Kia’s new EV3 has touched down in Australia, making its national debut at the Australian Open in Melbourne and slated to arrive in dealerships from around March. Full pricing and specifications will be confirmed in the coming weeks, but local indicators suggest the small all-electric SUV could start below $50,000 once the range is announced. […]

BYD has fired the starting gun on Australia’s next EV price war, announcing the Dolphin Essential from $29,990 before on-road costs and a lower entry price for the Atto 3. Unless another brand gazumps it, BYD will be the first carmaker to offer a new battery-electric vehicle with a sticker under $30,000 in Australia when […]

Chery has announced a $6,000 discount on its Omoda E5 electric SUV, reducing the entry price to $36,990 before on-road charges. The cut places the Omoda E5 BX at or near the bottom of the price ladder for electric SUVs in Australia, surpassing some states’ drive-away price for the MG ZS Excite at $39,990. The […]

Outed: XPeng’s secret G7 SUV revealed in China – and it could arrive in Australia to take on the Tesla Model Y and tempt Kluger buyers XPeng’s next SUV, the G7, has been spotted ahead of schedule after images were posted by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information (MIIT) as part of its pre-sale […]

Australia set a new benchmark for electric vehicle adoption in 2024, with 91,292 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) registered across the year. According to data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and the Electric Vehicle Council, BEVs accounted for 7.4 per cent of the 1,237,287 new vehicles sold nationwide. While it was a record year, momentum […]