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BYD

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

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October 20, 2025October 20, 2025
Bruce Newton 17488 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!

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October 20, 2025October 20, 2025
Bruce Newton 14568 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 12688 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 13814 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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2025 Denza B5.
B5 B5 B8 B8 Denza LATEST News 

“We want to make sure our products are tuned in”: BYD premium brand Denza vows to get its vehicles right for Australia first time

September 30, 2025October 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 12164 Views B5, B8, BYD, Denza

BYD-owned premium brand Denza has vowed it will avoid the tuning and calibration issues that have bedevilled other Chinese brands

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AGL V2G trial.
LATEST Technology 

V2G is go! AGL announces new trial for money-saving vehicle-to-grid EV technology, promises full roll-out in 2026

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 EV Central team 177775 Views AGL, BYD, Hyundai, Kia, V2G, Zeekr

After years of wait, debate and bureaucratic red tape, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging in Australia might have just got the kick

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2025 Yangwang U9 Xtreme.
LATEST News 

496.22km/h! The world’s fastest car is now a Chinese EV! And 500km/h-plus is possible from BYD’s 2221kW YangWang U9 Xtreme

September 23, 2025September 22, 2025 John Mahoney 14419 Views BYD, Top speed record, YangWang U9

The 2026 YangWang U9 Xtreme is now the fastest car on earth. It has humbled the likes of Bugatti and

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2025 Denza Z9 GT.
LATEST News 

We are BYD! Why Denza Australia premium brand will promote and exploit relationship with its Chinese parent as local boss promises huge customer benefits

August 29, 2025August 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 13018 Views BYD, Denza, Denza Australia

While some premium brands try to play down their mainstream genetics, Chinese premium brand Denza will lean into its parent

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2025 Yangwang U8.
Denza LATEST News TOP STORIES U8 

Monster $250K Yangwang U8 SUV wanted by Denza to shake up Australia’s SUV market

August 27, 2025September 26, 2025 Bruce Newton 16838 Views B5 B8, BYD, Denza, Fangchengbao, U8, U9, Yangwang

The spectacular floating Yangwang U8 plug-in hybrid luxury SUV is on the list to come to Australia rebadged as a

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Denza Bao 8.
LATEST News 

Denza aims for the top in Australia: BYD’s premium brand promises high-tech, luxury and “accessible” pricing as it targets German, Japanese and Korean rivals

August 25, 2025August 24, 2025 Bruce Newton 23788 Views Bao 5, BYD, D9, Denza, Z9 GT

The Chinese premium brand Denza will emulate its parent BYD in launching in Australia with market-leading ambitions. Just as BYD

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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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
EV advice EV types 

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle
EV advice EV types 

Hybrid vehicle

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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
LATEST News Videos 

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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