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2025 BYD Sealion 7 Review: Chinese giant unleashes its alternative to the Tesla Model Y Juniper in Australia

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When you think EVs in Australia, youre really thinking two brands, at least at the moment Tesla, which started the movement here and maintains a healthy sales lead. The Sealion 7 can draw up to 11kW AC charging, or 150kW DC fast charging. And BYD, the massive global player from China that has Musks mob firmly in its sights.

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Outed! Secret new XPeng G7 SUV revealed in China. It could be in Australia soon to fight the Tesla Model Y and tempt family SUV buyers out of their Toyota Klugers

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The inbound 2025 XPeng G7 has been outed months before you’re supposed to see it. XPeng confirms G6 AWD Performance, X9 people mover, updated G9 SUV, Mona M03 Tesla Model 3 fighter and P7+ family car in Australia by 2026! This could be crucial for the brand’s continuing breakthrough in Australia. 2025 XPeng G7.

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Toyota bZ4X updated! Slow-selling Tesla Model Y rival gets more power, extra range and smooth styling. Arriving in Australia in 2025

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READ MORE: Meet the cut-price EV Toyota Australia desperately needs! Despite the minor increase in size, Toyota says there’s been a major increase in range by around 30 per cent from 436km on a charge to an estimated 573km based on the WLTP test cycle. Arriving in Australia in 2025 appeared first on EV Central.

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Monash University team develops graphene-based supercapacitor with energy density of 60 Wh/L

Green Car Congress

A research team at Monash University (Australia) led by Professor Dan Li of the Department of Materials Engineering has developed a new strategy to engineer graphene-based supercapacitors (SC), resulting in an energy density of 60 Wh/liter—comparable to lead-acid batteries and around 12 times higher than commercially available SCs.

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Game-changing battery tech is coming to Australia: New Zeekr electric car sets 10-80 per cent record with Tesla-taming charging time

EV Central

minutes to charge from 10-80 percent, thanks to its advanced next-generation lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack. And with the 007’s SUV equivalent, the 7X, now confirmed for Australia, it’s an odds-on bet that the technology will arrive with it in 2025. capability for even faster-charging 6C batteries.

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Tesla Australia shop debunks misconceptions about parts and repairs

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As per a Tesla repair shop in Australia, however, the electric vehicle maker’s repair costs and parts availability have reached parity with industry players. When we talk about airbags and suspension, they’re (a bit pricier) but still considerably cheaper than a BMW or a Mercedes-Benz,” the panel beater noted.

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EV Policy Vacuum continues in Australia

My Electric Car

Where to now for EVs in Australia. In Australia it has also left the country fatally compromised from a security perspective with just weeks of reserves before the nation comes to a complete stop – no food in the shops, no medical supplies to hospitals and an inability to defend ourselves.