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2026 Volkswagen ID. Era 9X.
ID. Era 9XLATESTNewsVolkswagen

Volkswagen debuts full-size three-row plug-in SUV: ID. Era 9X challenges Mercedes, BMW and Denza

May 12, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Leapmotor D19 plug-in hybrid
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The plug-in hybrid you barely need to plug in! Seven-seat Leapmotor D19 promises epic EV range

May 12, 2026 Andrew Chesterton
2026 BYD Seal 6 crash test.
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Affordable ANCAP: Two budget buys and a famous EV name score five stars in the latest safety tests

May 11, 2026 EV Central team
Buyers guide lead pic.
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Best EVs to buy in Australia right now: The ultimate guide to affordable electric cars

May 11, 2026 Toby Hagon
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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Camping with a 2025 Hyundai Inster Cross
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2026 Volkswagen ID. Era 9X.
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Volkswagen debuts full-size three-row plug-in SUV: ID. Era 9X challenges Mercedes, BMW and Denza

May 12, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Leapmotor D19 plug-in hybrid
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May 12, 2026 Andrew Chesterton
2026 BYD Seal 6 crash test.
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Affordable ANCAP: Two budget buys and a famous EV name score five stars in the latest safety tests

May 11, 2026 EV Central team
2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV
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Leapmotor listens! Chinese EV brand ditches world’s most annoying key!

May 11, 2026 Andrew Chesterton
2026 BYD Ti7.
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BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao Titanium 7 launched: All-electric Toyota Prado rival shapes up for Aussie arrival as a Denza

May 8, 2026 John Mahoney

ReviewsView all

Buyers guide lead pic.
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Best EVs to buy in Australia right now: The ultimate guide to affordable electric cars

May 11, 2026 Toby Hagon

The EV landscape has been transformed. In the space of a few short years, electric cars have gone from expensive

2026 JAC Hunter PHEV ute.
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2026 JAC Hunter PHEV Review: Australia’s cheapest PHEV ute targets BYD Shark 6, GWM Cannon Alpha

May 10, 2026 Toby Hagon
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N.
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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N Review: It’s got an ass only a Narwahl could love, but otherwise this EV super-sedan is an amazing electric track car

May 9, 2026 Stephen Corby
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

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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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.
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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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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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Types of EVs

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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

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EV videos

Ford Supervan 4.2 electric Transit
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April 13, 2024 Iain Curry

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Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD
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