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Mazda CX-6e in Australia
EVLATESTNews

Game on, Tesla Model Y! Mazda CX-6e pricing confirmed as sleek electric SUV opens from $53,990

April 9, 2026 EV Central team
Mercedes-Benz EQS development car with steer-by-wire technology.
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Mercedes-Benz EQS set for second overhaul with steer-by-wire and ultra-fast charging

April 9, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Lucid Lunar.
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Lucid locks in right-hand drive Cosmos SUV as BMW iX3 rival firms for Australia

April 8, 2026 John Mahoney
Forthing Taikon 5.
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New Chinese brand incoming! Forthing to launch in Australia in June with Toyota RAV4 Hybrid-baiting Taikon 5 medium SUV 

April 8, 2026 EV Central team
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the AADA
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PM’s warning to Chinese car companies

March 18, 2026 Andrew Chesterton
Houses for EV postcodes yarn.
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Revealed: The most popular postcodes for buying EVs

March 16, 2026 EV Central team

Recently added

  • Game on, Tesla Model Y! Mazda CX-6e pricing confirmed as sleek electric SUV opens from $53,990
  • Mercedes-Benz EQS set for second overhaul with steer-by-wire and ultra-fast charging
  • Lucid locks in right-hand drive Cosmos SUV as BMW iX3 rival firms for Australia
  • New Chinese brand incoming! Forthing to launch in Australia in June with Toyota RAV4 Hybrid-baiting Taikon 5 medium SUV 

EV adviceView all

Camping with a 2025 Hyundai Inster Cross
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Want to go camping in your EV? We’ve done it: Here are seven things you must know before your first electric car sleep-over

2015 BMW i3
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Explainer: Are used EVs good P-plater cars? We investigate the pros and cons, including insurance costs

Tesla being recharged
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The ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: This is everything you need to know

EVs being drawn towards a giant magnet to illustrate the lure of taking out a novated lease to leverage the government's fringe benefits tax exemption.
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Thinking of taking out a novated lease to buy a new EV so you can leverage the fringe benefits tax exemption? Read this first

2025 Nissan Ariya EV
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Why the Nissan Ariya is a great buy … in 2030: Our hit-list of the EV bargains you need to start saving for (but only a little bit)

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Mazda CX-6e in Australia
EVLATESTNews

Game on, Tesla Model Y! Mazda CX-6e pricing confirmed as sleek electric SUV opens from $53,990

April 9, 2026 EV Central team
Mercedes-Benz EQS development car with steer-by-wire technology.
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Mercedes-Benz EQS set for second overhaul with steer-by-wire and ultra-fast charging

April 9, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Lucid Lunar.
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Lucid locks in right-hand drive Cosmos SUV as BMW iX3 rival firms for Australia

April 8, 2026 John Mahoney
Forthing Taikon 5.
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New Chinese brand incoming! Forthing to launch in Australia in June with Toyota RAV4 Hybrid-baiting Taikon 5 medium SUV 

April 8, 2026 EV Central team
2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Sport Appearance Package.
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Ford confirms cheap Tesla Model 3 and Model Y rivals – plus sub-$45K electric ute

April 8, 2026 John Mahoney

ReviewsView all

2026 Tank 500 Ultra PHEV
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2026 GWM Tank 500 Ultra PHEV review: plug-in 4×4 gets dirty against rival Denza B5 and old-school Toyota Prado

April 6, 2026 Iain Curry

“That’s one seriously big lump of chrome-covered Chinesium,” said the text message. My neighbour. A fellow car enthusiast – not

2026 Zeekr X AWD.
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2026 Zeekr X Review: Compact electric SUV gets more power and more polish to take on BYD, Kia, Geely and Jaecoo

April 5, 2026 Toby Hagon
2026 GAC Aion UT Luxury.
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2026 GAC Aion UT Review: Cheap electric city car brings big space and solid driving manners, but what about the ownership experience?

April 4, 2026 Bruce Newton
2026 Renault Scenic E-Tech Esprit Alpine.
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2026 Renault Scenic E-Tech Review: French electric SUV brings European polish to Australia. But can it justify the price?

March 29, 2026 Bruce Newton

Tips and adviceView all

Camping with a 2025 Hyundai Inster Cross
EV adviceHyundaiInsterIoniq 9LATEST

Want to go camping in your EV? We’ve done it: Here are seven things you must know before your first electric car sleep-over

January 4, 2026 Iain Curry

I’m getting used to sleeping in cars. No, the family’s not kicked me out. Nor has the house burned down.

2015 BMW i3
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Explainer: Are used EVs good P-plater cars? We investigate the pros and cons, including insurance costs

December 11, 2025 Iain Curry
Tesla being recharged
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December 1, 2025 Toby Hagon
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EV adviceLATEST

Thinking of taking out a novated lease to buy a new EV so you can leverage the fringe benefits tax exemption? Read this first

November 28, 2025 Toby Hagon

TechnologyView all

2026 BYD Flash Charger.
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BYD’s radical breakthrough! Next-gen Blade battery 2.0 is as fast to top up as petrol: 10-70 per cent charge will take just five minutes!

March 11, 2026 John Mahoney

Chinese EV giant BYD claims it has taken a major step towards eliminating one of the biggest barriers to electric

2026 Verge TS Pro.
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First to the Finnish! Solid-state battery triumph claimed by Nordic upstarts

March 5, 2026 John Mahoney
Gangfeng solid state battery.
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Why Changan and Hyundai could suddenly now be in pole position for solid-state batteries

March 4, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Horse Powertrain technology.
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Year of the Horse power: Geely and Renault release full details of pioneering combustion engine for plug-in hybrids that cuts fuel use by 40 per cent

March 3, 2026 John Mahoney

OpinionView all

2022 Lexus UX 300e public charging
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EV batteries surviving longer than expected – I bloody told you they would | Opinion

March 14, 2026 Iain Curry
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna
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Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna interview: “It’s our job to push forward EV innovation, but autonomous cars? No, never”

March 14, 2026 Stephen Corby
The fuel bowser is becoming much more expensive.
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The Middle-East war, the price of oil and how it impacts on EV owners | Analysis (and some opinion)

March 8, 2026 Stephen Corby
2025 Renault 5 Turbo 3E at Tour de Corse Historic
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Battery beauties: This is our list of the world’s best EV car designs. Do you agree? | Opinion

February 4, 2026 Iain Curry

Trending reviews

Maeving RM1 electric motorcycle
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Can electric motorcycles make scooters cool and is it time to get on your bike?

September 27, 2023 Stephen Corby
Mazda MX-30 BEV electric car
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Mazda MX-30 EV prototype drive

May 5, 2020 Stephen Corby
Alfa Romeo Tonale
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Driven: Alfa Romeo Tonale hybrid

May 5, 2022 John Carey
2021 BMW 530e plug-in hybrid PHEV
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2021 BMW 530e M Sport review

June 29, 2021 Toby Hagon

Types of EVs

BMW PHEV cutaway
EV types

What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby

Like hybrids, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (or PHEVs) have an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor. Plug-in vehicles take the

Nissan Leaf e+battery
EV types

What is an EV or BEV? Electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby
Diagram showing the working components of the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle
EV types

What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained

February 10, 2026 EV Central team
Lexus LC500h hybrid system cutaway
EV types

What is a hybrid? Hybrid vehicles explained

February 7, 2026 Stephen Corby

Beginner’s Guide to EV Charging: Brought to you by Ampol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aevBHjWoXIY

EV videos

Ford Supervan 4.2 electric Transit
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon

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