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. 2025 Hyundai Inster EV with signature pixel lights.

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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. Its clean face sports vertical headlamps at its extremities incorporating Kia’s ‘Star Map’ bundle of lights, plus skinny, vertical, daytime running lights.

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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

JUNE 24, 2023

Toyota’s accelerated global roll-out of battery electric vehicles seems certain to benefit Australia where the Toyota electric ute could be on-sale as soon as 2024. Australia’s number one selling car brand will launch its first BEV in October or November when the bZ4X medium SUV – a rival for the dominant Tesla Model Y – goes on-sale.

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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. Range figures are according to the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure) cycle. kWh battery for solid range.

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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. None of which will be cheap, the Polestar 3 is priced from $132,900 before on-roads. Polestar 4 Polestar 4.

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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

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

MARCH 6, 2023

3 small electric hatchback that is schedule to launch in Australia in early 2024 has been revealed. The update pays particular attention to the cheap and plasticky interior and glitchy software of the original ID.3 But it is scheduled to be the third Volkswagen BEV to arrive in Australia after the ID.4 2023 Volkswagen ID.3

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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

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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EV Central

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

In fact, Australia is the only market to get the CX-60, CX-70, CX-90 and this CX-80, probably because they’re all so similar they can’t help but step on the other’s toes. There’s also three-zone climate control and LED lighting. Another day, another large SUV from Mazda. So, a quick recap. The CX-60 is a bigger, more premium CX-5.

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EV Central

AUGUST 29, 2023

Toyota Australia’s VP of sales and marketing, Sean Hanley, confirmed the BZ4X’s delay at a brand showcase this week. Such updates weren’t revealed, but it was confirmed Australian versions would receive 20-inch wheels, LED exterior lights, 12.3-inch

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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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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.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

None of this quartet is cheap, but all are towards the value end of the EV market. Ambient lighting glows around the wood finishes and the door handles reinforce the tactility and attention to detail. Light seats and lower door skins and interspersed by some of that sustainability then there’s a dark upper dash.

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EV Central

JULY 2, 2023

While it’s not cheap, the EV9 comes loaded with equipment and technology to help justify a circa-$100K starting price when it arrives in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2023. It’s indicative of the attention to detail, something that flows through to lighting. With all that in mind, read on for our Kia EV9 review.

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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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EV Central

OCTOBER 12, 2024

It’s a brand synonymous with celebrities and pop culture and now Cadillac is back in Australia after more than half a century. 2024 Cadillac Lyriq: What we think It’s not cheap, so the Cadillac Lyriq must deliver on the road and in the way it delivers its luxury. It starts with dual electric motors making a combined 388kW and 610Nm.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 31, 2023

An all-new PHEV system is being developed for the new Triton, which debuts in Australia with an orthodox turbo-diesel engine next February. The new PHEV set-up is required because the existing design is for vehicles such as the Outlander SUV with transverse engines and light off-road loads.

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EV Central

AUGUST 16, 2022

And the sixth model from Polestar – effectively an EV spin-off of Volvo – will not be cheap. Those Polestar 6 LA Concept edition models will cost US$200,000 each, with the final Australia price to be finalised closer to the on-sale date – once the exchange rate has done a few years of dancing around.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

Kia Niro EV review: It was only in 2021 that Kia introduced the Niro nameplate to Australia. Australia received the Niro very late in its model cycle and it was never intended to be a stayer. While brief, the original Niro’s fleeting lifespan also helped Kia Australia better understand the EV market and what consumers want.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The only cars available to test were AWD Techniqs with 20-inch wheels – same as the first batch coming to Australia. 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Techniq AWD is the first grade Australia will receive, costing an estimated $80,000. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

It isn’t cheap, though – check the Toyota website to see the costs for your own circumstances. Standard is LED exterior lighting, 20-inch wheels, keyless entry and push-button start, a 12.3-inch But it’s cheap for the first five years, at $180 per visit. But man, does it just get the job done in an inoffensive way.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

In terms of output of light vehicles, India registered growth of 6.8% India still significantly trails Japan from the production perspective for light vehicles and it is only in 2030, India will overtake Japan as the third biggest light vehicle producer in the world, says Gaurav Vangaal, associate director – S&P Global Mobility.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The batteries get charged when power is cheap; when there's low wind and no sun, energy prices may start to spike, and the batteries can discharge the power back into the grid, balancing the constant change of supply and demand, and trading on the difference to make a business.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

While Europe gets e-Power technology filtered across its model ranges, Nissan in Australia has opted to debut the tech on its two most expensive trim levels, the Ti and Ti-L. And that means it’s not cheap. What does the Nissan X-Trail e-Power cost?

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz READ MORE: Can the Model Y outsell the HiLux and Ranger? Outside, that means 18-inch alloy wheels, LED lighting, keyless entry and start, auto headlights and a sunroof.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Aside from the truly shocking fact that a government, in Australia, actually passed some legislation aimed at making EVs more attractive and affordable to both companies and actual humans, the biggest surprise to me this year was the Genesis GV70 Electrified. The Renault is relatively light for an EV its size, too.

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EV Central

JANUARY 3, 2023

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. No new electric vehicle sold in Australia is cheap, but the BYD Atto 3 is definitely among the most affordable.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 29, 2022

Each device, called an optically pumped magnetometer (OPM), contains a laser that shines a beam through a cloud of rubidium atoms at a light detector. The Cerca scanner can help probe neurological disorders such as epilepsy, concussions, dementia and schizophrenia, "helping shed light on many severe and debilitating conditions," he says.

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EV Central

AUGUST 9, 2023

READ MORE: 2023 Kia EV9 review READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz Day 1: Look at Me EV Extrovert: 2023 Kia EV6 GT Moonscape. That’s what they call this colour. Theatrical inside too. Some fun back roads?

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EV Central

MAY 11, 2023

Last year, John Carey tested the EQE 350+ (Australia’s not getting this model from launch) and EQE53 4matic+ on some of Europe’s finest roads, but this was our first chance to sample the range on our own territory. Inside, a 12.8-inch

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2022

There’s a GTS-exclusive SportDesign high gloss black rear diffuser, black side skirts and front bumper, while a black Porsche logo is integrated into the rear light strip. Most were (arguably) unnecessary, but you’ll need an extra $1000 to get three rear seats (standard is just the two), ambient lighting’s $890 and a puddle light $600.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Slide one of the panels to the side and you’ll see a dense mesh of vacuum chambers, mirrors, magnetic coils, and laser light bouncing around in precisely orchestrated patterns. and QuantX Labs , based in Adelaide, Australia. The atoms absorb light at only a very precise frequency. Inside the briefcase-size optical atomic clock.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

Magnesium is a light metal with a density of 1783 kg/m 3 —two-thirds that of aluminum and one-sixth that of steel. Magnesium has a number of applications, including as a light alloy in in the automotive industry and an alloying element in aluminum alloys. Electrolytic processing is comparatively clean but usually expensive.

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