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Leapmotor

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 7995 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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2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV.
LATEST News 

Range master: Cut-price new Leapmotor C10 range extender hybrid arrives to fight BYD Sealion 6 and Jaecoo J7

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 John Mahoney 10071 Views C10, Leapmotor, REEV

Chinese EV start-up Leapmotor has announced its latest range-extender hybrid tech, the new Leapmotor C10 REEV, will arrive in Australia

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2025 Leapmotor C10 Design.
LATEST Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 Leapmotor C10 Design Review: Pricing and equipment are big selling points for China’s latest Tesla Model Y fighter, but how does the rest of the package hold up?

February 2, 2025February 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 8418 Views C10, design, Leapmotor

Another week another Chinese electric SUV designed to tackle the Tesla Model Y. This time it’s the Leapmotor C10. As

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2024 Leapmotor C10.
LATEST News 

Each-way bet! Plug-in hybrid just as important for Leapmotor in Australia as BEVs; C10 and B10 PHEV SUVs on the way!

January 29, 2025January 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 13889 Views B10, C10, C16, Leapmotor, REEV

Rising BYD rival Leapmotor will have an equal focus on battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in its rapidly expanding

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2029 Leapmotor pick-up render.
LATEST News 

Target BYD Shark 6! Leapmotor lands in Australia and declares it is studying a pick-up truck as ambitious global expansion ramps up

January 23, 2025July 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 22286 Views Leapmotor, Leapmotor C10, REEV

The Chinese brand Leapmotor has confirmed it is assessing whether to add a ute to its line-up, while a Toyota

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2025 Leapmotor C10.
LATEST News 

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 13231 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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2025 Leapmotor C16.
LATEST News 

Jump for joy: New Leapmotor C16 could provide Aussie families with a cut-price seven seat battery-electric SUV

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 John Mahoney 14916 Views C10, C16, Leapmotor, T03

Leapmotor has revealed full detail of its new flagship 2025 Leapmotor C16 family SUV that could offer a cut-price seven-seat

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2024 BYD Shark.
LATEST News 

BYD on incoming Chinese rivals: ‘We welcome the competition … technology will keep us on top’

June 18, 2024June 17, 2024 Bruce Newton 12666 Views BYD, Changan, geely, Leapmotor, Xpeng, Zeekr

BYD’s Australian importer has declared itself ready and able to withstand the pressure of more than a dozen new Chinese

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2024 Leapmotor C10.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

May 14, 2024June 18, 2024 Bruce Newton 16060 Views C10, C16, Leapmotor, Model, Tesla, Y

The Chinese electrified vehicle maker Leapmotor will launch in Australia in late 2024 as part of an international expansion backed

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2025 Leapmotor C16 unveiled in Beijing.
LATEST News 

Beijing show: Aussie-bound Leapmotor shows off C16 three-row electric family SUV

May 6, 2024May 5, 2024 Bruce Newton 15198 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, EV9, Kia, Leapmotor

Stellantis-backed Aussie-bound Chinese electrified car brand Leapmotor has revealed the three-row C16 SUV at the Beijing auto show. The sort

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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

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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid 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

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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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