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BYD

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

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April 5, 2025April 10, 2025
Bruce Newton 8442 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
LATEST News 

In pod we trust! BYD launches local podcast to counter “misinformation” about EVs

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April 2, 2025April 1, 2025
John Mahoney 6661 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.
LATEST Technology 

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 148660 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.
LATEST Opinion 

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 8796 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
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

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

February 4, 2025February 27, 2025 John Mahoney 23070 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 12727 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 45006 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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2024 BYD Sealion 6.
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PHEV fortunes! BYD cuts pricing of Sealion 6 AGAIN, while Mitsubishi is forced to pull the plug on Eclipse Cross PHEV

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 26645 Views BYD, BYD Sealion 6 Essential, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV, PHEV, plug-in hybrid

While BYD is doubling down on plug-in hybrids in Australia, its primary PHEV rival Mitsubishi is pulling the plug. BYD

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BYD Sealion 7.
LATEST News 

How low can they go? Sub $60,000 price promised for 2025 BYD Sealion 7 SUV as Chinese firm’s latest Aussie arrival  squares up to Tesla Model Y

January 14, 2025January 13, 2025 John Mahoney 24154 Views BYD, Sealion 7, Tesla Model Y

The 2025 BYD Sealion 7 will feature highly competitive pricing that’s been promised to start below $60,000 as the Chinese

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2025 BYD Dolphin.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

$29,990 Dolphin dives in! BYD wins the race to price an EV under $30,000 in Australia. Cuts the price of the Atto 3 as well

January 9, 2025May 13, 2025 Bruce Newton 18869 Views Atto 3, BYD, Dolphin, Essential

Unless another brand gazumps it, BYD will become the first auto brand to sell a new battery electric vehicle priced

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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
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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
EV advice EV types 

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
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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