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BYD Sealion 7
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2025 BYD Sealion 7 Performance Review: Plenty of surprises as Chinese attempt to bloody Tesla Model Y’s nose

May 3, 2025May 3, 2025 Stephen Corby 22012 Views BYD, Sealion 7

When you fire up a BYD Sealion 7, you are greeted by a Tesla-typical-sized screen that says: “Cool the Earth

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2025 Denza Z.
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Call 911, Porsche is in trouble! New BYD Denza Z is designed to beat the 911 Turbo in a straight line and on-track

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 John Mahoney 20620 Views BYD, Denza Z, Porsche 911

BYD’s Denza has unwrapped a close-to-production concept for an all-new battery-powered four-seat sports car called the 2025 Denza Z that

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2024 BYD Shark.
LATEST News 

BYD closing on Tesla in Australia: Achieves 40,000 sales in less than three years, aims beyond 40K in 2025 alone!

April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 John Mahoney 6738 Views Atto 3, BYD, Tesla

Chinese electrified brand BYD has sold its 40,000th vehicle in Australia after less than three years on-sale. It now says

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2025 MG U9.
LATEST News 

Global debut: Chinese PHEV ute avalanche continues with MG U9 dual cab 4×4 rival for BYD Shark 6, GWM Cannon Alpha and Ford Ranger PHEV

April 5, 2025April 10, 2025 Bruce Newton 7677 Views BYD, mg, Shark 6, U9

Leading Chinese car maker MG has joined the plug-in hybrid ute rush in Australia. Its contender to rival the BYD

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BYD Atto 3 with vehicle-to-load V2L charging port
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In pod we trust! BYD launches local podcast to counter “misinformation” about EVs

April 2, 2025April 1, 2025 John Mahoney 6319 Views BYD, Charge Up, John Dee, podcast

The world’s largest manufacturer of EVs and hybrids, BYD, has confirmed that it and its local distributor, EVDirect, is going

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2025 Megawatt Flash Charger.
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BYD’s Mega break-through! Mighty 1MW charger reduces EV recharging time to the same as a full tank of petrol

March 21, 2025March 20, 2025 John Mahoney 148235 Views 1000v, BYD, Han L, Megawatt Flash Charger, Tang L

BYD has announced that it has begun rolling out its next-generation 1000-volt hyper-fast DC chargers that can top up vehicles

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Geely shipping vehicles to Peru.
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Hating on Chinese EVs from MG, BYD, Leapmotor, Geely and Xpeng? You might be a car-racist | Opinion

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 Stephen Corby 7772 Views BYD, Leapmotor, mg, Xpeng

Would you buy an electric vehicle from someone with a gun to your head? You’ll think I’m being overly dramatic,

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Denza Z9 GT
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BMW-bashing Denza firms for 2025 Australian launch as BYD targets prestige Euro rivals

February 4, 2025February 27, 2025 John Mahoney 22349 Views BYD, Denza, denza n7, Luxury EV

China’s BYD has announced it will launch its luxury Denza brand in Australia in the second half of 2025 in

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BYD Dolphin Essential
LATEST News 

Flipping hell! Interest in sub-$30K BYD Dolphin ‘through the roof’ as newcomer sizes up Toyota Corolla, Mazda3

January 31, 2025January 30, 2025 Toby Hagon 12239 Views BYD, Dolphin

BYD says interest in the sub-$30K Dolphin electric hatchback is booming following the introduction of a price leading Essential model

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2024 BYD Atto 3 Premium
Atto 3 BYD LATEST Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 BYD Atto 3 Premium Review: Price drop makes Tesla-fighting electric SUV even more appealing

January 26, 2025January 26, 2025 Toby Hagon 36307 Views Atto 3, BYD

The BYD Atto 3 came in for an upgrade in 2024 and has recently had its price sharpened as part

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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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

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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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 or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
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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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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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