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IM5 and IM6, part of the new IM Presented by MG brand.
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2025 IM5 and IM6 Presented by MG lands in Australia: Our first very brief drive of an ambitious Chinese EV brand aimed at Audi, BMW, Tesla and BYD

August 4, 2025August 3, 2025
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Toby Hagon 12109 Views IM, IM Presented By MG, IM5, IM6, mg

The latest new brand to infiltrate the Australian market – IM – offers EVs with a magnetic dashboard, that use

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MG S5
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2025 MG S5 Essence Review: Look out BYD and Tesla! This could be the new small electric SUV benchmark

August 2, 2025August 4, 2025
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Toby Hagon 10303 Views mg, MG S5

The MG S5 is the latest compact electric SUV to take on the heavy hitters of the market. The five-seater

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2026 MG4.
LATEST News 

New MG4 to feature BYD-crushing battery tech: Incoming cheap Chinese small car will include semi-solid-state batteries that even luxury cars don’t yet get!

July 28, 2025July 27, 2025 John Mahoney 13192 Views mg, MG4, semi-solid-state-battery

MG is aiming for outright annihilation of its opposition with the all-new 2026 MG4 hatch by introducing some of its

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MG HS Super Hybrid.
LATEST News 

Slash and burn less fuel! Price cuts for MG3, MG ZS, MG HS and MG HS Super Hybrid all rolled out

July 9, 2025July 8, 2025 John Mahoney 7396 Views mg, mg hs, MG ZS, MG3

MG Australia has rolled out price cuts for all its petrol-electric models. The action includes new drive-away prices on the

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MG4
LATEST News 

MG4 backs away from battle with BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora to be Australia’s cheapest EV with price rises that sees up to $3000 added to electric hatch

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 John Mahoney 8351 Views mg, MG4

Prices for the 2025 MG4 will rise again next month with the cheapest MG4 Excite 51 set to rise to

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MG HS Super Hybrid
LATEST MG Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Review: 120km of EV range to take on BYD, GWM, Chery and more

June 7, 2025June 7, 2025 Toby Hagon 9417 Views HS, mg, super hybrid

It’s not quite a four-wheeled superhero but the latest additions to the MG HS range brings plenty of EV thinking

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2025 MG Cyberster.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

New rear-drive MG Cyberster electric sports car is lighter, goes further and costs less.

May 5, 2025June 4, 2025 John Mahoney 7943 Views Cyberster, mg, RWD

A new cheaper rear-wheel drive 2025 MG Cyberster 77kWh RWD has joined the MG roadster line-up in Australia. While lowering the price

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2025 MG S5 EV.
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2025 MG S5 EV arrives with BYD Atto 3-beating price! But it’s also more expensive than the ancient MG ZS SUV it replaces

May 2, 2025May 1, 2025 John Mahoney 13472 Views mg, mg zs ev, S5

The 2025 MG S5 EV has been priced for Australia and the good news is the new SUV is between

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2026 MG Cyber X.
LATEST News 

MG gets serious about hard-core off-road: Boxy 2026 MG Cyber X is an electric 4×4 rival for Land Rover, Toyota, Jeep and even Mercedes-Benz

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 John Mahoney 9903 Views Cyber X, mg

MG has stunned showgoers at the Shanghai motor show with its all-new 2026 MG Cyber X concept. Essentially, a battery-powered

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MG ZS Hybrid+ Excite.
LATEST Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 MG ZS Hybrid+ Excite Review: Updates to this affordable SUV mean the battery now stays charged, but it still left us feeling a little flat

April 19, 2025April 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 9702 Views Excite, mg, ZS Hybrid+

In the old days (last year), the MG ZS compact SUV was cheap and cheerful rental fleet fodder, but now

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

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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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

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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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

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
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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
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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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