Tag: electric

Lepas L6 EV goes on sale in Australia in October claiming 440km WLTP from a 65kWh LFP battery, and the LEX platform under it also takes plug-in hybrids.

The Qantas Mercedes-Maybach transfer moves invited First customers airside between Sydney's T1 and T3 in a 484kW/950Nm Maybach EQS SUV until November.

August car sales gave battery-electric 24.9% of the market, and anything with a battery took 51.8%. Five Chinese brands made the top 10 as Toyota fell.

Subaru Uncharted drives well and dodges the Android mess, but the 522km WLTP claim showed 430km on the dial, and China now takes 32.2% of the market.

BMW iX3 holds its own door shut when a cyclist is coming, part of a standard safety pack BMW credits with 243,977 interventions in a single month.

Mazda 6e makes 190kW/290Nm and, at 2015kg, is 0.2 seconds faster than the old 1627kg Mazda 6 turbo. Charging is 194kW on a 400V system.

Everything Electric Sydney runs 18 to 20 September 2026 with 100 EVs to drive, 7,500 test drives expected, and a Sunday ticket at half price, $20.

iCAUR V25 runs a 1.5-litre petrol generator and a 33.68kWh battery, not the pure EV the release implies, and it goes on show in Sydney in September.

XPENG ANZ dropped TrueEV and will honour every buyer promise, from $5,000 cashback to a 10-year warranty, with a 7-year factory warranty behind it.

Mazda 6e Atenza is a Deepal SL03 in a party frock, 190kW for $52,990, and it tells you exactly how Mazda now intends to survive the electric era.

Genesis GV90 makes 490kW, drops the B-pillar for coach doors, and claims a world-first roof airbag. The 500km range is an in-house estimate, not WLTP.

SAIC passed 100 million vehicles and sold 2 million in six months while Ford and GM trimmed EV plans. Chinese car makers aren't slowing for anyone.