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BYD

BYD Ute in official spy shots.
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Beware Toyota HiLux, look out Ford Ranger! BYD reveals plug-in ute headed for Aussie sale soon

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 John Mahoney 17650 Views BYD, ford, HiLux, ranger, Toyota, ute

Chinese car-making giant BYD has released its first official pictures of the all-new mid-size ute that will challenge the best-selling

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GWM Ora
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Now that’s a price cut! GWM Ora smashes MG4, BYD Dolphin and threatens entry-level ICE with $35K drive-away pricing

April 4, 2024April 22, 2024 Bruce Newton 15973 Views BYD, Dolphin, GWM, MG4, Ora

The electric car pricing war is well and truly underway! The GWM Ora is now clearly the cheapest and most

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MG4 Excite 51.
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Price shock! MG declares war on BYD and GWM Ora with permanent MG4 and ZS EV discounts up to $10,000

March 21, 2024April 25, 2024 Bruce Newton 4270 Views BYD, Dolphin, mg, MG4, Ora, ZS

The Australian electric car price battle has been supercharged by dramatic permanent MG discounts for the MG4 compact hatch and

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2024 Leapmotor C10.
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Here comes another one! China’s Leapmotor plans Aussie attack with BYD-busting prices

March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 Bruce Newton 5437 Views BYD, C10, Leapmotor

Target BYD! That’s the goal of little known Chinese electric car specialist Leapmotor, which could launch in Australia as soon

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2025 Renault 5.
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Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era?

March 5, 2024March 22, 2024 John Mahoney 4916 Views 5, BYD, Cooper, Dolphin, e-tech, electric, Mini, renault

The 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech Electric has been unwrapped at the Geneva motor show and from our first look at

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2024 Dacia Spring.
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Spring has Sprung! Super-cheap Dacia Spring electric SUV is going right-hand drive, but will it come to Australia as a Renault?

February 28, 2024February 27, 2024 John Mahoney 3487 Views bigster, BYD, Dacia, Dolphin, Duster, Spring

Europe’s most affordable EV the 2024 Dacia Spring SUV is now available in right-hand drive, which means there’s a chance

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BYD Seal U
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2024 BYD Seal U confirmed for Australia: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Nissan X-Trail e-Power on notice as plug-in hybrid SUV nears

February 16, 2024February 28, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 6834 Views BYD, Seal U

BYD has confirmed its first plug-in hybrid model in Australia will be the Seal U, with the petrol-electric SUV now

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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 4086 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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2024 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive
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2023 electric car sales record led by Tesla, BYD and MG – but luxury brands are also doing plenty of EV heavy lifting

January 10, 2024January 11, 2024 Toby Hagon 8093 Views BYD, Hyundai, mg, polestar, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen

BYD, Tesla and MG accounted for 74 percent of a record 87,217 EVs sold in Australia in 2023. Sales figures

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EVs of 2024: Polestar 4, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, Kia EV5, Volvo EX30 and BYD ute
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Every new electric vehicle coming to Australia in 2024

January 7, 2024January 16, 2024 Toby Hagon 21101 Views BYD, Chery, ford, GWM, Hyundai, jeep, Kia, mg, nissan, polestar, renault, Skoda, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen, volvo

Sales of electric cars almost tripled in 2023 and Aussies had more models than ever to choose from. Excitingly, 2024

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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

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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

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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
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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
Videos 

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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