The Driven EV News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Audi to bring its more affordable electric model to Australia in 2024. The post Audi confirmed it will bring Q4 e-tron electric SUV to Australia in mid 2024 appeared first on The Driven.

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EV Central

MAY 26, 2024

Smart vehicles were sold in Australia from 2003 until 2015 when the brand was axed following poor sales of its sole model, the ForTwo city car, but now it’s hoped by execs that the availability of two small all-electric SUVs will see the brand flourish Down Under. The latter with a single motor is said to cover up to 440km.

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Teslarati

APRIL 18, 2023

Hence many were surprised today when Ford CEO Jim Farley revealed that an electric Ford Puma would be the automaker’s next EV offering , first coming to Australia in 2024. Ford announced the electric Ford Puma on Twitter this morning through its Ford Australia Twitter account. The all-electric @Ford Puma is heading to Australia!

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The Driven EV News

JULY 31, 2024

Kia unveils pricing for its smallest and “most affordable electric SUV”, the EV3, in the UK, giving an indication of what the price might be in Australia. The post Kia unveils pricing and range for EV3, its smallest and lowest cost electric SUV appeared first on The Driven.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The outrageous BYD Yangwang U8 luxury SUV is headed for Australia. A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. The Yangwang isn’t the next BYD headed for Australia.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

According to Automotive News , Hyundai is plotting to introduce a specially adapted battery-electric version of the small combustion-powered Hyundai Casper SUV it already sells in South Korea. To ensure the Casper SUV succeeds, Hyundai hasn’t simply binned its petrol 1.0-litre Read more: An electric Hyundai Casper? Just build it!

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EV Central

MARCH 21, 2024

Following a European summit the funky Renault 5 electric hatch is inching closer to Australia – potentially providing a cool-looking counterpunch to the Tesla electric car onslaught. READ MORE: Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. We see a vehicle like that working exceptionally well in Australia.

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EV Central

MAY 14, 2024

The Polestar 3 large luxury electric SUV due to start deliveries to customers in Australia in September will soon be more affordable – and go further on a charge. Polestar has done BST versions of the 2 – although they were never sold in Australia – and has previously said it wants to do future iterations on other models.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 13, 2024

While sales of pure electric vehicles have been increasingly slowly and steadily in Australia in 2024, petrol-electric hybrids have become the next big thing. Which helps explain why the Chinese brand GWM Haval has doubled down on hybrids in its compact Jolion SUV line-up by adding petrol-electric models and cutting prices. SCORE: 3.0/5

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EV Central

OCTOBER 29, 2023

While BYD has given the thumbs up for the outrageous Yangwang U8 SUV to come to Australia by the end of 2025, it’s thumbs down for the U9 hypercar. The U9 was revealed at the same times as the U8 SUV in early 2023 when BYD launched the Yangwang luxury brand. Once you start getting into hypercars it’s not affordable luxury.”

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EV Central

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Jeep Australia is targeting the best-selling MG ZS small SUV with plans for more affordable versions of its Jeep Avenger compact SUV. Speaking to media at the pint-size Jeep Avenger EV’s local launch, Stellantis Australia product boss Bridget Thomson confirmed that more affordable powertrains were being considered.

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EV Central

JULY 15, 2024

Mitsubishi Motors Australia says our vehicle approval process has stymied plans to introduce its cut-price Mitsubishi eK SUV that was shaping up to be the cheapest EV ever sold Down Under. READ MORE: Green light for electric cars! READ MORE: Green light for electric cars!

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Teslarati

MAY 2, 2023

Australia’s electric vehicle (EV) sales reached an all-time high in April, with battery electric vehicles accounting for 8% of the overall new vehicle market. Amid this trend, the Tesla Model Y is making headway toward becoming one of the country’s best-selling SUVs. year-over-year increase. “It is too early.

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Teslarati

MAY 31, 2024

Ford recently slashed its electric vehicle (EV) prices in Australia by up to AUD$15,000 for some units. Ford EV price cuts follow a trend in Australia right now , where automakers are reducing EV prices left and right. The legacy automaker already reduced the price of the Mach-E before starting deliveries in Australia.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Ford has axed plans to bring the battery electric Puma Gen-E compact SUV to Australia. Instead, it has announced an increased swing toward plug-in hybrids , confirming this morning in a media statement that the Transit Custom PHEV will be coming to Australia in 2025. The local announcement coincides with its reveal in Europe.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The wild Renault 5 Turbo 3E is coming to Australia as a race-inspired hot hatch rival to purebred supercars. Renault confirmed pn Christmas Eve the radical retro-infused hatchback will head to Australia as a performance halo for the French brand – and an EV unlike any other. READ MORE: Exclusive! 2026 Renault 5 Turbo 3E.

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2024

SsangYong Australia has announced it will launch its all-new Torres SUV in Australia this July, with the all-electric EVX model arriving a little later in the fourth quarter of 2024. READ MORE: More affordable EVs coming? As well as spacious, the new SsangYong SUV gets high-levels of standard equipment.

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EV Central

AUGUST 11, 2024

The Chinese-German electric vehicle specialist Smart will stage the global reveal of its new #5 compact SUV in Australia in late August. The reveal will coincide with the Australian media launch of the brand in Australia and has been previewed by photography and video of a disguised Smart #5 testing here and in Europe.

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EV Central

APRIL 22, 2024

There are only two dual motor models in the Macan EV range that launches in Australia later this year – the $133,700 Macan 4 and the $180,100 Macan Turbo. Production of petrol Macans for Australia will end in the third quarter of this year but continues for other markets until 2026. The bad news? All pricing is plus on-road costs.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Lexus’ smallest and most affordable model ever has been confirmed for Australia, with the Toyota Yaris Cross-based LBX to touch down in the first half of 2024. And we do mean affordable. It looks, feels and drives like a Lexus should,” says Lexus Australia boss John Pappas.

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EV Central

MARCH 24, 2024

Radical Renault 5 electric hatch warming for Australia as Tesla rival after Geneva It’s not known if the ultimate aim of the new deal is to also help Honda roll out a new family of affordable electric cars, but originally the brand declared that from now until 2030 it will launch 30 new EVs.

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2024

Fiat has pulled the drapes off its long-awaited next-generation 2025 Fiat Grande Panda that could become one of Australia’s most affordable battery-electric SUVs when it lands here next year. 40,000 Fiat Grande Panda arrives as one of Europe’s cheapest small electric SUVs appeared first on EV Central.

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EVolution

OCTOBER 24, 2020

It’s been a bit of a wait, but finally pre-orders for the MG ZS EV are now open in Australia! Only the third all-electric vehicle to hit Australian roads to be priced around $50k, the MG ZS EV SUV is the first entirely electric vehicle on offer by MG. The MG ZS EV is on the horizon, and its approaching fast.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Already Germany’s most affordable EV at just €16,900 ($A27,900), the Renault-owned Romanian brand is offering the 2024 Dacia Spring for just €79 ($A130) a month on a 24-month/10,000km lease with zero dollars down. Super-cheap Dacia Spring electric SUV is going right-hand drive, but will it come to Australia as a Renault?

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2024

Leapmotor has revealed full detail of its new flagship 2025 Leapmotor C16 family SUV that could offer a cut-price seven-seat SUV option for budget-conscious Australian buyers if its co-owner Stellantis decides to import it. But the tech is unlikely to be offered in Australia without a change of regulation. READ MORE: Confirmed!

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EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2023

About 30 new EVs will make it to Australia in 2030, widening the choices and technology available to buyers. There are also some big brands that have so far not dabbled in the EV space in Australia readying their first battery electric models. The recently-arrived X1 compact SUV will soon spawn an EV sibling in the form of the BMW iX1.

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EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. According to the official VFACTS figures, there were 3330 examples of the battery electric SUV sold in Australia last month. It also sits eighth for the year with 29,511 sales. per cent market share.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

Audi Q4 e-Tron Audi Q4 50 e-tron quattro The Q4 e-Tron is set to become the most affordable EV for the luxury brand, with the 210kW/545Nm rear-wheel drive 45 model priced from $88,300 plus on-road costs. 4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The slow-selling BYD Dolphin electric hatchback appears set for a further price dive and equipment upgrade, while the prospects of its even smaller relation the Dolphin Mini coming to Australia are diminishing. He even left the door open for the Dolphin to be the first new EV in Australia priced under $30,000: “We are looking at everything.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Hyundai will address vehicle electrification by first targeting younger demographics and enterprise customers with affordable battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to achieve economies of scale. The high-performance N brand also plans to launch SUVs and EVs, further boosting Hyundai’s competitiveness in electrification.

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EV Central

MAY 10, 2024

Cadillac will be a “tier-one luxury brand” in Australia, with the incoming Lyriq EV to be followed by a fleet of a high-end electric vehicles that will target Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus in our market. ” First to arrive will be the Lyriq, which will launch in Australia in the second half of 2024.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

4 will be on sale in Australia by the end of 2023 – and we’ve driven it in Australia. Volkswagen Australia has two ID.4s 4s in Australia for evaluation. 4 is Volkswagen’s first electric SUV. 5 as brand confirms three-model EV play in Australia READ MORE: ID.4 4 is classified as a mid-sized SUV.

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel! The long overdue initiative starts the process of ratification into law today with the introduction of legislation to federal parliament.

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Here’s a list of every EV on sale today in Australia, how far they’ll go and how much they cost to buy before on-road charges, or before any rebates, discounts or incentives are applied. 625km: BMW i7 xDrive60, $297,900 Australia’s reigning range champion with a price to match. Prices are correct at time of writing.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Tesla is reportedly beginning deliveries of its new Model Y units built at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China after unveiling the updated SUV earlier this month. Recently, Tesla has started shipping the Model 3+ from Giga Shanghai to a number of European and Asian countries, along with Australia and New Zealand.

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EV Central

JULY 19, 2022

Chevrolet has revealed the EV version of its Blazer family SUV, including an SS performance model and a planned version designed for use as a police pursuit vehicle. That start-from-a-clean-sheet design takes the Blazer from a more mundane looking SUV to something with added muscle and spirit. Chevrolet Blazer EV SS.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The just-landed EV newcomer – that is part of the Geely Group that is also in charge of Volvo and Polestar – is also readying its first plug-in hybrid that plans to take the luxury SUV fight to Range Rover. Its third model confirmed for Australia is the 7X Tesla Model Y fighter that will arrive in 2025.

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