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MAY 2, 2024

That’s cheaper than a petrol Corolla! continued] The post Two EVs For The Price Of One! Recently at a Coffee, Cake and EVs morning, a friend told me how he had just bought a Great Wall ORA Cat for only AU$30,000! Mind you, the AU$6,000 government rebate helped. The ORA Cat was launched a year ago for $46,000 as the.

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JULY 20, 2022

Cupra will sell a single highly-specified version of the Born electric hatchback in Australia from early 2023. Visiting executives from the Volkswagen-owned brand have also confirmed Australia will get the upcoming Tavascan and UrbanRebel EVs as the company looks to snare a 5 percent share of the growing electric car market.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Used electric vehicles take longer to sell in Australia than petrol and diesel cars and have below average retained value, a new report has found. Unsurprisingly, new EV market leader Tesla was found to be the biggest used EV sales brand, with 4377 examples of its model range changing hands in Australia in 2023. per cent share.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Ford has axed plans to bring the battery electric Puma Gen-E compact SUV to Australia. Instead, it has announced an increased swing toward plug-in hybrids , confirming this morning in a media statement that the Transit Custom PHEV will be coming to Australia in 2025. The local announcement coincides with its reveal in Europe.

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MAY 15, 2024

Pricing for the highly-anticipated BYD Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid medium SUV will start at $48,990 plus on-road costs for the entry-level front-wheel drive Dynamic. The flagship Premium all-wheel drive will be priced from $52,990 plus ORCs. “At the moment the EV segment is nine per cent of sales in Australia.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

The success of BMW’s electric vehicle strategy in Australia has prompted the German luxury brand to axe its petrol-powered 4 Series Gran Coupe line-up. The petrol-powered two-door 4 Series Coupe and Cabrio continue on. “4 Its EV share stood at 11.4 per cent at the end of 2023. 2024 BMW ix1 eDrive20. The post Victory for EVs!

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The 2025 MG ZS Hybrid+ has been unwrapped with more tech, a fresh new look and an advanced, efficient petrol-electric hybrid powertrain ahead of its arrival Down Under in late 2024. The post 2025 MG ZS Hybrid+ on its way to Australia appeared first on EV Central.

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MARCH 16, 2022

As petrol prices head north of $2 in Australia, there is much anguish and advice for motorists. Sadly, most of this advice is around the “better buy petrol today because it will be more expensive tomorrow” narrative. Strangely, no one is suggesting that it might be time to buy an electric vehicle. This, in a […].

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APRIL 16, 2024

While demand growth for EVs outstrips traditional petrol and diesel vehicles, buyers still have the upper hand in an Australian used electric vehicle market dominated by Tesla. EV sales grew more than 13 per cent in March, which was substantially faster than petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles. READ MORE: We buy a used Porsche Taycan!

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APRIL 3, 2024

The electric car pricing war is well and truly underway! The GWM Ora is now clearly the cheapest and most affordable new electric car sold in Australia thanks to $35,990 drive-away pricing announced this morning for the Standard Range model. MG4 was the price leader before the GWM Ora undercut it by $4000.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The 2025 MG Cyberster electric sports car has been priced from $115,000 plus on-road costs. That pricing means the first electric two-door convertible sports car to go on-sale in Australia will go up against some pretty strong petrol-powered opposition including the BMW Z4, new Ford Mustang, Nissan Z, Toyota Supra and Porsche Boxster.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The MG4 has become the first electric vehicle to offically outsell Tesla in Australia. Fuelling the MG4’s big sales were recent price cuts, which saw as much as $10,000 lopped off its sticker. Those discounts have now expired, but at just $32,990 drive-away, the entry-level MG 4 remains Australia’s cheapest EV.

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EV Central

JULY 28, 2022

Chery has been in Australia before, with the brand launching several years ago under a local distribution agreement, attempting to make a name for itself with cut-price petrol-powered cars, including what was then this country’s cheapest new car.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 10, 2024

While many members of the local auto industry want the exemption – which applies to vehicles priced under the luxury car tax purchased on a novated lease to be extended, it now seems a forlorn hope. Chinese rival Jaecoo J7 PHEV confirmed for March 2025 launch in Australia READ MORE: Axed! READ MORE: BYD Sealion 6 under threat!

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Australia’s mania for SUVs and utes is threatening the chances of the handsome new Mazda EZ-6 large sedan coming to Australia. While that doesn’t even seem to offer a glimmer of hope for the EZ-6 down under, the reality is Mazda Australia is sticking with the Mazda6 as long as production lasts, even if sales are declining.

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EV Central

JULY 17, 2023

The electric van segment is lighting up in Australia and the French brand Peugeot is throwing accelerant on the fire. No pricing or spec details for the e-Expert have been released as yet by Peugeot Australia, but if the e-Partner is any guide then it’s going to be the priciest model by some margin.

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EV Central

JUNE 26, 2024

The German giant has joined Toyota and Hyundai in testing the hydrogen waters in Australia by sending two of its iX5 Hydrogen models Down Under for evaluation and a promotional tour to drum up interest in the clean fuel. Australia has all the ingredients,” he adds. “If BMW iX5 Hydrogen fuel cell EV (FCEV) in Australia.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Even though it’s stuck at the back of the sales pack, Toyota Australia continues to insist there will be no price cuts to boost interest in the bZ4X. The first battery electric vehicle sold by Toyota in Australia is priced above the entry-point for mid-size electric SUVs and is paying for it with slow sales.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Razor-edged pricing for Kia’s electric EV5 medium SUV will continue with the incoming EV3 and EV4 , but the policy could also end the Kia Niro electric vehicle’s time in Australia. Kia arrived at the price, which is permanent, only after both it and its dealers agreed to cut profit margins to the bone.

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EV Central

MARCH 21, 2024

The Australian electric car price battle has been supercharged by dramatic permanent MG discounts for the MG4 compact hatch and MG ZS EV compact SUV. MG has effectively excised on-road costs, declaring all models in both ranges national drive-away at their current prices or lower. But MG has since clarified that.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Nissan X-Trail e-Power hybrid SUV has been revealed – and it’s coming to Australia early in 2023. As the covers were ripped off the latest addition to the expanding e-Power family, Nissan Australia confirmed it plans to initially sell only dual-motor all-wheel drive versions of the innovative hybrid mid-sized SUV.

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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. So what’s on the cards?

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APRIL 17, 2023

The Ford Puma EV will be coming to Australia in 2024, adding a new compact SUV to the affordable end of the electric car market. No word on pricing, although clearly it will play at the more affordable end of the EV market. The post Ford Puma EV coming to Australia in 2024 as new affordable electric SUV appeared first on EV Central.

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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. Like the larger iX3, it shares a body and architecture with the petrol-powered models.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

It’s one of two examples of the Chinese compact five-door hatch that are currently in Australia being evaluated ahead of the brand’s launch under the GWM Ora banner around April 2023. It’s evidence on World EV Day that Australia is an emerging part of the electric car scene with more electric models expected to launch here in 2023.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Orders for the BYD Shark 6 will open in Australia on October 29 – and the plug-in hybrid electric ute looks set to undercut its dual-cab rivals. Plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux READ MORE: Why electric car-maker BYD is adding ICE in Australia with the 2024 BYD Sealion 6 READ MORE: Beware HiLux and Ranger!

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

The electric version of the Volkswagen Kombi is coming to Australia in 2024 – and two examples have already hit the road. 5 as brand confirms three-model EV play in Australia READ MORE: ID.4 The company says by 2028 it will be selling more EVs in Australia than vehicles powered by petrol or diesel engines. 4 revealed.

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EV Central

JUNE 29, 2023

Ampol is the first petrol station-based charging supplier to leave the fuel forecourt, with the brand to install its high-speed charging stations at shopping centres across the country, meaning that charging an electric vehicle in Australia is about to get easier.

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2024

Leapmotor has revealed full detail of its new flagship 2025 Leapmotor C16 family SUV that could offer a cut-price seven-seat SUV option for budget-conscious Australian buyers if its co-owner Stellantis decides to import it. But the tech is unlikely to be offered in Australia without a change of regulation. READ MORE: Confirmed!

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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. It is priced from $47,990 plus on-road costs.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

EVCentral’s Korean Casper test Developed to an ultra-low price of “less than €20,000” ($A33,000), Hyundai hopes the Casper EV will democratise electric cars in Europe, while fending off the new wave of cheap electric cars from the likes of MG and BYD. Read more: An electric Hyundai Casper? Just build it!

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EV Central

MAY 24, 2023

The eighth-generation BMW 5 Series will touch down in Australia with two all-electric variants — and just a single petrol-powered model — with the German brand literally doubling-down on its EV future.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

The outrageous BYD Yangwang U8 luxury SUV is headed for Australia. A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. The Yangwang isn’t the next BYD headed for Australia.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor and a battery pack. Clearly it will carry a price premium, although exactly how much that premium will be remains to be seen. We will be going after a volume that ensures we get a return on investment,” said Andrew Birkic, president and CEO of Ford Australia and New Zealand.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s headed for Australia, too. The Abarth will arrive late in 2023 confirms Stellantis Australia spokesperson Tracie Stoltenburg. Stellantis Australia confirmed back in mid-2022 that the Nuova 500e would come to Australia. It’ll top the Fiat Nuova 500e line-up.

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MAY 9, 2024

It’s shaping up to be a Geely-fest as Zeekr will go on-sale in Australia this year while Lynk & Co is also expected in 2025. litre turbo-petrol engine and a permanent magnet e-motor to offer 287kW/535Nm. It is priced from around $26,000 in China. Geely Galaxy E5 interior. Meanwhile, the L7 is a 4.7m It employs a 1.5-litre

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JANUARY 31, 2023

READ MORE: Toyota bZ family to expand beyond bZ4X However, Toyota Australia vice president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley has again warned the bZ4X won’t be cheap in a sign that suggests it will be priced north of $70,000 before on-road costs. Battery electric cars are expensive, don’t kid yourself,” says Hanley.

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