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JULY 23, 2023

The plug-in hybrid version of its new Tonale small SUV has gone on sale in Australia, priced from a chunky $77,500 before on-roads for the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV. litre four-cylinder petrol engine with six-speed auto gearbox over the front axle, with the rear axle utilising a 90kW/250Nm electric motor. Hardware is a 132kW 1.3-litre

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MARCH 16, 2024

Tesla Model 3 Long Range The addition of a front e-motor means all four wheels are driven – plus there’s more performance for snappier acceleration. Tesla Model 3 Long Range – Australia’s second most popular EV. Another big difference is the battery tech. Tesla Model 3 Long Range charging at 251kW/1587km/h.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

Finally – belatedly – we have one of Australia’s top five car brands delivering a budget small EV. Unsurprisingly it’s Hyundai, launching its Inster city crossover SUV into Aussie hands early in 2025 with a target price – Hyundai Australia says – around $40,000. It’s about bloody time.

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JULY 22, 2024

Developed from its only production EV, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype, the new concept has been created to show off the car-maker’s flagship HyperEngine V8S e-motors but is also tipped to spin-off a production version. But only after it’s claimed a lap record of the mighty Nurburgring. seconds, 0-200km/h in 5.97 6min 5sec).

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Well you’re in luck, my friend, for not only are we getting the Ford Ranger and BYD Shark utes in PHEV form in a couple of months, GWM has locked in a plug-in version of its Cannon Alpha pickup for Australia, complete with 110km of EV range. Battery weight means a plunge in payload allowance – just 535kg for this PHEV.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Mustang Mach-E 1400, Mustang Cobrajet 1400 and the F-100 Eluminator left off, the latest battery-powered concept from Ford Performance has this time been prepared in cooperation with North Carolina-based motorsport engineering firm RTR Vehicles. Picking up where the SuperVan 4.2,

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JULY 14, 2022

Combining the brand’s E-GMP architecture with the Ioniq 6’s slippery aerodynamics, the RN22e produces a combined 430kW and 740Nm from its front and rear motors, which draw power from a big 77.4kWh battery.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Built to take on the likes of the Kia EV6 GT , Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and Tesla Model Y Performance , the new flagship Nissan Ariya NISMO is the first battery-electric performance car developed by NISMO. Nissan’s motorsport and performance car division has unleashed the 2024 Nissan Ariya NISMO at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2024

The new line-up sees eight of 17 Tucson variants available in Australia coming with hybrid power, but no word on if we’ll received the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) available in other markets. litre turbo petrol, six-speed auto, e-motor and small lithium-ion battery that’s thought to have a capacity around 1.49kWh.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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EV Central

JUNE 1, 2024

The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm.

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JULY 24, 2024

The third-generation Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid has returned faster, more efficient, with a longer all-EV range and is promising to be a better drive than ever before when it arrives in Australia in late 2024. New options include a carbon-fibre aero kit and stickier, track-focused Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres.

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2023

It will include a four-wheel drive system for serious off-roading but get a bigger battery than those initially planned for the converted electric utes. For the broader fleet market Roev has promised two battery capacities, with the largest providing up to 360km of claimed EV range. “It’s going to happen.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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EV Central

MARCH 15, 2024

There’s fashionably late, and then there’s whatever the hell you call Toyota’s mega-tardy arrival to Australia’s EV party. Delivering the bZ4X’s range is a 71.4kWh lithium-ion battery. So should Tesla be afraid of the no-longer-sleeping giant? Or is the bZ4X too little, too late? SCORE: 3.7/5

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2023

Kia EV6 GT The Kia EV6 GT draws on twin electric motors producing a total 430kW and 740Nm, which is enough to deliver a claimed sprint to 100km/h in just 3.5 Extra performance kit here includes electronically controlled suspension and an electronically controlled limited slip differential (e-LSD). Which one makes the most power?

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JULY 12, 2024

Badged Casper in Korea (a combustion version already exists there), but will be EV only when it lands in Australia early next year, highly likely priced below $40,000 to rival Chinese offerings. litre turbo-diesel engine from launch, and is set to hit Australia in 2025. 2025 Hyundai Inster with twin screens as standard.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. An Ioniq 5 with the same battery and motor travels only 507km due to its blockier 0.29

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2022

This Australian Defence Force ute has been stripped of its Isuzu diesel engine and gifted a NetGain electric motor and Tesla batteries. We’ve used the same battery in the Kombi as the Perentie, but due to its lighter weight and better aero it will do between 200 and 300km. It’ll be the same with the electric motor.

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The Sealion 6 is the first ICE -powered and CO2-emitting vehicle to be sold by the Chinese brand in Australia and is expected to be its top seller. China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia! “At the moment the EV segment is nine per cent of sales in Australia.

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JULY 21, 2023

The 51 Excite (the number refers to the capacity of the battery pack in kilowatt-hours) is $38,990 plus on-road costs. It’s a hefty $6000 hike to the MG4 64 Excite, which looks and smells the same at the 51 model but gets a 64kWh battery for 450km of range. Beneath the boot is a tyre repair kit (there’s no spare).

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EV Central

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Locked in for a full reveal on February 26 at the 2024 Geneva motor show, the first pics preview a cool entry EV that could be on sale in Australia as soon as next year priced from less than $40,000. A smaller, lighter 40kWh battery pack will also be offered on the cheapest models.

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2024

In the past Rivian has publicly declared its intention to export to Australia but has not given any updates when the brand will eventually rock up here. Competing with other locally converted EV mine vehicles, Toyota itself is now said to be developing its own battery-electric LandCruiser 70 Series and HiLux commercial vehicles.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2024

On-sale from July, the Omoda E5 will be the first battery electric model brought into Australia by Chery since it launched here in early 2023. Harris believes the Omoda E5 could sell many thousands annually in Australia, making it one of the higher-volume EVs on-sale here. 2024 Chery Omoda E5 has a 61kWh battery.

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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. We’ve chosen the rangiest model available in the line-up, including those where a larger battery is available.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Both models use a 62kWh (useable) battery, have a single rear mounted motor good for 200kW and 343Nm, and offer range between 425km and 455km. There are also hot Brabus versions of each, which feature body kits, racy microfibre suede trim and an additional electric motor over the front end. 2024 Smart #1 Brabus.

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EV Central

JULY 30, 2024

Motivating the introduction of new lower pricing across the board is Renault Australia’s announcement that the original promotional pricing had driven an influx of orders. READ MORE: Renault Megane E-Tech review: Can this chic crossover challenge the Tesla Model Y?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

But the multi-model line-up means the Ranger might get closer on price to the BYD Shark plug-in hybrid, which soon launches in Australia with a starting price expected close to $70,000. litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder battery and 75kW electric motor, fuel consumption or payload numbers, although Ford says the latter is maintained.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

The 250kW/679Nm dual-motor all-wheel drive e-Tron 55 Quattro is pricier, at $108,500 plus on-roads. 4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. There’s already a single motor option with a dual-motor version in the works. BYD Seal U BYD Seal U.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Abarth Nuova 500e – high-performance version of the electric Fiat 500 promises pocket rocket thrills, and it’s due in Australia late in 2023.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

The first hybrid-powered Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray has landed in Australia blending pricing you normally expect from a high-end sports car with acceleration to match the pin-up Bugatti Veyron Super Sport hypercar. seconds pairing a V8 engine with an electric motor Better yet, that 2.5-second

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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. These items were standard when the iX1 was first announced in Australia last November, but that changed in March at the same time as the price was bumped up $2000.

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JULY 15, 2024

The all-electric 2024 Tembo Tusker has been confirmed for Australia, and when it lands here it could instantly become the most affordable battery-powered ute on offer in the country. A bigger 77kW battery is fitted to the more expensive version that boosts range to around 400km.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The battery pack underneath means there’s also no room for a spare tyre, with a repair kit in its place. Plus, the eT60 drives only its rear wheels with a single electric motor (making 130kW/310Nm), something that instantly limits its appeal. LDV Australia defends the big price tag by pointing out the eT60 gets a large battery.

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JUNE 27, 2024

In Australia we won’t get the fastest all-wheel-drive version until 2025. Until then, the base model gets a single e-motor that drives the rear wheels and musters 190kW and 440Nm of torque and has a smaller 66kW battery, which enables it to cover up to 435km on a charge. The 2024 XPeng G6 is quite the looker.

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APRIL 18, 2024

Set to be sold as both the new electric eTransporter and traditional diesel Transporter, the commercial van range is due on-sale in Europe in early 2025 and at an as-yet unconfirmed later time in Australia. All versions feature a single motor that drives the rear wheels. All versions feature a single motor that drives the rear wheels.

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