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Kia Niro EV GT-Line
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Too expensive! Kia Niro EV axed in Australia as cheaper and newer Kia EV3 and Kia EV5 bite into its sales

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 7240 Views EV3, EV5, Kia, niro

Kia’s trail-blazing Niro electric SUV has been axed in Australia. Its hybrid sibling continues on for now, but is expected

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Kia EV5 Snowy Drive.
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Kia EV5 Earth Long Range Review: To the top of Australia and down the other side in an EV

March 9, 2025October 7, 2025 Bruce Newton 20699 Views Earth Long Range, EV5, Kia

It sounded like a good idea at the time. Drive a Kia EV5 Earth Long Range from Sydney to Melbourne

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‘We’re sticking with EVs!’ Kia Australia explains why EVs are important now and will be even more vital in the future

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 Stephen Corby 18445 Views EV3 EV6, EV5, EV9, Kia

Kia Australia remains absolutely committed to EVs and sees them driving the most interest and enquiries of any vehicles in

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2025 Leapmotor C10.
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Leap into the unknown! 2025 Leapmotor C10 slashes entry price for medium electric SUVs $10,000 below Tesla Model Y and Kia EV5

October 24, 2024October 23, 2024 Bruce Newton 13111 Views C10, EV5, Kia, Leapmotor, model y, Tesla

The Chinese newcomer Leapmotor has reset the pricing floor in the medium electric SUV segment with the Tesla Model Y-fighting

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Kia EV5 Earth
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Take that Tesla! Kia EV5 pricing undercuts top-selling Model Y by thousands, setting the scene for a brutal mid-sized electric SUV battle

October 11, 2024October 19, 2024 Toby Hagon 11718 Views EV5, Kia

The Kia EV5 will tackle the Tesla Model Y head on with pricing that undercuts the top-seller by thousands of

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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 10727 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.
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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 12138 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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Kia EV5
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Kia EV5 detailed ahead of mid-2024 arrival: Is this the electric SUV that could prove the biggest threat yet to the Tesla Model Y?

April 4, 2024April 3, 2024 Toby Hagon 20822 Views EV5, Kia, Kia EV5

Kia wants its EV5 to take a Tesla-sized chunk of the fast-growing electric car market. Rather than a low-volume player,

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2023 Kia EV5 Concept.
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Kia EV5 medium SUV revealed, could be here in 2024

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 EV Central team 4448 Views EV5, Kia

Kia has staged the surprise reveal of a medium-sized electric SUV dubbed the Concept EV5. Rolled out at the brand’s

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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 6810 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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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
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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

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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