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2026 Subaru Uncharted.
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Subaru Uncharted electric SUV confirmed for Australia: Kia EV3 rival will be here mid-year!

March 31, 2026 EV Central team
2025 Tesla Model Y Standard.
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EV sales boom! Huge surge as oil price skyrockets and ICE popularity melts away in Europe

March 30, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 MG4 Urban EV.
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MG4 Urban razor sharp pricing and spec announced: Australia has a new budget EV buy

March 30, 2026 EV Central team
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
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

  • Subaru Uncharted electric SUV confirmed for Australia: Kia EV3 rival will be here mid-year!
  • EV sales boom! Huge surge as oil price skyrockets and ICE popularity melts away in Europe
  • MG4 Urban razor sharp pricing and spec announced: Australia has a new budget EV buy
  • 2026 Renault Scenic E-Tech Review: French electric SUV brings European polish to Australia. But can it justify the price?

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)

NewsView all

2026 Subaru Uncharted.
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Subaru Uncharted electric SUV confirmed for Australia: Kia EV3 rival will be here mid-year!

March 31, 2026 EV Central team
2025 Tesla Model Y Standard.
LATESTNews

EV sales boom! Huge surge as oil price skyrockets and ICE popularity melts away in Europe

March 30, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 MG4 Urban EV.
LATESTMGMG4 UrbanNews

MG4 Urban razor sharp pricing and spec announced: Australia has a new budget EV buy

March 30, 2026 EV Central team
GAC Pickup 01 concept.
Aion UTAion VGAC AutoLATESTM8News

Radical GAC electrified dual cab ute confirmed and detailed for Australia

March 27, 2026 Bruce Newton
BMW i3 reveal. Touring teased in outline.
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Wagons roll! 2027 BMW i3 Touring teased as Neue Klasse expansion continues

March 27, 2026 John Mahoney

ReviewsView all

2026 Renault Scenic E-Tech Esprit Alpine.
LATESTRenaultReviewsScenic E-TechSUV reviews

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

Don’t underestimate the importance of the Renault Scenic E-Tech to the French brand’s hopes of growing its electric footprint in

2027 Cayenne Electric Turbo.
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2027 Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric Review: Our first drive of an astonishing 2.7 tonne electric SUV that will crush Ferraris

March 28, 2026 John Mahoney
Suzuki e-Vitara.
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2026 Suzuki e-Vitara Review: Japanese brand’s first EV has some familiar traits, but lacks the price focus of BYD, Jaecoo and MG

March 22, 2026 Toby Hagon
Tesla Model Y L.
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2026 Tesla Model Y L Review: Six-seater version of Australia’s top-selling EV adds to the appeal

March 21, 2026 Toby Hagon

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

December 1, 2025 Toby Hagon
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.
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.
LATESTTechnology

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.
LATESTTechnology

First to the Finnish! Solid-state battery triumph claimed by Nordic upstarts

March 5, 2026 John Mahoney
Gangfeng solid state battery.
LATESTTechnology

Why Changan and Hyundai could suddenly now be in pole position for solid-state batteries

March 4, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Horse Powertrain technology.
LATESTTechnology

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
LATESTOpinion

EV batteries surviving longer than expected – I bloody told you they would | Opinion

March 14, 2026 Iain Curry
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna
LATESTOpinion

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.
LATESTOpinion

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

2024 GWM Ora.
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2024 GWM Ora Extended Range review: One of Australia’s cheapest electric cars tested

July 30, 2023 Toby Hagon
Mazda CX-60 PHEV
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Mazda CX-60 PHEV first drive

May 12, 2022 Stephen Corby
Smart #3 Brabus
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2025 Smart #3 Brabus Review: Look out Mini! The loveable micro car brand has grown up with Mercedes-Benz DNA and an electric SUV line-up

February 15, 2025 Toby Hagon
MG ZS EV electric SUV
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2020 MG ZS EV electric SUV review

November 12, 2020 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
Videos

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon

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