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. One thing you won’t see in the Polestar 3 is a third row of seats, something that could rule it out for larger families chasing a seven-seat SUV. 2024 Polestar 3.

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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. So it is more realistically a Range Rover and Benz rival.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Model Y certainly seems to be having a lot of momentum, with the vehicle recently topping Europe’s D-SUV segment in the first half of 2022. Europe’s D-SUV segment is competitive, with established players like the BMW X3 and the Mercedes-Benz GLC being mainstays. Credit: JATO. Credit: JATO.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

BMW Australia has released first pricing and equipment details of the 2025 BMW iX ahead of the refreshed all-electric SUV’s mid-year local debut. The new battery adopts a revised pre-conditioning feature and this is the first BMW to get semiconductors made of silicon carbide components that are clamed to boost efficiency.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2023

EV Central’s BMW iX1 review: It’s drifting into ancient history now but BMW was a real battery electric vehicle trendsetter when it launched the i3 back in 2013. A spin-off from the petrol-powered X1, the newly arrived iX1 compact SUV is undoubtedly proof of that. 2023 BMW iX1 M Sport rear seat.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The electric luxury brand Polestar has revealed pricing of a cheaper rear-wheel drive 2025 3 SUV at the same time as it has announced a reduction in value of the recently-launched dual motor versions. The post Features culled as 2025 Polestar 3 SUV single motor and dual motor pricing announced appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

JUNE 12, 2024

The significantly overhauled 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron is cheaper following the introduction of a new base version of the luxury battery-electric SUV that is $14,000 more affordable than the e-tron it steps in for. READ MORE: Audi EV fightback! Both the Q8-tron and faster SQ8 e-tron come with a five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 20, 2024

BMW’s compact class is going electric. The BMW 1 Series will be transformed into an affordable electric car as the brand looks to attract younger buyers. BMW’s 1 Series and 2 Series will spawn i1 and i2 EV models. BMW is expanding into new segments and looking to attract younger buyers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The most affordable vehicles—compact cars, compact SUVs and subcompact cars— had incentives between 3% to 4%, which is above industry average. Luxury vehicle ATPs were a mixed bag in January, with luxury cars, luxury compact SUVs and luxury mid-size SUVs showing price declines between 0.4% in December.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2017

They include the development of an affordable hybrid powertrain for niche vehicle applications, such as autonomous pods, as well as a project to address significant gaps in the UK electrification supply chain. New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial N.V.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

And with federal and state rebates, they are more affordable than ever. Options like these tackle two common concerns among potential buyers: affordability and “range anxiety.”. BMW Group will offer a total of seven models in the US by spring of next year with an electric drivetrain or as plug-in hybrids. Times have changed.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

BMW is teasing the new Vision Neue Klasse X electric SUV ahead of its official debut next week. Is this the electric BMW SUV we’ve been waiting for? BMW teases new Vision Neue Klass X BMW gave us a glimpse into the brands high-tech future with the Vision Neue Klasse , unveiled in September.

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EV Central

AUGUST 14, 2022

BMW Australia is hitting the road with its new i7 luxury electric saloon to understand whether it will garner more interest from prospective buyers than its more affordable ICE counterpart. After much teasing, BMW revealed first details of the new seventh generation 7-Series in April and announced the Australian pricing last month.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

The vehicle categories seeing the most significant response increases in the 2011 survey compared with 2010 were SUVs, luxury vehicles, large pick-up trucks, and cross-overs. Honda ranked seventh, ahead of Ford, and Toyota ranked ninth just ahead of General Motors. Forecast for Mergers and Acquisitions.

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EV Central

MARCH 21, 2023

BMW has confirmed its next electric vehicle model launches will be an i5 large sedan and wagon and the iX2 compact SUV. Both models will sit alongside orthodox internal combustion siblings as BMW has already done with the 4-Series/i4, 7-Series/i7 and X1/iX1. 2023 BMW i5 sedan. Set for reveal this year.

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EV Central

JULY 6, 2024

The mid-sized SUV is arguably the start of the main game for the fledgling EV brand. READ MORE: Polestar 4 mid-sized SUV now on sale with big EV targets in its crosshairs READ MORE: Polestar’s plan to survive and thrive: Carving a space in the EV world READ MORE: Battery breakthrough! It makes for an upmarket cabin. Score: 3.5/5

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Audi has confirmed it will add the Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron compact electric SUVs to its local line-up in mid-2024. The Q4 line-up will be the most affordable models in the German luxury brand’s local EV line-up. It will line up against the likes of the Tesla Model Y , BMW iX3 , Mercedes-Benz EQA , Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6.

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EV Central

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Polestar 4 electric SUV is now officially on sale in Australia and targeting the top-selling Tesla Model Y with aggressive pricing in the premium electric vehicle segment. Polestar 4 tackles the premium performance class in the D-SUV segment.” Admittedly that figure is boosted hugely by Tesla.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Its an SUV company that also sells bloody good performance cars many people want but cant afford. The Macan and larger Cayenne SUVs do the heavy sales lifting and profit pulling, making up three-quarters of all Porsches shifted in Australia. The petrol is dead and whispers of killing the Golden Goose get louder. Hello, gamble.

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Teslarati

MARCH 29, 2023

Mercedes has teased the upcoming launch of the Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV, the first electric vehicle from its ultra-luxury Maybach brand. As BMW is to its Rolls Royce subsidiary, Mercedes is to Maybach, its ultra-luxury vehicle brand. The post Mercedes teases Maybach EQS SUV, its first ultra-luxury EV appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

BMW has begun production of a battery-assembly facility at its San Luis Potosí, Mexico, plant in anticipation of production of its next-generation Neue Klasse EVs. BMW cylindrical battery cells BMW announced that it would build Neue Klasse EVs in Mexico , as well as two European production sites, in February 2023.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 23, 2024

Rivian sells two compelling EVs that have garnered a good deal of happy customers, but they’re far from affordable. At around $70,000 to start, the brand’s R1T pickup and R1S SUV are out of reach for most buyers, even after the $3,750 federal tax credits for some models.

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Teslarati

APRIL 24, 2023

The upcoming Mercedes AMG EQE SUV was spotted completing testing in California ahead of a planned launch in the coming year. This includes flagship models like the EQS, the electric variant of the historic S-Class, and affordable models like the EQA. That model comes at a starting price of $77,900.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

After Ford announced a surprising shift to more affordable EVs, its luxury Lincoln brand is putting electric on the back burner. Lincoln backtracks on EVs as Ford shifts to affordable In an interview (via Detroit News ), Lincoln President Dianne Craig said that the company is “listening to what customers really need.”

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EV Central

JUNE 5, 2024

per cent, BMW’s 11.4 As with many new models coming soon, the all-new Q3 small SUV that’s due to be unveiled within months will be offered as a PHEV. That 35 TFSI is currently the most affordable Q3 on the market, priced from $54,600 plus on-road costs. “I By comparison, Volvo’s 2023 EV share was 35.5 The post Audi EV fightback!

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Primed to be introduced here in Australia’s as part of the brand’s relaunch, the Cadillac Optiq has been created to challenge the likes of the dominant Tesla Model Y, as well as more premium rivals like the BMW iX3 and the incoming Polestar 4. The post Who’s your Caddy?

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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. The LBX will be positioned as the premium-brand’s entry-level model, sitting below the the Lexus UX, which starts at just over $46,000.

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Push EVs

APRIL 8, 2023

Finally, another relative newcomer, the BMW iX1, has seen great progress, from its very first deliveries in December, climbing to 16th rank in Q1. After the untimely demise of the BMW i3, the iX1 is the most affordable BMW BEV on offer, and we should expect it to be the brand’s bestseller over the medium term.

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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. READ MORE: Get smart: New Smart #1 and #3 SUVs to beat BMW iX1 and Volvo EX30 on price READ MORE: The smartest electric car buy? 2025 Smart #5 testing in Australia.

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

625km: BMW i7 xDrive60, $297,900 Australia’s reigning range champion with a price to match. The BMW i7 limo unashamedly has Rolls-Royce vibes , and includes a 31.3-inch 2023 BMW i7 614km: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Dynamiq RWD, $74,000 Kinda funny looking, but that super-slippery body gives the Ioniq 6 a CD of just 0.21

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 9, 2023

Before I met BMW’s iVision Dee at a press preview event in Germany— prior to a public reveal at CES in Las Vegas last week—I’d never seen a car blush, let alone had one make me blush. The body’s 240 laser-cut, Kindle-style “e-ink” panels let the BMW transform instantly to one of 32 exterior colors.

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EV Central

JANUARY 3, 2025

Some purists may also not like the fact that the underpinnings of the compact SUV are shared with others in the Stellantis family, including the Jeep Avenger. Still, at least the single motor front-drive SUV promises Alfa Romeo dynamics courtesy of sharp steering and a bespoke chassis tune. BYD Dolphin update 2025 BYD Dolphin.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 9, 2023

Before I met BMW’s iVision Dee at a press preview event in Germany— prior to a public reveal at CES in Las Vegas last week—I’d never seen a car blush, let alone had one make me blush. The body’s 240 laser-cut, Kindle-style “e-ink” panels let the BMW transform instantly to one of 32 exterior colors.

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EV Central

APRIL 27, 2024

The Porsche Macan is a whole lot more than just another fast SUV. Except that the Macan is a big player in the prestige mid-sized SUV category. It sets a new driving benchmark for mid-sized SUVs – or any size SUV for that matter. Yep, it really is a very good SUV. That’s undercalling it. Score: 4.5/5

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EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2023

According to the official VFACTS figures, there were 3330 examples of the battery electric SUV sold in Australia last month. Add in 604 Model 3 sedan sales and Tesla claimed eighth overall in July with 3934 sales. The July total of 6846 EV sales was down on the record June high of 11,042 sales.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Costing a whopping 60 per cent more for the cheapest version, compared to the small SUV it replaces, the new MG ZS Hybrid+ has been priced from $33,990 for the entry Excite model and $36,990 for the flagship Essence version. The salve is both of those prices are drive-away. Fuel consumption is now rated at 4.7L/100km,

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Luxury automakers like BMW, Mercedes, and Audi all saw EV sales share pick up in 2023. BMW claims last year was the “tipping point,” with EVs expected to carry the bulk of growth in the future. Although some EVs on the list, like the range-topping Lucid Air, can be pricey, others are extremely affordable.

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