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Nio

2026 RHD Nio Firefly.
Firefly LATEST News Nio 

Revealed: How China’s Nio Firefly EV has been influenced by the Aussie Holden Commodore

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 12517 Views 0 Comments Firefly, Mike Barber, Multimatic, Nio, Nio Firefly

An Australian automotive engineer integral to the development of the last locally-developed Holden Commodore has been revealed as a key

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2025 Nio ES8 on the wharf.
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Nio coming to Australia! Firefly budget EV approved, but big boss declares Nio and Onvo are also on the way

September 2, 2025September 1, 2025 John Mahoney 13341 Views Firefly, Nio, Onvo

The Chinese electric vehicle start-up Nio is planning to launch all three of its brands in Australia and not just

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2026 Nio Firefly spotted testing in Australia. Pic: carsales.com.au.
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Scoop pics: Cute Nio Firefly electric hatch caught testing in Australia, could be on-sale here in 2026

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Bruce Newton 8113 Views Firefly, Nio

The long-expected arrival of the Chinese start-up Nio in Australia could be led by this compact electric hatchback, the Firefly.

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Nio battery swap station.
LATEST Technology 

Charging forward! NIO takes battery swaps to new heights with 136,748 exchanges in just 24 hours

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 John Mahoney 114983 Views Nio, Onvo

The NIO Group has chimed in Chinese New Year by performing an incredible 136,748 battery swaps over a 24-hour period,

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2025 Firefly.
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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 John Mahoney 6988 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 IM L6.
LATEST Technology 

Cheap trick: MG’s advanced semi-solid-state batteries it will launch next year will be affordable says boss as Chinese brand gets upper hand on VW and Toyota

December 23, 2024January 9, 2025 John Mahoney 129803 Views ET5, IM L6, mg, Nio, semi solid state battery

MG has announced it’s ready to launch its next generation semi-solid batteries as soon as next year. And it promises

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2024 Nio Power battery swap station.
LATEST News 

Batteries not included: NIO introduces pioneering new semi-solid-state battery with 1000km range … but there’s a big catch

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 John Mahoney 14875 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, Nio, semi solid-state

Two years after it said it would aspiring Chinese start-up NIO has announced it will finally roll out its next-generation

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Nio CEO Willian Li introduces the 2025 ET9.
LATEST News 

Gigantic Chinese Nio ET9 electric car guns for German limos with advanced battery tech that adds 255km in less than five minutes

January 3, 2024January 1, 2024 John Mahoney 5395 Views eqs, ET9, Mercedes-Benz, Nio

China’s Nio has pulled the drapes off the Nio ET9 it hopes will steal sales from luxurious European brands Mercedes-Maybach,

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2022 Nio ES7 SUV.
LATEST News 

China’s Nio reveals ES7; it’s an Aussie-possible Tesla Model Y rival

June 20, 2022July 9, 2022 EV Central team 6709 Views Nio

The Chinese electric vehicle brand Nio, which has heavily hinted it intends to be in Australia by 2025, has rolled

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2022 Nio ET5.
LATEST News 

China EV maker Nio hints at Aussie launch, rolls out new Tesla Model 3 fighter

December 20, 2021December 21, 2021 EV Central team 4842 Views Nio

Australia appears to be up in lights as one of the countries the ambitious Chinese battery electric vehicle brand Nio

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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

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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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

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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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