Sydney to Melbourne or 800km on a single charge: MG's premium push could introduce ground-breaking new electric car technology to Australia to best 2025 Tesla Model 3 Long Range, BYD Seal and Hyundai Ioniq 6

MG could be about to shock the electric vehicle market in Australia, introducing a model with up to 800km of driving range.

MG Australia boss Peter Ciao, confirmed the company’s plans to introduce two luxury models from sister brand, IM Motors. Local details are unconfirmed, but the L6 sedan has already been seen overseas with ground-breaking semi-solid state batteries that can provide it with a driving range beyond anything offered currently.

Ciao was cautious not to provide too many details, he did confirm that the L6 and the LS6 SUV will come to Australian by the end of 2025.

Ciao indicated his preference is for both models to carry the ‘MG’ badge, rather than introduce IM Motors to the Australian market.

The luxury electric brand is part-owned by SAIC Motors with online retail giant Alibaba and a state-owned technology park in Shanghai also owning minority stakes. Ciao admitted not all the details are locked in just yet as he is still in discussion with SAIC management in Shanghai.

“I'm very cautious to provide a formal answer to your question because  I'm still negotiating with Shanghai. Yeah, because the SAIC Motors group is huge and every brand is independent in China.”

But he added: “The models are coming, 100 per cent. But what badge we’re still negotiating.”

These look like the only two IM products headed down under anytime soon, with Ciao ruling out the even larger L7 and LS7 models that would rival the BMW i7 and Mercedes-Benz EQS, at least in terms of size.

“L7 and LS7 are too huge,” he said. “That’s a huge car. Yeah, even the LS6 is close to five-metres long.

Local specifications haven’t been locked in, but in China the L6 is already available with single and twin motor variants, with a conventional 100kWh battery.

The new L6 Max Lightyear, which features the 133kWh semi solid state battery developed by specialist Qingtao, is reportedly set to launch in China before the end of 2024.

Solid state batteries are considered the ‘next big thing’ for the car industry as they theoretically provide longer range with a smaller, lighter, more energy dense and safer battery pack.

The 133kWh battery for IM Motors reportedly has a theoretical range on the CTLC protocol of 1000km. Even on the more real-world focused WLTP cycle that’s around 800km, which is just enough to get you from the edge of Sydney to the outskirts of Melbourne without the need to stop — at least in theory.

The semi solid state battery can also add a whopping 400km of range in just 12 minutes of charging.