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Model Y gets a battery boost.

Captiva is back but not as you might recognise it.

XPeng attended this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed and in addition to showing off some new cars, it detailed some technical details about the forthcoming updated G6 electric mid-size SUV.

Toyota has just proven it can sell a lot of electric cars.The bZ3X was launched in China several months ago, with prices starting at about the equivalent of A$24,000. That’s a shockingly cheap EV.It is also slightly cheaper than the BYD Atto 3 in China, which is a better comparison, indicating it would be closer to $40,000 if it ever landed here.It has proven immensely popular in China, with more than 20,000 units delivered to customers and a total of 30,000 orders, according to the brand’s official Weibo social media post.Toyota Australia’s sole electric car, the bZ4X, is not a strong seller with only 427 units finding a new home through the first six months of this year.The bZ3X is produced by Toyota’s joint venture with Chinese maker GAC. It shares its underpinnings with GAC’s Aion V electric SUV, which was due to go on sale in Australia this year.In China the bZ3X is available with three different sizes of lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries: 50kWh, 58kWh and 68kWh. Driving range is either 430km, 520km or 610km depending on the size of the battery. All these ranges are calculated using the more lenient China Light-duty vehicle Test Cycle (CLTC), expect range to be about 20 per cent worse if using the benchmark WLTP measurement. It is powered by a single electric motor that makes either 150kW or 165KW, depending on the variant, and drives the front wheels.It is also fitted with advanced self driving technology, which is a major selling point in China. Inside there is a huge 14.6-inch central multimedia display and a smaller digital driver display.Toyota has given no indication the bZ3X will be sold outside of China, but if it continues t be a red hot seller, it may prove too good to ignore.

Hyundai has a new fast car. You’ve probably already seen it if you’re reading this, but we’ll come back to that. First you should know who Manfred Harrer is.  As well as being one of Hyundai’s Executive Vice Presidents, he’s Head of the relatively new Performance Development Tech Unit.

Oh, how quickly things change. Only a few years ago car companies were excitedly revealing plans to ditch the internal combustion engine and go all-electric as soon as the end of the decade. And one particular technology in particular was derided above all others — plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).

Taiwanese cars built in Japan? Foxconn eyes off historic Nissan factory as potential joint-venture.

If you thought that there was no way more Chinese car brands could come to Australia, think again. Waiting in the wings is Lynk & Co, which is poised for exactly the right moment to enter the country.

Polestar has been on a sales rebound in 2025 after a disappointing result in 2024, but its most affordable upcoming compact SUV model is still years away.

If you thought the Ioniq 5 N was the peak of EV performance when it comes to the capability of Hyundai’s N department, Namyang has news for you.