EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

litre turbo-petrol engine. litre turbo-petrol engine. litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine with a front-mounted e-motor and a 24.7kWh battery pack. 100km fuel consumption average, a 120km EV range and a 6.8 2025 MG HS Hybrid+ and MG QS. Claimed combined outputs are 220kW/350Nm, a wholly ridiculous 0.8L/100km

Australia 59

Australia PHEV Hybrid Design 59

EV Central

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Best range hero EV: Hyundai Kona Electric (2019-22) from $26,000 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric Highlander. Range anxietys a barrier stopping people jumping into EV ownership. But Hyundai is here to allay your fears, with the Kona small SUVs range a sizeable 449km, but just as importantly, trustworthy too. Solid buying.

Kia 85

Kia Highlander Buy Hyundai 85

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Six months into the CABLED trial (Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Demonstrators) ( earlier post ), Aston University’s research reveals that drivers are travelling more miles more frequently and are undertaking longer journeys, indicating increased confidence and notably reduced ‘range anxiety’. Average speed.

Low Cost 186

Low Cost Recharge i-MiEV Mitsubishi 186

EV Central

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When the Panda arrives in Europe this July, the entry-level petrol version is expected to be priced at around €17,500 ($29,000) while the EV will kick off priced from €20,000 ($A3,100). Fiat reveals the wild cheap electric ute that will spearhead its reinvention in Australia appeared first on EV Central. The post Pick me up!

Cheap 93

Cheap Australia Concept SUV 93

My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

There is such an expansive selection of listings, from both approved dealers and private sellers, that it’s difficult to know what the best buy for the average UK motorist is, what you get for your money and what sort of real-world range you should expect. With a real-world range of 140 miles, it’ll eat up the daily commute.

Cheap 133

Cheap Financing Price Buy 133

EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Range anxiety. Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. Range figures are according to the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure) cycle. inch theatre screen for rear VIPs.

Australia 98

Australia Range Electric Vehicles Mercedes 98

EV Central

MARCH 23, 2025

Range is decent. On-track, drivers should have full-power for at least two laps thats about how long most track day fans spend driving their petrol-powered supercar for. The crucial element is all of this has been achieved without any increase in range-sapping drag. That means a 15-80 per cent charge takes less than 15 minutes.

Ferrari 67

Ferrari Australia Electrical Electric 67

EV Central

APRIL 17, 2025

Arriving as a full EV (as tested here) and a range extender hybrid , it’s the cheapest EV in its class, and roughly $10,000 under our land’s best selling Tesla Model Y. But does its cheap price – from $45,888 before on-roads – equate to decent value? I buy myself almost 200km range here for $21.55.

Design 89

Design Re-Charge SUV Charging 89

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. Electric range (WLTP) is strong: 508km, 462km and 435km respectively. Terrible, pock-marked bitumen included.

Mercedes 105

Mercedes Range Re-Charge Charging 105

EV Central

MARCH 29, 2025

The EX90 might look a bit like some of Volvos petrol-powered product, but beneath the skin its an EV-from-birth, capitalising on a dedicated electric vehicle platform to maximise cabin space, serving up plenty of space for people, and a whole heap of cargo room. Kicking off the range is the Plus Twin Motor, which lists at $124,990.

Volvo 67

Volvo SUV Electrical Electric 67

EV Central

MARCH 17, 2024

According to Auto Express , the new cheap EV could carry the MG 2 nameplate, signalling its positioning beneath both the new hybrid MG 3 (design studies pictured above) and larger all-electric MG 4. When it lands, expect a battery size of around 44kWh that should provide for a range of more than 320km for the cheapest versions.

Price 111

Price Electric Cars Cars Cheap 111

EV Central

JANUARY 13, 2025

READ MORE: Toby Hagons best electric car of 2024: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N READ MORE: 2025 Hyundai Inster EV: Fresh Australian details revealed for two-model range with pricing to start under $40,000 READ MORE: A $150,000 Hyundai! Hyundai ST1 refrigerated van. Reports suggest Hyundai hopes it will make and sell around 20,000 Staria EVs annually.

Hyundai 96

Hyundai Mercedes Ford Emissions 96

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. Hyundai is believed to be targeting a range between 200-300km.

Hyundai 98

Hyundai Australia BYD SUV 98

EV Central

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

2025 Mazda CX-80 PHEV: Price and equipment Plug-in power in the CX-80 is available in the Touring ($75,000), GT ($82,000), and the flagship Azami ($87,200) trim levels – none of which are particularly cheap. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with an electric motor for a total 241kW and 500Nm. Let’s dive deeper. Score: 3.5/5

Mazda 96

Mazda Plug-in Plug PHEV 96

EV Central

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A new generation of the pioneering mid-sizer has just launched, with 45 per cent larger battery (now 20kWh), a pure electric range of up to 84km (NEDC), all-wheel-drive and seating for up to seven. It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. But it’s had a chunky price rise over the old model.

Mitsubishi 98

Mitsubishi PHEV Plug-in SUV 98

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.

Nissan 98

Nissan Power Powered Hybrid 98

EV Central

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. But the Triton in 4×4 guise is designed to be a heavy duty off-roader with high and low-range transmissions. “In 2024 Mitsubishi Triton.

Mitsubishi 89

Mitsubishi Plug-in BYD Plug 89

EV Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

LDV has announced the prices of its trio of new electric models – and they’re not cheap. . The LFP battery (which has similar chemistry to that used on Tesla’s Rear Wheel Drive models) has a capacity of 88.55kWh, for a claimed WLTP range of 330km. All those prices are before on-road costs.

Price 98

Price Lithium Ion Australia Electrical 98

EV Central

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

READ MORE: Nissan and Mitsubishi micro EVs are the cheap electric cars we need. While Abarth isn’t disclosing the driving range of its 500e, it’s sure to be a little lower than the Fiat versions with the 42kWh battery pack. The Abarth will arrive late in 2023 confirms Stellantis Australia spokesperson Tracie Stoltenburg.

Australia 92

Australia Italy Nissan Europe 92

EV Central

MARCH 9, 2024

The five-seat mid-sized SUV has the segment-dominating Tesla Model Y vaguely in its crosshairs, although it could also provide an EV tempter against petrol-powered fare – including the Subaru Forester. The more relevant WLTP figure is nowhere to be seen, but wearing a Toyota badge the same car (they drive identically) has 411km of range.

SUV 98

SUV Toyota Tesla Electrical 98

EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It steers like a proper car, its pleasantly silent most of the time thanks to its seamless plug-in hybrid technology – unlike every other ute in history – it doesnt feel overly cheap or horribly nasty inside, its spacious in the rear and comfortable in the front, and, for a ute, it doesnt even ride too badly.

BYD 98

BYD Chinese Petrol Electrical 98

EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It steers like a proper car, its pleasantly silent most of the time thanks to its seamless plug-in hybrid technology – unlike every other ute in history – it doesnt feel overly cheap or horribly nasty inside, its spacious in the rear and comfortable in the front, and, for a ute, it doesnt even ride too badly.

BYD 96

BYD Chinese Petrol Electrical 96

EV Central

MARCH 8, 2023

EV range is optimistic The brochure of an EV typically spruiks how far it will go on a charge. Those EV range claims can be gleaned from laboratory tests that aren’t realistic on public roads. READ MORE: Why is the range of an EV less on the freeway than the city? Don’t ever expect it to go that far.

Buy 97

Buy Australia Re-Charge DC 97

EV Central

JANUARY 3, 2025

The rear-drive single motor Performance is priced from $115,500 plus on-roads while the range topping SQ6 is $151,400. An 800V architecture promises big power and fast charging and combines with a 100kWh battery for up to 756km of range. The larger 45.1kWh battery promises 401km of range and a single motor makes up to 130kW.

Australia 134

Australia Electrical Electric SUV 134

Get Electric Vehicle

MARCH 16, 2025

Convenience − EV charging stations can be found on highways, in urban areas, and in public spaces, alleviating range anxiety. Like Fuel Stations – Like fueling a diesel tractor at a petrol pump, fast charging enables users to charge rapidly and get back on the road.

Charging 40

Charging DC Juice Battery 40

EV Central

DECEMBER 20, 2024

litre turbo-petrol engine combined with two e-motors, a nine-speed wet multi-plate clutch auto and all-wheel drive. Certainly, the 14km claimed EV-only range and the size of the 6.1kWh battery pack sitting with an e-motor on the rear axle are indicative of that. Like the car itself, they’re not cheap. Out goes the old 4.0-litre

Mercedes 96

Mercedes SUV Plug-in Plug 96

EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2023

It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. But it’s what’s beneath the skin that promises to tempt plenty of people out of the big-powered petrol engines that have dominated at this end of the market. Audi e-Tron GT quattro. Expect to see it in dealerships by March.

Australia 97

Australia Electrical Electric Volvo 97

EV Central

JULY 20, 2024

2024 MG4 XPower price and equipment The MG4 is the best Chinese car on-sale in Australia and the XPower is the most sporting drive in the range if you’re into that sort of thing. The 64kWh lithium-ion battery pack is straight from the MG4 Essence and offers a 400km WLTP range. 2024 MG4 XPower. It will cost you $59,990 drive-away.

Lithium Ion 97

Lithium Ion Australia DC Price 97

EV Central

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

To beat them all the Japanese car-maker says its small SUV will offer unmatched space, a 400km range and real off-road prowess. Measuring 4275mm long, the latest eVitara is 100mm lengthier than the current petrol-powered Vitara.

Suzuki 59

Suzuki Australia BYD Hyundai 59

EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors, providing about 100km of EV range as well as the ability to travel further on petrol. The most powerful F-150 Lightning will have up to 433kW and 1051Nm and be capable of faster acceleration than any petrol-powered F-150 before it.

F-150 98

F-150 Hummer Australia Silverado 98

Baua Electric

JUNE 24, 2024

Over 20 contenders vie within the SUV Large under $80K segment, ranging from the cheap and cheerful to the suave and sophisticated. litre V6 petrol engine and paired with a nine-speed automatic transmission. The Pathfinder range also includes as standard a rear-view camera with inbuilt parking sensors, a 9.0-inch

Nissan 52

Nissan Petrol SUV Sale 52

Baua Electric

JULY 29, 2024

Not only has the fan favourite grown – becoming far more family friendly in the process – it now offers more choice than before with greater personalisation options, various model grades and the option of turbocharged petrol or electric motivation. The turbo-petrol JCW now accelerates from standstill to 100km/h in 5.4 Win-win.

Petrol 40

Petrol Lithium Ion Water All-Electric 40

My Energi

AUGUST 18, 2023

From battery systems failing and range figures plummeting, to planned obsolescence after an initial three-year finance deal is up, we’ve all heard the rumours. Does the range start to drop quickly after purchase? It might sound obvious, but the latest models have been designed to far outperform their petrol and diesel predecessors.

Market 52

Market Petrol PHEV Financing 52

EV Central

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

You can, in the genuinely sexy shape of the Peugeot e-2008 — the all-electric version of the brand’s impressive ICE-powered small SUV, having done away with the petrol motor in favour of a small-ish battery and a front-mounted electric motor. The 50kWh lithium-ion battery will deliver a WLTP driving range of 328km.

2008 52

2008 SUV BYD Affordable 52

EV Central

AUGUST 9, 2023

Okay, 97 per cent battery life and 387km range. There’s something far more reassuring when getting in the $72,590 Kia EV6 Air and seeing 528km range remaining. Regardless, driving range is down to double digits, so it’s off to a public charger early on a Sunday morning to boost range rapidly. Looks expensive.

Kia 98

Kia Electric Vehicles Vehicles Re-Charge 98

EV Central

JULY 26, 2024

It’s long been the pinnacle of luxury and now Rolls-Royce has begun its journey shunning petrol in favour of electricity. It’s not cheap No prizes for guessing the Rolls-Royce Spectre ain’t cheap. The 102kWh battery also provides up to 530km of WLTP range, which we suspect will also be adequate. But no Rolls-Royce is.

Cars 64

Cars Light Cheap All-Electric 64

EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

Sharing its basic layout and compact SUV body with the petrol-powered models that hit the market in 2023, the Chery Omoda 5 EV gets a unique front-end design that appears to improve aerodynamics. None of which will be cheap, the Polestar 3 is priced from $132,900 before on-roads. Chery Omoda 5 EV Chery Omoda 5 EV.

Australia 98

Australia BYD Chery Volvo 98