EV Central

JANUARY 25, 2024

The all-new Ford F-150 Lightning Switchgear concept has been unleashed, revealing the Blue Oval is plotting a faster all-electric Ford F-150 Raptor. READ MORE: 2025 Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid confirmed for Australia Next Nissan Patrol going electric? Picking up where the SuperVan 4.2,

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EV Central

MARCH 3, 2024

A new family of electric Toyota LandCruiser wagons could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2026. Previewed by the LandCruiser Se prototype unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show last October, the new ‘soft-roader’ LandCruiser is a “work in progress” according to a senior Toyota engineer. READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. The post Better than a Tesla Model X?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Whatever the name, the verdict is this was the best motor show of the post-pandemic era as the Japanese auto giants delivered a series of stunning electric concepts. Of course, concepts are one thing and production cars another. But clearly many of these vehicles are intended for production and some of them will come to Australia.

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EV Central

MAY 30, 2024

Toyota’s USA boss has sparked rumours that the world’s largest car-maker might be secretly readying a production version of its 2023 Toyota EPU Concept that it showed off last year at the Japan Mobility Show. If it is approved for production, the EPU ute concept is tipped to revive the Toyota Stout nameplate.

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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 4, 2024

Jeep has finally unwrapped its 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S after months of teasing its battery-powered alternative to the Tesla Model Y Performance and combustion-powered Range Rover Sport. The good news is it looks as good as the concept, and the bad is that Australians can’t buy one until 2026.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As both the JUKE and Qashqai are sourced from the UK in Australia as ICE Models, this electric reinvention bodes well for a big Nissan EV attack locally in the second half of the decade. 2023 Nissan Hyper Urban concept. 2023 Nissan Hyper Urban concept. We think it should rock-up in either 2026 or a year later in 2027.

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EV Central

JANUARY 23, 2024

Set to be available with both all-electric power and traditional combustion power, the battery-powered versions will carry the Daytona nameplate that still resonates with diehard muscle car fans. But the lack of camouflage gives us the best impression yet of how the next-generation For Mustang rival is shaping up.

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EV Central

MARCH 4, 2024

Priced from less than €25,000 ($41,500) in Europe, the retro Renault 5 E-Tech Electric has already been locked in for a launch in Australia, although timing has yet to be announced. The result is the smaller 40kWh battery weighs in at 240kg, while the bigger 52kWh battery tips the scale at 300kg. 2025 Renault 5.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Widely seen as a French fight back against the influx of cheap Chinese imports in Europe, when it lands the next-gen Renault Twingo is primed to cost less than €20,000 ($A33,000) before subsidies – around $5000 cheaper than the current BYD Dolphin in Australia. 2 and at least two affordable rivals from the Hyundai and Kia.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The Subaru Solterra’s pricing now starts from $69,990 plus on-road costs, instead of the $77,990 the Japanese car-maker was originally planning to charge for its battery-electric mid-size SUV. 2024 Toyota bZ4X.

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EV Central

JANUARY 21, 2024

For those who just can’t get enough performance, the 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N NPX1 concept has been unwrapped at the Tokyo Auto Salon previewing a whole raft of new upgrades for the fast battery-powered SUV.

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

That explains why the first three vans will all benefit from an advanced 800-volt electrical architecture and will be capable of being of being DC fast charged at levels previously only reserved for the most expensive battery-powered passenger cars.

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APRIL 16, 2009

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. South Korea did that and Australia is going to be doing that.

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