The primary MG4 Anxin Version electrical hatchbacks have been delivered to prospects in China forward of a deliberate Australian launch within the second quarter (April–June) of 2026.
The MG4 Anxin Version is the world’s first mass-produced electrical automobile (EV) to make use of liquid semi-solid-state batteries – a midway home between present battery expertise and solid-state batteries.
The smaller front-wheel-drive MG4, related in dimension to the BYD Dolphin, can be bought in Australia alongside an replace to the prevailing rear-wheel- and all-wheel-drive MG4 vary.
The MG4 Anxin Version – with ‘anxin’ translating to ‘aid’ or ‘peace of thoughts’ – has a claimed 530km CLTC vary, equating to 435km (WLTP), and prices ¥102,800 (A$21,944) in China.
It undercuts the BYD Dolphin’s China worth of ¥129,800 ($27,707) for the top-spec model – at the moment in Australian BYD showrooms at $36,990 earlier than on-road prices – which has a claimed 427km (WLTP) vary.
It’s not clear if the MG4 can be supplied with the liquid solid-state expertise right here. Nonetheless, MG Motor Australia has confirmed a 54kWh battery – the identical dimension because the manganese-based lithium-ion liquid solid-state pack within the Anxin Version – for native showrooms.
MG states the semi-solid-state Anxin Version has an vitality consumption fee of 11.9kWh/100km and might settle for 2C ultra-fast charging, permitting it to cost as much as 80 per cent in 21 minutes.
Different variations of the front-drive MG4 bought in China use a traditional lithium-ion battery pack. The liquid solid-state battery makes use of 5 per cent much less liquid electrolyte than standard variations, bettering stability.
Stable-state batteries have been seen by many automakers as the important thing to unlocking the potential of EVs, each when it comes to practicality and gross sales alternative.
The identify comes from using strong supplies for the electrolytes – the chemical compounds within the battery that retailer and transmit energy – as an alternative of flammable liquid.
From July 1, 2026, new legal guidelines in China surrounding EV battery security come into impact, with solid-state batteries once more claimed to be much less inclined to break, short-circuiting and catching hearth.
Being extra environment friendly, they provide the identical driving vary in a a lot smaller battery dimension – lowering weight – or may ship a higher distance between expenses from the identical physical-size unit.
They’re additionally stated to be easier and cheaper to fabricate, with the battery at the moment the one most costly element of an EV, additional lowering prices and rising accessibility and buyer enchantment.
Honda, which can launch its first EV in Australia in 2026, opened a devoted manufacturing facility to develop solid-state batteries in 2025, whereas Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai are amongst different manufacturers engaged on them.
China’s GAC, which launched in Australia in November 2025 with three new fashions, plans to introduce solid-state expertise to showrooms in 2026, though particulars on precisely when they may hit Australia – and by which fashions – are but to be confirmed.
The world’s largest carmaker by gross sales, Toyota, informed CarExpert on the 2025 Japan Mobility Present (JMS) in Tokyo it plans to introduce solid-state batteries to showroom fashions in 2027 or 2028.
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