Electric vehicles

Are cheaper EV batteries on the way? How sodium batteries could leapfrog solid-state tech

Volkswagen ID Cross 2027: Electric mini-SUV unveiled to challenge Geely EX2 & BYD Atto 2 head-on

Geely EX2 2026: Sharp Australian pricing confirmed for BYD Atto 1 rival

New Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 2026: 500kW three-strong ‘axial flux’ motor drivetrain debuts in AMG’s baby sedan and wagon 

Polestar 4 SUV launching September, adding wagon space and practicality to the Swedish medium electric ‘4’ formula 

Toyota Kluger 2027: Australia to retain hybrid power, but will it be a new SUV or a Chinese version of the existing model?  

New BMW X5 locked in for Australia with diesel, petrol, PHEV and iX5 electric power on offer

Slate Truck 2027: North America’s sharply priced, bare-bones, ultra-cool single-cab electric ute could massively undercut Toyota Hilux EV and Ford Ranger PHEV pricing… if it comes to Australia

XPeng launching free-to-use Full Self-Driving rival in Australia in 2027 but existing G6 will not support VLA 2.0

Polestar 4 2027: Swedish luxury EV gets tweaked chassis and equipment, and lops $2000 from Tesla-rivalling Dual-Motor

Skoda Peaq 2026: Kodiaq seven-seat package meets Enyaq electric underpinnings to produce the Peaq large EV flagship

Porsche Taycan 2027: Virtual gears, bigger batteries and wild ‘Manthey Kit’ highlight key changes to electric flagship

Forthing Taikon 5 2026: price-beating BYD Sealion 6-rival detailed in both plug-in and BEV guise ahead of Aussie debut

Lepas L6 2026: China’s latest electric SUV due for Oz could preview a next-generation Chery Tiggo 4

Next BMW M3 previewed with straight-six and quad-motor fully-electric options expected

Should I Buy an Electric Car? New Chasing Cars-Mamamia video series collaboration answers the big questions in its debut episode