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EV2

2025 Kia EV2 Concept.
LATEST News 

Kia EV2 and EV1 on the local agenda: Cheaper BEVs headed to Australia to help Kia fight aggressive Chinese on price and sales

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 Bruce Newton 10687 Views EV1, EV2, Kia

The pint-sized Kia EV2 and EV1 battery electric vehicles are officially on the agenda for Australia. The two future EVs

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2026 Kia EV4 sedan.
LATEST News 

Confirmed! Everything we know about the Kia EV4 coming to Australia in 2026 to tackle the Tesla Model 3 and MG4

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025 John Mahoney 10105 Views EV2, EV3, EV4, Kia, MG4, model 3, Tesla

The all-new 2026 Kia EV4 has been revealed and locked in for an Australian launch next year with the Tesla

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2025 Kia EV2 Concept.
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Denied! The Kia EV2 could have been one of the cheapest EVs on-sale in Australia, instead tariffs and logistics mean we’re almost certain to miss out

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 John Mahoney 8142 Views EV2, EV3, EV4, Kia

Kia’s smallest, cheapest EV has been previewed by the Kia Concept EV2 at the 2025 Kia EV Day ahead of

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2025 Kia EV4 hatchback.
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Tesla Model 3 rival unveiled! Kia reveals EV4 sedan and hatch as countdown to global EV Day and more new models continues

February 18, 2025February 17, 2025 John Mahoney 9355 Views EV2, EV3, EV4, Kia, PV5

Kia has ripped the covers off its 2025 Kia EV4 compact electric sedan and hatchback. But it has stopped short

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Kia EV teaser.
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2025 Kia EV3 sneak peek! BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EV rival to be unveiled soon

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 John Mahoney 10728 Views BYD, ev, EV2, EV3, EV5, Kia, mg, ZS

Kia has given us our first glimpse of its inbounded 2024 Kia EV3 that will do battle with the BYD

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Kia EV3 at 2023 Los Angeles show.
LATEST News 

Electric Shock! Kia to launch 15 EVs in next three years as it doubles down on electrified vehicles

April 11, 2024April 10, 2024 John Mahoney 12140 Views EV2, EV3, EV4, EV5, EV6, EV9, EV9 GT, Kia

While the Tasman ute is the focus of Kia’s promotion in Australia, globally the brand has announced it will roll

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Silhoutte of some of the new Kia models - including 7 dedicated EVs by 2027 - as part of the Kia brand relaunch
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Kia ‘most probably’ to be EV brand, 7 EVs from EV1 to EV9

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Toby Hagon 6811 Views e-gmp, electric car, ev, EV1, EV2, EV3, EV4, EV5, EV6, EV7, EV8, EV9, high-performance ev, Hyundai, Kia, kia ev

Kia has chosen a simple alpha-numeric naming system for its upcoming dedicated electric vehicles, to be called EV1, EV2, EV3,

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Hyundai E-GMP platform
News 

Confirmed: High-performance Kia EVs coming from 2021

January 15, 2021January 18, 2021 Toby Hagon 3129 Views e-gmp, electric car, EV1, EV2, EV3, EV4, EV5, EV6, EV7, EV8, EV9, high-performance ev, Hyundai, Kia

Kia president and CEO Ho Sung Song has confirmed Kia will soon have high-performance EVs. To utilise the designs and

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New EVs coming soon

Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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

January 4, 2025 Toby Hagon 9
EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
NEW EVs News 

EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

May 1, 2024 EV Central team 2
New EV electric car calendar
EV HEV NEW EVs PHEV 

New EV electric car calendar

December 5, 2023 EV Central team Comments Off on New EV electric car calendar
The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
LATEST NEW EVs News 

The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

January 3, 2023 Toby Hagon 2

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

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
EV advice EV types 

EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on 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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