Yaris, Mazda 2 and MG3

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 John Mahoney 24689 Views BYD, BYD Dolpin G, Dolphin G

Hungry for sales, BYD is putting the final touches to an even cheaper all-new hybrid version of its entry BYD

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2026 BYD Sealion 5 Premium.
BYD LATEST News Sealion 5 

Confirmed: BYD Sealion 5 is Australia’s cheapest plug-in hybrid SUV, undercutting Chery Tiggo 7 and Geely Starray EM-i

December 16, 2025December 15, 2025 EV Central team 14784 Views BYD, BYD Sealion 5, Sealion 5

BYD has undercut its key rivals in the growing plug-in hybrid SUV segment, confirming the new Sealion 5 will arrive

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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

December 11, 2025January 10, 2026 EV Central team 12626 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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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
LATEST Model 3 Model Y News Tesla 

Australia backs Tesla: While BYD is dominating sales in Europe the Model Y still leads the way here

December 3, 2025December 2, 2025 John Mahoney 14081 Views BYD, BYD Shark 6, Tesla, Tesla Model Y

BYD delivered Tesla another devastating blow in Europe last month, recording 17,470 sales in October,. By contrast, Tesla Model 3

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2026 BYD Shark 6 cab chassis.
BYD LATEST News Shark 6 TOP STORIES 

2026 BYD Shark 6 cab-chassis revealed

December 2, 2025December 31, 2025 John Mahoney 16924 Views BYD, BYD Shark 6 cab chassis, Shark 6 cab chassis

BYD is set to roll out a new chassis-cab version of its strong-selling 2026 BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute.

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2026 BYD Sealion 5 Premium.
BYD LATEST Reviews Sealion 5 SUV reviews 

2026 BYD Sealion 5 Premium Review: This PHEV SUV is the Mitsubishi Lancer wagon of its generation. That’s a compliment, by the way…

November 29, 2025November 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 5245 Views BYD, BYD Sealion 5, BYD Sealion 5 review

The latest model in BYD’s Aussie model rush is the Sealion 5 plug-in hybrid compact SUV. As much aimed at

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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

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

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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
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

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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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