Plugged in Australia

Send us Fan Mail This week on Plugged In Australia, we’re back with a full deep dive after a rough week off with influenza A. There were no Quick Charge episodes this week and no deep dive last week, and with school holidays now here, there also won’t be Quick Charge episodes next week — but there will be a deep dive. In Episode 69, we cover Australia’s record June vehicle market, Tesla and BYD’s...

Send us Fan Mail QUICK CHARGE DESCRIPTION In this Quick Charge edition of Plugged In Australia, we cover the biggest EV and plug-in hybrid stories for episode 68: Cupra cuts the entry price of the Tavascan with a new V variant, Australia’s first locally made electric bendy bus hits the road in Perth, BMW confirms the next X5 will include a full-electric iX5 for Australia, GWM reveals more of its H...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 67 of Plugged In Australia: Quick Charge, we launch the new news delivery format: shorter Quick Charge updates through the week, followed by one deeper end-of-week episode to unpack the biggest stories properly. Today we cover Nissan’s Frontier Pro plug-in hybrid ute arriving in Australia for testing, BYD’s Atto 2 DM-i getting closer to becoming one of Australia’s cheap...

Send us Fan Mail QUICK CHARGE DESCRIPTION In this Quick Charge edition of Plugged In Australia, we cover the biggest stories from Episode 66: Tesla Full Self-Driving Supervised v14 rolling out in Australia, Tesla reaching 1000 Supercharger stalls locally, Kia confirming the PV5 electric people mover, Leapmotor upgrading the C10 and confirming another affordable EV, the BYD Shark 6 Performance part...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 66 of Plugged In Australia, we look at Tesla Full Self-Driving Supervised v14 rolling out in Australia, Tesla’s 1000th local Supercharger stall, and Cybercab prototypes appearing in New Zealand. We also cover Kia’s PV5 electric people mover, Leapmotor’s upgraded C10 and incoming B03X, the BYD Shark 6 Performance parts delay, Porsche adding fake gear shifts to the Taycan...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 65 of Plugged In Australia, we look at why the Cadillac Optiq and Vistiq are arriving with smaller batteries and slower DC charging than their US equivalents, Ferrari’s unusual plan to make the Luce battery repairable and upgradable for decades, and the possibility of a petrol range-extender version of the Leapmotor B05 hatch. We also cover Volvo’s next XC40 returning t...

Send us Fan Mail In this Quick Charge edition of Plugged In Australia, we cover why the Cadillac Optiq and Vistiq coming to Australia have smaller batteries and slower DC charging than their US equivalents, Ferrari’s repairable and upgradable Luce battery, the possible Leapmotor B05 range extender, Volvo’s next electric compact SUV, expanded NSW fleet funding, and BMW’s four-motor electric M car p...

Send us Fan Mail MG is preparing a new compact electric hatch that could become one of the brand’s cheapest EVs, while Kia has confirmed its seven-seat PV5 Passenger for Australia and secured a strong independent safety result for the PV5 Cargo. We also take a detailed look at the newly arrived GWM Ora 5 electric SUV and a second lower-bodied Ora 5 previewed for Australia, major range improvements...

Send us Fan Mail In this Quick Charge edition of Plugged In Australia, MG teases a new affordable electric hatch, Kia confirms the seven-seat PV5 Passenger, and the GWM Ora 5 electric SUV arrives with sharp drive-away pricing and almost 3000 expressions of interest.r We also cover longer-range electric MINI Countryman models, Ferrari’s adaptive traction control, the truth about EV-specific tyres,...

Send us Fan Mail In this Quick Charge edition of Plugged In Australia, we cover the biggest stories from episode 63: Skoda’s upcoming Peaq seven-seat electric SUV, Cadillac’s Lyriq price reset, BYD leading the next stage of Amber’s vehicle-to-grid expansion, the Leapmotor B10 Hybrid EV range-extender arriving in Australia from $37,888 before on-road costs, Lexus considering the TZ electric six-sea...

Send us Fan Mail In episode 63 of Plugged In Australia, we cover another big week in Australian EV and plug-in news. Skoda’s upcoming Peaq seven-seat electric SUV is getting closer, with official aero details now out ahead of its full reveal. Cadillac explains why it has slashed Lyriq pricing in Australia, and BYD steps to the front of Amber’s expanded vehicle-to-grid rollout. We also dig into the...

Send us Fan Mail In this Quick Charge edition of Plugged In Australia, we cover the biggest EV stories from Episode 62: Tesla Model Y becoming Australia’s best-selling vehicle, EVs hitting a record 19.9 per cent market share, BYD’s rapid rise, Hyundai’s EV price cuts, Cadillac’s electric SUV expansion, Tesla FSD V14 testing, electric ute updates, and the next step for vehicle-to-grid in Australia....

Send us Fan Mail After a week away, Plugged In Australia returns with a big catch-up episode covering one of the most important months yet for electric vehicles in Australia. Tesla Model Y has become Australia’s best-selling vehicle outright, EVs and plug-in hybrids have surged to record levels, BYD is closing the gap to legacy brands, Hyundai has cut thousands from Kona Electric and Ioniq 5 prici...

Send us Fan Mail The fast version of Episode 61 covers Toyota’s first Australian plug-in hybrid RAV4 arriving earlier than expected, BYD’s Zhengzhou ship docking in Melbourne with more than 4800 vehicles onboard, Tesla posting a record Australian sales month, BMW adding the cheaper iX3 40 under $90,000, Zeekr rolling out its first 7X OTA update, XPeng Australia promising stronger customer support,...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 61 of Plugged In Australia, we cover Toyota’s first Australian plug-in hybrid RAV4 arriving earlier than expected, with more than 100 kilometres of electric range and pricing that puts it right into the heart of the family SUV market. We also look at BYD’s Zhengzhou car carrier finally docking in Melbourne with more than 4800 vehicles onboard, Tesla posting a record Aus...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 60 of Plugged In Australia, we cover Mitsubishi’s first Australian EV in more than a decade, developed with extensive local testing and tuning, Lexus slashing more than $40,000 from parts of the RZ electric SUV range, BYD expanding the Shark 6 ute line-up with more tech and off-road software, MG’s incoming IM8 range-extender SUV, Denza’s over-the-air towing and off-road...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 60 of Plugged In Australia, we cover Mitsubishi’s first Australian EV in more than a decade, developed with extensive local testing and tuning, Lexus slashing more than $40,000 from parts of the RZ electric SUV range, BYD expanding the Shark 6 ute line-up with more tech and off-road software, MG’s incoming IM8 range-extender SUV, Denza’s over-the-air towing and off-road...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 59 looks at a big week for affordable electric and plug-in vehicles in Australia.  MG has launched the new S6 EV under $50,000 drive-away, LDV has brought forward its smaller eDeliver 5 electric van, Ford has explained why a full electric Ranger is not happening yet, BYD is expanding the Shark 6 ute range, LDV is leaving the door open for plug-in hybrid utes, Nissan is eye...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 59 of Plugged In Australia: Quick Charge covers a big week of practical EV news for Australia. MG has launched the new S6 EV under $50,000 drive-away, LDV has released Australia’s cheapest electric van, Ford says a full electric Ranger is not ready yet, BYD is expanding the Shark 6 ute range, and Nissan is eyeing a plug-in hybrid Terrano SUV. We also look at Blacktown City...

Send us Fan Mail Plugged In Australia: Quick Charge is the shorter version of the show for when you want the main EV news without the full deep dive. In Episode 58, BYD sends almost 5000 EVs and plug-in hybrids to Australia on one of its own ships as it pushes harder into the local market. Volvo prices the new EX60 electric SUV for Australia and promises better software after earlier EX30 and EX90...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 58 of Plugged In Australia, we cover BYD sending almost 5000 EVs and plug-in hybrids to Australia on one of its own car-carrying ships as it pushes toward the top of the sales charts, Volvo’s new EX60 electric SUV pricing and the company’s promise to avoid the software problems that affected earlier models, global EV sales passing 20 million in 2025, Kia’s wheelchair-ac...

Send us Fan Mail A shorter version of episode 57 covering the biggest EV and plug-in hybrid stories: GWM’s locally tuned Tank 500 PHEV, Geely’s longer-range Starray EM-i, CUPRA’s Leon Ve plug-in hybrid hatch, Ausgrid’s electric prime mover trial, and Stellantis building new electrified Jeep and Peugeot models in China. YouTube timestamps — Quick Charge 00:00 — Intro 00:45 — GWM Tank 500 Hi4-T gets...

Send us Fan Mail In episode 57 of Plugged In Australia, we cover GWM’s locally tuned Tank 500 Hi4-T PHEV, Geely’s Starray EM-i getting a much larger battery and 136 kilometres of electric range, CUPRA’s new Leon Ve plug-in hybrid hatch, Ausgrid trialling a Volvo electric prime mover with battery-assisted heavy charging, and Stellantis returning Jeep and Peugeot production to China for new electrif...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 56 of Plugged In Australia for Monday 18 May 2026, we cover Subaru’s new Uncharted electric SUV and major EV price cuts, Volkswagen bringing GTI into the EV era with the ID. Polo GTI, BYD preparing a wave of new plug-in hybrid and electric models including the Ti7, Atto 2 DM-i, M9 people mover and V9 electric van, Xpeng’s X9 electric people mover nearing its Australian...

Send us Fan Mail Quick Charge 56 covers the biggest Australian EV stories from Episode 56: Subaru’s new Uncharted and EV price cuts, Volkswagen’s ID. Polo GTI, BYD’s wave of new plug-in hybrid and electric models, Xpeng’s X9 people mover, Renault’s Master E-Tech electric van, Mercedes-Benz’s electric CLA, and the growing debate around EV access for renters and lower-income households. Timestamps —...