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2024 Dacia Spring.
LATEST News 

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

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February 28, 2024February 27, 2024
John Mahoney 3634 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
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Andrew Chesterton 6965 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
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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 4207 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 8248 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 21234 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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2024 BYD Sea Lion 07.
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Bigger, better, cheaper? The all-new BYD Sea Lion 07 will be hunting the Tesla Model Y in Australia

November 20, 2023December 9, 2023 Bruce Newton 8343 Views BYD, electric car, electric suv, electric vehicle, ev, Sea Lion 07

The Tesla Model Y now has a direct rival from Chinese challenger BYD. Meet the Sea Lion 07. Revealed at

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BYD Dolphin Dynamic
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2024 BYD Dolphin Dynamic review: Australia’s cheapest electric car provides an EV alternative to the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Hyundai i30 and Kia Cerato

November 19, 2023November 20, 2023 Toby Hagon 15959 Views BYD, BYD Dolphin, Dolphin

The BYD Dolphin is Australia’s most affordable electric car. Priced from about $40,000, it is a small hatchback about the

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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 4158 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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2024 BYD Song Plus DM-i.
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Coming in early 2024! Why BYD is going petrol plug-in with its new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid fighter

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Bruce Newton 9184 Views BYD, DM-i, Seal U, Song Plus

BYD has confirmed its next entrant into the Australian market will be a plug-in hybrid wagon arriving in early 2024

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2023 Yangwang U8.
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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

October 27, 2023October 30, 2023 Bruce Newton 9760 Views BYD, U8, Yangwang

The outrageous BYD Yangwang U8 luxury SUV is headed for Australia. Local BYD importer Luke Todd has confirmed the deal

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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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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

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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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