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BYD

2026 BYD Baby Shark. Artist rendering.
BYD LATEST News Shark 6 

Baby Shark revealed! Australia-bound BYD small ute is based on plug-in Sealion 6, targets ultra-low pricing and an EV range beyond 130km

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October 28, 2025October 27, 2025
Bruce Newton 17040 Views BYD, BYD ute, Shark 6

Fresh patents filed in Europe suggest BYD is hatching plans for a new ute to sit beneath the popular BYD

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2025 BYD Atto 2 Premium.
Atto 2 BYD LATEST Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 BYD Atto 2 Premium Review: Australia’s cheapest compact electric SUV is going to be tough competition for both EVs and ICE … and not just because of the price

October 26, 2025October 25, 2025
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Bruce Newton 10574 Views Atto 2, BYD, BYD Atto 2, Cheap EVs

BYD Australia is going to make a big statement when it comes to electric vehicle pricing when it launches the

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2026 BYD Atto 2.
Atto 2 BYD LATEST News 

2026 BYD Atto 2 to become Australia’s cheapest electric SUV: $35,000 start price expected, undercutting the Leapmotor B10, Chery E5 and MG S5

October 24, 2025October 23, 2025 John Mahoney 20396 Views Atto 2, BYD, BYD Atto 2

The 2026 BYD Atto 2 SUV is set to become Australia’s cheapest electric SUV when sales kick off from mid-November.

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2026 Denza Z9 GT.
B5 B8 Denza LATEST News TOP STORIES 

400km recharge in five minutes! BYD hyper-fast 1MW chargers coming to Australia

October 23, 2025November 18, 2025 Bruce Newton 16253 Views BYD, Denza, Megawatt Flash Charger

BYD’s industry-leading one megawatt hyper-fast DC Flash Charger is coming to Australia in 2026 on the direct order of global

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D19 LATEST Leapmotor News Uncategorized 

Flagship Leapmotor D19 SUV unveiled: EV and range-extender hybrid powertrain options for three-row BYD Sealion 8 and Kia EV9 fighter

October 22, 2025October 25, 2025 John Mahoney 11790 Views BYD, D19, Leapmotor, Sealion 8

Leapmotor has revealed a three-row SUV called the D19 that looks ready-made for Australia. It shapes as a rival for

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2025 BYD Atto 1.
Atto 1 Car reviews LATEST Reviews 

2025 BYD Atto 1 Premium Review: Australia’s cheapest EV is also a decent city car with clever design and real driving character. But will anyone buy it?

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 7588 Views Atto 1, BYD

The 2025 BYD Atto 1 instantly demans attention because it’s about to lower the pricing entry point for EVs in

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2024 BYD Shark.
BYD LATEST News Shark 6 

Shark attack! BYD set to expand Aussie Shark 6 ute line-up. Towing, power, payload and fleets all set to be addressed

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Bruce Newton 19125 Views 3500kg towing, BYD, MEG, Shark 6

The popular BYD Shark 6 ute line-up is set to expand in 2026. A more powerful 2.0-litre plug-in hybrid Shark

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BYD Atto 8 plug-in hybrid seven-seat electric SUV
Atto 1 Atto 2 BYD LATEST News Sealion 5 Sealion 8 Shark 6 

Look out Mazda, look out Ford! Chinese brand BYD plans to double sales again to be top three in Australia in 2026!

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Bruce Newton 14803 Views australia, BYD, sales

The big sales talk is back at BYD and the ambitions are huge and immediate. The Chinese brand wants to

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2025 BYD Atto 1.
Atto 1 Atto 2 BYD LATEST News Sealion 5 Sealion 8 

BYD confirms super-cheap Atto 1 for Australia! Sealion 5 plug-in SUV also on the way as four model launches planned by early 2026

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 13054 Views Atto 1, Atto 2, BYD, Sealion 5, Sealion 8

All four new models that will expand BYD’s Australian line-up by early 2026 have now been named. The latest confirmations

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2025 Denza B5.
B5 B8 Denza LATEST News 

Look out Toyota! BYD premium brand Denza confirms double-trouble 4×4 launch line-up in Australia!

October 2, 2025October 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 14374 Views B5, BYD, Denza

BYD premium brand Denza has confirmed two Toyota-rivalling plug-in hybrid 4x4s will lead its imminent Australian launch. The Prado-rivalling five-seat

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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

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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid 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

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February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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