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BYD

BYD Seal Performance
LATEST News 

On the rise! BYD sold 4.27 million EVs and PHEVs in 2024, overtaking Ford and Honda – but Tesla still has the edge for EV sales

January 8, 2025January 7, 2025
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John Mahoney 10892 Views BYD, EV sales 2024, PHEV sales 2024, Tesla

BYD has announced it sold an incredible 4.27 million cars globally in 2024, representing a massive 41.3 per cent increase

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2025 Firefly.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

Look out MG4 and BYD Dolphin! Distinctive iPhone-eyed Firefly hatch is Chinese luxury brand NIO’s debut budget buy

January 6, 2025February 2, 2025
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John Mahoney 7304 Views BYD, Firefly, MG4, Nio

NIO has revealed the first model in its new Firefly budget brand that will spearhead the sub-brand’s expansion into new

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2025 BYD Shark 6.
LATEST Opinion 

Bruce Newton’s best electrified car of 2024: BYD Shark 6

December 31, 2024December 30, 2024 Bruce Newton 12156 Views BMW iX3, BYD, Neue Klasse, polestar 3, Shark 6

I wrestled with this one for a while because the BYD Shark 6 was the vehicle that impressed me most

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2025 Sealion 7 EV.
LATEST News 

Cheaper EVs! Government announces scheme to slash the cost of buying new and used electric vehicles. But there are conditions…

December 19, 2024December 20, 2024 Bruce Newton 26566 Views BYD, chris bowen, ev, loan, low interest

The federal government has moved to make the purchase of new and used electric vehicles more affordable. It is backing

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BYD Shark 6 Premium in the outback
LATEST News 

BYD Shark 6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N the big winners as Aussie new car awards season turns electric!

December 16, 2024December 17, 2024 Bruce Newton 12990 Views BYD, ev, Hyundai, PHEV, Shark 6

Electrified vehicles have swept two major Australian automotive media best car awards announced in recent days. The BYD Shark 6

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2025 BYD Dolphin.
LATEST News 

Revealed! The new look for the 2025 BYD Dolphin EV that is intended to take the fight to the MG4 and GWM Ora

December 16, 2024December 14, 2024 Bruce Newton 22362 Views BYD, Dolphin, GWM Ora, MG4

A little more than three years after it was first launched in China it’s time for the 2025 BYD Dolphin

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2025 BYD Yuan Up - aka BYD Atto 3 Up.
LATEST News 

Looking Up! BYD Atto 3 Up patent in Australia signals the 2025 arrival of baby electric SUV to fight the MG ZS EV

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 John Mahoney 19792 Views Atto 3 Up, BYD, Yuan Up

BYD is secretly planning to launch yet another battery-electric SUV Down Under following an Australian and New Zealand patent for

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BYD Blade battery.
LATEST Technology 

Stronger, further, faster, cheaper, smaller! BYD execs are hyping the next generation Blade battery. Would you bet against them delivering?

November 29, 2024January 9, 2025 John Mahoney 83518 Views BYD, Seal

BYD says its next generation Blade batteries launching in 2025 will be smaller, safer, cheaper and provide more than 30

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2025 BYD E-Vali.
LATEST News 

Nobody is safe from BYD’s model tsunami: Chinese brand reveals yet more Australian expansion plans to target Ford, LDV and Mercedes-Benz

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 Bruce Newton 21302 Views BYD, E-Vali, ETP3

Chinese mega-brand BYD’s Australian importer is planning to open up a new front in its ambitious campaign to top Aussie

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BYD Shark 6 Premium
LATEST Reviews Ute reviews 

BYD Shark 6 vs Ford Ranger: Fresh PHEV challenger sizes up against traditional diesel ute hero

November 10, 2024November 24, 2024 Toby Hagon 12252 Views BYD, ford, ranger, Shark 6

The BYD Shark 6 is the biggest news in the ute market for years. Utes have been mostly predictable and

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

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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
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
Videos 

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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