EV Central

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Europe’s most affordable EV the 2024 Dacia Spring SUV is now available in right-hand drive, which means there’s a chance it could be coming to Australia as a Renault. And what about Australia? 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

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Marking the first time Suzuki has ever mass-produced an EV, the new 2025 Suzuki eVitara has yet to be confirmed for Australia. Even though the 2025 Suzuki eVitara remains unconfirmed locally, Suzuki Australia has confirmed it has expressed an interest in bringing it here. It could land in Aussie dealerships as soon as early 2026.

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EV Central

AUGUST 21, 2023

READ MORE: India’s Mahindra plans Aussie electric vehicle assault with batteries from China’s BYD READ MORE: There is one cheap Chinese electric vehicle that’s not quite there yet…. Opinion READ MORE: Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar Range promises to be impressive, too.

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2024

Hyundai has confirmed its electric Inster city SUV is coming to Australia in early 2025, with a likely sub-$40,000 price tag. A start price below this must be Hyundai Australia’s target to properly challenge the glut of sub-$40,000 Chinese EVs. Could this be Australia’s cheapest EV?

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EV Central

AUGUST 5, 2024

MG Australia has introduced a market-leading 10-year/250,000km warranty across its line-up that includes the all-electric MG4 and MG ZS EV. It’s an aggressive move sure to bolster consumer confidence in the Chinese MG brand, and raise eyebrows amongst its low-price competitors. “We are listening to our customers.

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EV Central

JULY 31, 2024

Australia has a new cheapest EV, with MG announcing seriously competitive pricing for its MG ZS Excite that undercuts its core Chinese rivals in the BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora. READ MORE: The 2025 MG Cyberster lands in Australia! There is a catch, however, with the pricing in place only for the month of August at this point.

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EV Central

JULY 9, 2024

Emerging electric car brand Zeekr has revealed yet another Chinese Tesla Model Y rival and it is almost certain to come to Australia. Zeekr is the latest upmarket electric brand from China’s giant Geely group and it launches within months in Australia with the Zeekr X compact SUV and 009 people-mover. 2025 Zeekr X. 2025 Zeekr X.

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EV Central

MAY 23, 2024

Kia Australia would only confirm it would “launch in Australia in 2025,” but the above timings hint it would be early next year. The influx of cheap Chinese EVs and their ongoing price war, then Tesla’s aggressive Model 3 and Model Y discounts this month , make the Kia EV3’s price more important than ever.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The next stage in BYD’s plan for Australia’s electric vehicle market has been unveiled in Germany overnight, with the European debut of the BYD Seal U giving us our best look yet at the Chinese brand’s new mid-size SUV. architecture), and should arrive in two trim levels, and with two different battery sizes.

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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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EV Central

JUNE 13, 2024

Pre-orders for the 2024 MG Cyberster are now being taken in Australia ahead of the electric sports car’s fourth quarter arrival – but it won’t be cheap. An official WLTP range figure has yet to be released but on the more lenient Chinese CLTC test cycle the MG roadster can cover up to 579km on a single charge.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

If the early arrival of the yet-to-be-named electric ute has the sort of impact the fledgling brand has had on other segments then it could be a wake-up to the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger that dominate ute sales in Australia. The Chinese-owned British brand made a big EV impact in 2023 with the excellent MG4. Polestar 4 Polestar 4.

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EV Central

JUNE 15, 2024

The worthy counter-argument is it is electrified and as we have already covered separately here , its $24,490 drive-away price means it’s now the cheapest new vehicle sold in Australia that provides any form of electric assistance to its driving wheels. In fact, it’s outright one of the cheapest new vehicles you can now buy in Australia.

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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. 2022 Ora Good Cat business case is still being worked on for Australia.

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EV Central

JANUARY 3, 2023

A majority of the EVcentral writing staff acknowledged the compact Chinese battery electric vehicle for one positive reason or another. BYD is a new brand to Australia, but it’s by no means a new brand in its homeland of China. Short story is that the relative unknown in Australia is one of the top EV manufacturers in the world.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2022

Great Wall Motors (GWM) is a Chinese carmaker that has had a presence in Australasia for the past 13 years. The vehicles have improved greatly since they were introduced as cheap, yet not so reliable, options. They have a dealer network and many petrol and diesel cars on Australian and New Zealand roads. My niece […].

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EV Central

JUNE 18, 2024

Just two months ago reports on several newswires suggested the cheap Tesla Model 2 had been shelved. “Obviously we’ve got some new products that we’re working on, under the covers, and I think these are going to be pretty special,” Musk said. “I I think people may think ‘oh it’s not going to be that amazing’, but just wait… it will be.”

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EV Central

AUGUST 1, 2024

All will be designed to rival the other cheap EVs mainly from Chinese brands like MG and BYD that are flooding markets around the globe, but will also battle the long-promised Tesla Mode, 2, and to ensure it succeeds the future Fiesta will be underpinned by a pioneering new platform. million sales.

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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

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. Less great are eco interior bits.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Weaker-than-expected demand in China is partly responsible, but the main driver has been the ongoing avalanche of new supply into the market, as plentiful cheap spodumene meets ample conversional capacity in China, the CRU analysts said. Chinese EV sales through to July totalled 696,000 this year, an impressive 41.5%

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

If there’s one surefire way to know when a brand is feeling comfortable in Australia, it’s when they turn their attention to homegrown special editions meant to appeal to our love of performance, whether that’s on or off the road. Think Nissan with its Warrior by Premcar program. Perceptions are difficult things to change.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Distributed solar is becoming increasingly enticing for customers in many Asia Pacific markets, with costs now 30% below rising residential tariffs in countries like China and Australia.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Will it come to Australia? In some form possibly , especially since Tesla reduced the external dimensions of the Cybertruck, making it more likely for export markets such as Australia. Tesla previously took $150 refundable pre-orders in Australia, but it has since stopped taking them. There will also be an EV version in 2026.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases. Source: BloombergNEF.

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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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EV Central

JULY 20, 2024

2024 MG4 XPower price and equipment The MG4 is the best Chinese car on-sale in Australia and the XPower is the most sporting drive in the range if you’re into that sort of thing. It delivers bang for your straight-line buck that makes it look downright cheap when you consider a Porsche 911 Carrera is 0.3 2024 MG4 XPower.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The brand of old was sold through most Mercedes dealerships, but there’s now zero affiliation with Mercedes-Benz Australia. Smarts are exclusively imported and sold by LSH Auto, a giant conglomerate operating three Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Australia: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Smart’s new Brisbane showroom. SCORE: 3.5/5

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

To continue the earlier theme, I’m looking forward to driving three new Chinese EV entries to the Australian market, all of them potentially offering outstanding value for money. It’s not due to reach Australia until late 2023, but I drove it at its international media launch in Spain in early 2022. Biggest EV surprise of 2022.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

At present, global competition is centered around vehicle electrification, and Vangaal sees that Chinese carmakers are giving stiff competition to Japanese carmakers in almost every regional market (Australia, Japan, ASEAN).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

Producers in Canada had conceded defeat by 2008 and the US industry was reduced to just one player that would probably not still be around were it not for punitive anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of Chinese magnesium. Today, well above 80% of the world’s magnesium comes from China.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 6, 2024

may place a ban on Chinese software in self-driving and connected vehicles, with the Biden administration expected to propose such rules in the coming weeks. Commerce Department is looking to propose banning Chinese software in autonomous and connected vehicles this month. The rule would ban any Chinese software in U.S.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Reborn Chinese brand Chery has introduced its Omoda E5 small crossover electric SUV, priced from $42,990 before on-roads. Price champion remains the MG ZS EV , the small SUV being Australia’s cheapest electric car at $34,990 drive-away, although its electric range is only 320km. Claimed performance is 7.6 Solid inclusions.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Ten years back, Chery was flogging hatchbacks in Australia from $9990 drive-away, championing low prices and reasonable features. But the Chinese brand relaunched here in 2022 after an eight-year absence, and is already shifting 6000 cars a year – more than Jeep or Peugeot – thanks to improved product. Then Chery disappeared.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A challenge to Chinese cheapies Head to carsales.com.au All the above Chinese EVs have their merits, but for right or wrong, there’s a sector of the Australian buying market who won’t consider buying from China. I’d say far more so than the Chinese rivals listed above. Engaging to drive?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The EX90 is set for production in Volvo’s American factory next year, with later production commencing at its Chinese plant. It’s likely Australia will receive its EX90s from the latter, probably late in 2024. They’re not going to be cheap. 2024 Volvo EX90 seven-seat electric SUV with 14.5-inch

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not.

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