EV Central

JULY 7, 2023

A spin-off from the petrol-powered X1, the newly arrived iX1 compact SUV is undoubtedly proof of that. 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?

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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. But, I guess in keeping with Mazda’s move upmarket, they do throw a whole bunch of kit at each trim level. The safety kit across the board is pretty strong, too.

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EV Central

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. Later, a petrol-assisted range-extender will also be available that will offer a total 1000km in driving range.

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EV Central

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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EV Central

JULY 12, 2024

At this month’s Busan Mobility Show on Korea’s south coast, anything petrol or diesel powered was basically asked to hide outside. 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.

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EV Central

JUNE 1, 2024

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. China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia. READ MORE: Give us a plug!

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The battery pack underneath means there’s also no room for a spare tyre, with a repair kit in its place. LDV Australia defends the big price tag by pointing out the eT60 gets a large battery. We’re not looking for EVs to be the backbone of our business today,” says LDV Australia general manager Dinesh Chinnappa.

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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. But do we need or want them? seconds to 100km/h.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 16, 2024

BYD might still be chasing down Tesla in Australia in terms of sales, but it seems the Chinese brand is already equal with (if not ahead of) its American rival when it comes to making big, bold Musk-like promises that don’t always come true. Maybe that’s why a lift kit is on the list of planned accessories? When the 1.5-litre

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EV Central

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

JULY 26, 2023

It’s also the first battery electric model from the French brand in Australia, with three more EVs due before the end of 2024, including the larger e-Expert medium van. But the price is high, the equipment content is lower than the cheaper petrol Partner range and load carrying also takes a hit. Petrol models are rated up to 1037kg.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

It’s an unbranded system designed in-house by Tesla, but it’s a quality bit of audio kit. But anyone wanting to tow in a Tesla will have to sidestep the Model 3 (it’s not rated to tow in Australia) and instead opt for the more expensive Model Y (which can tow 1600kg). And a final word on sound systems. It’s a cool-looking car.

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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

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

BMW Australia has announced it will introduce a new plug-in hybrid version of its larger, better-equipped mid-size SUV when sales of the fourth-generation 2025 BMW X3 begin in March next year. A tow kit ($2200) is also a paid-for extra, while the M Sport Pro pack ($2000) throws in M seat belts, red calipers and darkened exterior chrome.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

But underneath the skin the petrol-electric Ranger is targeting “over” 45km in electric range, adds Vehicle to load (V2L) capability but is claimed to retain 3500kg braked towing and have unfettered off-road skills. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV has V2L capability. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. So how does the new PHEV system work?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Its natural EV rivals are the GWM Ora and MG4 , but the Dolphin also competes with many petrol-powered hatchbacks. That’s important because it makes it a viable well-specified alternative to petrol-powered hatchbacks such as the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia Cerato and Hyundai i30. That’s the car we’ve tested here.

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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

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. Blending the current Corvette Stingray’s already punchy 369kW/637Nm LT2 6.2-litre

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EV Central

AUGUST 22, 2024

litre, the headline news is the MG ZS HEV will come with an advanced new hybrid that blends a 75kW petrol engine and a 100kW electric motor. With the classier looks, extra safety kit and more sophisticated hybrid powertrain MG hope the more modern ZS will remain a firm best-seller. The post First look!

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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. litre hybrid.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Instead of diesel it utilises a petrol-fed plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) drivetrain. The Ford Ranger is Australia’s top-selling ute, seen here as an XLS model. The Ranger also comes with a standard tow kit with brake controller whereas in the Shark you’re paying extra for that. But the BYD Shark 6 is set to shake things up.

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EV Central

AUGUST 10, 2024

To the end of July sub-LCT BMW EVs accounted for 23 per cent of all sales for the brand in Australia in 2024. Consider that you can have the admittedly smaller Mini Countryman, built on the same platform, from $49,990 pus on-roads, albeit with one of those dirty old petrol engines, and it really does feel like a lot. Big choppers.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Indeed, pricing is of critical importance for this model, which starts from $54,950 +ORCs for the base model Pure, which is only available with the G40e petrol engine and all-wheel drive. Standard kit includes 18-inch alloy wheels, LED lights, cloth seats with manual adjustment, a 10.25-inch inch full colour touchscreen and 12.3-inch

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EV Central

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. The petrol-electric powertrain can now also recover power up to a rate of 88kW. litre V8 that musters 441kW.

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EV Central

JUNE 21, 2022

Effectively an SUV version of the Model 3 that is by far the top selling EV in Australia, the mid-sized Model Y has been eagerly awaited as electric car interest grows. As the Model 3 has done, the Model Y is also poised to tempt buyers from traditional petrol- and diesel-powered SUVs. The hardware for the tow kit is due in 2023.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Overview MG’s new second generation ZS small SUV arrives first in Hybrid+ guise (petrol is here early next year) which the century old brand hopes will continue leading the segment for sales and bring new conquest customers from other makes. Standard kit includes a pair of 12.3-inch

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2024

Let’s start with Australia’s best-selling EV, the Tesla Model Y. As this e-2008 is an EV adapted to the platform of an ICE vehicle (the petrol 2008 SUV), packaging isn’t as smart as a dedicated EV platform’s. I contact Peugeot Australia to see what I’m doing wrong. Sometimes by lots. Nope again.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Lexus took decades (having now been in Australia 35 years) and spent countless millions to attain a relatively strong position Down Under, while Genesis is at the start of its journey. litre turbocharged petrol four cylinder rated at 224kW and 422Nm and a 3.5-litre Other range-wide goodies are a 27.0-inch

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

The new model is only sold in Europe and Australia, and it’s sourced from Turkey. litre four-cylinder petrol-electric powertrain, which is paired to a continuously variable transmission and front-wheel drive. There’s a space-saver in the GXL, but the others have a tyre repair kit. The GXL and Koba variants run a 1.8-litre

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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. . No frunk on offer, either. I shall miss it.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s a ‘wow’ moment for the uninitiated, and one that we reckon would see most petrol-powered ‘Stangs left coughing in the dust. It goes like stink in a straight line, turns heads in traffic, feels purposeful from behind the ‘wheel, and, in the right mode, even sounds rather good. Move into a set of corners and the Mustang feels its weight.

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EV Central

JULY 1, 2024

Hyundai’s Inster city SUV lands in Australia early in 2025 as the smallest and cheapest electric car the Korean brand has yet offered. Its wheelbase – at 2580mm – is 180mm longer than the petrol-powered Hyundai Casper that spawned this EV. Here are ten reasons you should consider it, and three why you wouldn’t.

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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. READ MORE: Chery on top? 2024 Chery Omoda E5 interior.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. February 17, 2009 9:52 am Link Wireless transmission of electrical energy needs to be funded for effective liberty from petrol based fuel products to occur. — AH2 14.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

While the MX-30 Electric’s now been discontinued, head to Mazda’s website and the petrol-powered MX-30 M Hybrid (which is the mildest hybrid known to man), quite comically, costs less than those ex-demo MX-30 Electrics. A petrol MX-30 Astina’s over $46,000 drive-away. Pretty generous.

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EV Central

MARCH 27, 2023

Options are very limited for super-breeders needing more than five seats – although the Kia EV9 due late in 2023 will provide a tantalising option – but a huge advantage of going EV (if built on an electric vehicle-only platform) is roomier and smarter interior packaging compared to petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. South Korea did that and Australia is going to be doing that. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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