EV Central

APRIL 21, 2024

BYD has outlined a stunningly ambitious new model roll-out and sales growth plan in Australia. Essentially, the Chinese electrified vehicle specialist wants double sales each year to reach 100,000 sales per annum in 2026 in Australia on the back of up to five new model launches each year.

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EV Central

MAY 21, 2024

Rising Chinese car-maker Nio has launched Onvo, the first of two new electrified brands it has created to battle mainstream car-makers such as Tesla and Volkswagen. And surprise, surprise, the first model is an SUV named the Onvo L60 designed to steal sales from the Tesla Model Y. 2024 Onvo L60. 2024 Onvo L60 launch.

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EV Central

APRIL 10, 2024

If you’re hoping the new Skoda Epiq electric compact SUV is going to be pitched against the Chinese brands with $40,000 pricing in Australia then you may be disappointed. You need to compare apples with apples,” Skoda Australia managing director Michael Irmer said. “We 2025 Skoda Epiq interior. Skoda Enyaq Coupe RS.

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EV Central

MAY 1, 2024

Stand by Australia, Chinese giant GWM could soon unleash a plug-in hybrid attack on our market through its Haval, Tank and Cannon (ute) brands. Car brands, GWM included, are acutely aware of next year’s introduction of strict NVES emissions regulations coming to Australia. There are reasons here. There, it’s called a Poer.

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EV Central

APRIL 4, 2024

Chinese car-making giant BYD has released its first official pictures of the all-new mid-size ute that will challenge the best-selling Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger when it lands in Australia later this year. BYD will also soon launch an all-electric version of the new pick-up that will be on sale as soon as 2025.

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2024

Mini has unveiled its new Aceman electric-only wagon at the Beijing auto show and immediately confirmed it will go on-sale in Australia before the end of 2024. An all-new model added to the Mini range between the larger Countryman and smaller Cooper , the 4.07 metre-long, 1.75m wide and 1.5m

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EV Central

APRIL 29, 2024

The sleek electric sedan that is a big chance to lead Chinese-Swedish premium Lynk & Co’s Australian launch has been revealed in official teaser photography. Geely, which also owns Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and others, announced back in 2021 Lynk & Co would go on-sale in Australia in 2025. sec 0-100km/h time is also mooted.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Kia electric car countdown in Australia will not include the cheapest model it has yet previewed, the entry-level EV2. Kia already has the EV6 and EV9 on-sale in Australia – as well as the Niro – and will follow up with the EV5 medium SUV mid-year and the EV3 compact SUV as soon as 2024 and the EV4 sedan in 2025.

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EV Central

JUNE 5, 2024

In just 18 months Suzuki Australia is planning to reposition itself from electric zero to hero. In fact, Pachota confirmed, the intention is for the Swift, Vitara, S-Cross and Fronx to be exclusively hybrid in much the same way as Toyota has just announced its passenger cars and light duty SUV now are in Australia. “As

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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

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rising Chinese brand MG could have a direct rival for the Tesla Model Y Performance SUV and Kia EV6 GT super SUVs on-sale in Australia as soon as 2024. The plan for MG to bring the LS6 to Australia supersedes a previous focus on the larger LS7 SUV. Where that shakes out in Australia is guesswork at the moment.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The EV utes coming soon LDV Australia general manager Dinesh Chinnappa also confirmed it will be offered in two- and four-wheel drive guises, the latter playing into the sweet spot of the ute market. That would translate to something like 15,000 sales annually. That’s the beauty of Australia – we’re open to new brands.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Tesla and BYD are the top selling electric cars in Australia and the world – and that doesn’t look like changing any time soon. All of which is bad news for the likes of Volkswagen and Toyota, according to UBS. 3 electric hatchback – a car due in Australia in 2024 – is “basically non-existent”.

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. We are looking for volume absolutely.” 2024 BYD Shark.

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EV Central

MAY 5, 2024

Stellantis-backed Aussie-bound Chinese electrified car brand Leapmotor has revealed the three-row C16 SUV at the Beijing auto show. The sort of vehicle that would shape as a logical model for Leapmotor to bring to Australia, it shapes as a cut-price family SUV alternative to the Kia EV9. 2025 Leapmotor C16 interior.

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EV Central

JUNE 30, 2023

And, on the whole, that’s great news for the electric vehicle industry, and the planet. But the worst thing about owning an electric vehicle in Australia isn’t getting any better. But honestly, has there ever been a slower or more frustrating rollout of a new technology than electric vehicles?

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. The Chinese plugless series/parallel hybrid will boast more torque than the Ford Ranger Raptor super-ute and – crucially – a full 3500kg braked towing capacity. The post Electrified utes get serious in Australia!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

China is stepping up its pursuit of control of the lithium supply chain, underpinned by the rapid growth of its lithium-ion battery industry building on agressive policy surrounding electric vehicle sales, according to metals and mining consultancy Roskill.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The new year has welcomed a new electric-vehicle heavyweight, with Chinese brand BYD outselling EV giant Tesla in Australia for the first time in January. Australia’s cheapest EV, the Dolphin, sold 256 examples, lifting BYD’s January total to 1310.

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EV Central

APRIL 2, 2024

The GWM Ora Sport that was shaping up to be the performance hero of the brand’s local line-up is unlikely to come to Australia any time soon. The sleek five-door with styling similarities to a Porsche Panamera is instead being put on ice as the fast-growing Chinese giant monitors the evolution of the local EV line-up.

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2024

Toyota has revealed two new production EVs at the Beijing Motor Show, set to go on sale in China “within a year.” Toyota’s BZ “Satisfied Space Concept” showcases Toyota’s future design language Last year Toyota Australia said it planned to launch three EVs by 2026.

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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

DECEMBER 4, 2023

BYD has announced that it has become the first car-maker to build more than six-million New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) beating US car-maker Tesla who isn’t set to hit the production milestone until early 2024. NEVs is the Chinese category of cars that consist of plug-in hybrid (PHEVs), range-extender hybrids and pure-electric cars (EVs).

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Teslarati

MAY 15, 2024

BYD Shark, the Chinese automaker’s new energy vehicle pickup truck, officially launched in Mexico. However, the Chinese automaker has plans to expand BYD Shark sales in North America and Australia. It is launching at a time when most automakers are turning to hybrids to weather slowing EV sales.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

After a record EV sales year, BYD expects to rake in at least $4 billion in net income. In the last three months of the year, the Chinese automaker overtook Tesla as the largest global EV maker as it expanded the brand. It also recently launched new models in Europe, Mexico, Australia, India, and others.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 29, 2024

A recent report from China has suggested that sales of the Tesla Model 3 Performance will likely start around the second quarter of 2024. And as per a recent report from local Chinese media outlet Dongchedi , the upgraded Tesla Model 3 Performance is expected to go on sale in China in the second quarter.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2023

in Western Australia. The three-way price war between the Chinese brands is exciting news for Australian EV buyers, who were previously looking at investments closer to $50,000 for models such as the MG ZS EV, BYD Atto 3 and Nissan Leaf. GWM has also added a new Ora Ultra for $48,990. The post Electric vehicle price war!

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Teslarati

JUNE 4, 2024

This number includes vehicles that were exported abroad and sold in the domestic Chinese automotive market. Tesla China’s May 2024 wholesale numbers indicate that the electric vehicle maker’s sales saw a 16.74% increase from the 62,167 units that were sold wholesale in April 2024. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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EV Central

APRIL 28, 2024

The 2024 BYD Shark was a surprise no show at the Beijing motor show but the Chinese car-maker has dropped four new teases of its electrified dual-cab 4×4 ute ahead of its imminent arrival. The Shark is currently testing in Australia and BYD is pushing to have it on-sale here before the end of 2024.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2023

Ford Motor Company is tweaking plans in China and seeking to turn around financial losses after five years of lackluster sales within the region. The new strategy will be focused on exporting to other countries, commercial product, and reinforcing the necessary supply chain for all-electric vehicles. Ah, transparency.

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EV Central

JULY 15, 2023

The EX4 is a tribute to the Metro 6R4 world rally championship racer of the 1980s (when MG was British rather than Chinese-owned). But while the 6R4 had V6 petrol power the EX4 is powered by a dual motor all-wheel drive system taken from the MG4 XPower that goes on-sale in Australia later this year. Coming to Australia.

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2024

READ MORE: BYD’s staggering Australian ambitions: Electrified mega-brand plans sales explosion and new model avalanche READ MORE: Wanted for Australia! Little is as yet known about the Ocean-M, apart from BYD claiming it is the industry’s first rear-wheel drive hot hatch.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Chinese car-making giant Geely’s new Zeekr brand has revealed its latest battery technology that will raise the bar for fast charging when it launches early next year. Currently, Australia’s very fastest chargers can only deliver up to 350kW.

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EV Central

MARCH 24, 2024

The new alliance, dubbed a ‘strategic partnership in the fields of vehicle electrification and intelligence mobility’, will see both Honda and Nissan develop both core components for EVs as well as all-new automotive software platforms. Nissan Ariya is still yet to make it to Australia.

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Teslarati

JUNE 9, 2021

Tesla’s sales in China his May suggests that this may indeed be the case. . As per recent figures released by the Chinese Passenger Car Association (CPCA) , Tesla sold a total of 21,936 vehicles in China in May. These exports supplied Teslas to several territories, including Europe and countries such as Australia.

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EV Central

MAY 8, 2023

The hotly anticipated MG4 all-electric hatchback will be priced from $44,990 in Australia when it arrives around August or September 2023. However, the MG4 appears to be arriving in Australia with a price premium compared with other parts of the world, including Europe. The MG4 will be offered in three guises in Australia.

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Baua Electric

JULY 4, 2023

The Chinese language spouse of Volkswagen and Basic Motors, which didn’t give additional main points at the plant plans, mentioned it had bought 530,000 gadgets in another country within the first quarter, an building up of 40 p.c The state-owned Chinese language automaker estimated its in another country gross sales may just exceed 1.2

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