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2026 Mercedes-Benz C Class EV interior.
C-Class EVLATESTMercedes-BenzNews

Mine’s bigger than yours! Mercedes C-Class EV interior revealed with enormous touchscreen that tops new BMW i3

April 23, 2026 John Mahoney
2027 Hyundai Ioniq 3.
HyundaiIoniq 3LATESTNews

Is this the $40K car that makes Hyundai an EV power in Australia? Ioniq 3 reboots the electric hatch in a bid to challenge BYD, Jaecoo and MG

April 23, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Nissan Juke.
JukeLATESTNewsNissan

Meet the wacky Nissan Juke EV. But why are its Aussie launch chances looking so slim?

April 22, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Toyota RAV4 Edge.
LATESTNewsRAV4Toyota

New 2026 Toyota RAV4 could make history as Australia’s first electrified and SUV top-seller

April 22, 2026 Toby Hagon
2026 Toyota HiLux BEV.
HiLux EVLATESTNewsTOP STORIESToyota

Toyota HiLux BEV price announced

April 1, 2026 EV Central team
2026 Subaru Uncharted.
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Subaru Uncharted electric SUV confirmed for Australia

March 31, 2026 EV Central team

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  • Mine’s bigger than yours! Mercedes C-Class EV interior revealed with enormous touchscreen that tops new BMW i3
  • Is this the $40K car that makes Hyundai an EV power in Australia? Ioniq 3 reboots the electric hatch in a bid to challenge BYD, Jaecoo and MG
  • Meet the wacky Nissan Juke EV. But why are its Aussie launch chances looking so slim?
  • New 2026 Toyota RAV4 could make history as Australia’s first electrified and SUV top-seller

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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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 Mercedes-Benz C Class EV interior.
C-Class EVLATESTMercedes-BenzNews

Mine’s bigger than yours! Mercedes C-Class EV interior revealed with enormous touchscreen that tops new BMW i3

April 23, 2026 John Mahoney
2027 Hyundai Ioniq 3.
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Is this the $40K car that makes Hyundai an EV power in Australia? Ioniq 3 reboots the electric hatch in a bid to challenge BYD, Jaecoo and MG

April 23, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Nissan Juke.
JukeLATESTNewsNissan

Meet the wacky Nissan Juke EV. But why are its Aussie launch chances looking so slim?

April 22, 2026 John Mahoney
2026 Toyota RAV4 Edge.
LATESTNewsRAV4Toyota

New 2026 Toyota RAV4 could make history as Australia’s first electrified and SUV top-seller

April 22, 2026 Toby Hagon
2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS.
EQSLATESTMercedes-BenzNews

Range master: Mercedes EQS gains huge 926km range, faster charging, AI-powered software and trick steer-by-wire tech to give it the edge over the BMW i7

April 21, 2026 John Mahoney

ReviewsView all

2026 Porsche Taycan GT with Weissach Package.
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Porsche Taycan GT Brief Drive: Corby samples an insanely fast EV and then draws a memorable link with a watermelon. Huh?

April 19, 2026 Stephen Corby

The absurdly talented and almost dementedly determined engineers deemed worth of working at Porsche are not the kind of people

Leapmotor B10.
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2026 Leapmotor B10 Seven-Day Review: A week with the budget-priced SUV that has some hidden surprises

April 18, 2026 Toby Hagon
MG4 Urban.
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2026 MG4 EV Urban Review: New price leader for Chinese brand sizes up BYD, Geely, GWM and GAC

April 12, 2026 Toby Hagon
Kia EV6 GT AWD Dual Motor
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2026 Kia EV6 GT AWD Dual Motor Review: Korea takes on Germany and wins

April 11, 2026 Stephen Corby

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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December 11, 2025 Iain Curry
Tesla being recharged
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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

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
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

Trending reviews

BMW i4 M50
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BMW i4 eDrive 40 and i4 M50 review

April 28, 2022 Toby Hagon
2026 Denza B8 6S.
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2026 Denza B8 6S Review: The Toyota LandCruiser is about to be tested more seriously than ever by this full-size Chinese PHEV 4×4 wagon

December 21, 2025 Bruce Newton
2023 BMW iX1 M Sport
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2023 BMW iX1 review: How does this premium electric SUV stack up against Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo in Australia?

July 8, 2023 Bruce Newton
Mercedes-Benz EQA250
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2021 Mercedes-Benz EQA250 review

July 8, 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
LATESTNewsVideos

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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