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2026 Genesis GV60.
GenesisGV60LATESTNews

Price slashed: Another over-priced EV faces reality. The Genesis GV60 has been overhauled and is now $15K cheaper!

May 7, 2026 Stephen Corby
2026 iCaur V27.
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New Chinese off-road electric brand iCaur timing for Australia confirmed: Three boxy wagons headed our way from early 2027

May 7, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 GWM Haval H6 GT.
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GWM Haval H6GT upgraded: Swoopy PHEV coupe gets an all-paw overhaul

May 6, 2026 EV Central team
BYD Sealion 7
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EVs continue to ride the sales boom in April: Almost one in six new cars sold were zero emissions battery electric

May 6, 2026 EV Central team
BYD Seal 6 price and spec revealed
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BYD Seal 6 price and spec revealed

April 16, 2026 EV Central team
2026 Haval HX plug-in hybrid
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LandBruiser: Meet the rugged, family-friendly GWM Haval HX PHEV

April 13, 2026 John Mahoney

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  • Price slashed: Another over-priced EV faces reality. The Genesis GV60 has been overhauled and is now $15K cheaper!
  • New Chinese off-road electric brand iCaur timing for Australia confirmed: Three boxy wagons headed our way from early 2027
  • GWM Haval H6GT upgraded: Swoopy PHEV coupe gets an all-paw overhaul
  • EVs continue to ride the sales boom in April: Almost one in six new cars sold were zero emissions battery electric

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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

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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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2026 Genesis GV60.
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Price slashed: Another over-priced EV faces reality. The Genesis GV60 has been overhauled and is now $15K cheaper!

May 7, 2026 Stephen Corby
2026 iCaur V27.
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New Chinese off-road electric brand iCaur timing for Australia confirmed: Three boxy wagons headed our way from early 2027

May 7, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 GWM Haval H6 GT.
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GWM Haval H6GT upgraded: Swoopy PHEV coupe gets an all-paw overhaul

May 6, 2026 EV Central team
BYD Sealion 7
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EVs continue to ride the sales boom in April: Almost one in six new cars sold were zero emissions battery electric

May 6, 2026 EV Central team
EV charging.
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May 6, 2026 EV Central team

ReviewsView all

Leapmotor B05 Ultra
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Leapmotor B05 Ultra Brief Drive: Chinese brand’s first hot hatch is a 180kW move from vanilla to more exciting flavours

May 5, 2026 Andrew Chesterton

The Leapmotor B05 Ultra is a change of pace for the Chinese brand. Actually, that’s underselling it. It’s not just

2026 Subaru Solterra AWD.
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2026 Subaru Solterra AWD Review: It’s now cheaper, faster and more efficient. This medium SUV has turned from pretender to contender

May 3, 2026 Bruce Newton
GWM Tank 300 PHEV.
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2026 GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T PHEV Review: Plug-in hybrid 4×4 takes the off-road fight to Denza, Toyota and Ford

May 2, 2026 Toby Hagon
2027 Haval H6 in China
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Haval H6 PHEV Brief Drive: We sample the next-gen family plug-in with up to 140km EV range

April 30, 2026 Iain Curry

Tips and 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

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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December 1, 2025 Toby Hagon
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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

2025 Renault 5 E-Tech
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Legacy car brands must embrace their heritage or die. So where’s our damn Renault 5? | Opinion

April 19, 2026 Iain Curry
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

Partner Content

2026 Hyundai Elexio Elite.
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How Hyundai’s 35-year investment in EVs led to the ELEXIO

April 24, 2026 Sponsored Content
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The Hyundai ELEXIO is a great family SUV – here are 10 reasons why 

April 24, 2026 Sponsored Content

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MG HS Super Hybrid
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June 7, 2025 Toby Hagon
2026 Toyota RAV4.
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2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: Top-selling electrified SUV is more expensive, but key updates have delivered a better vehicle

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Cupra Formento e-Hybrid
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Porsche Macan Turbo
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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
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What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained

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Lexus LC500h hybrid system cutaway
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February 7, 2026 Stephen Corby

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

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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

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

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