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Articles by Bruce Newton

Bruce started his career as a daily newspaper journalist but quickly gravitated to the motoring sphere. He has written about motorcycles, motorsport and motor vehicles for nearly 40 years. In that time he has edited Auto Action, Which Car, the GoAuto website and contributed to many fine publications here and internationally.

Bruce has been a freelance writer for 15 years, which allows him to indulge in a passion for mountain bikes when some editors think he’s actually slaving away at the laptop (ssh!). Bruce is a father of three adult daughters and lives on the Western Port coast in Victoria with wife Jane and loyal Dachshund Eddie.

2025 Deepal E07 Multitrack.
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Radical 2025 Deepal E07 Multitruck priced: The SUV that transforms into a ute will be here soon at a surprising price

April 7, 2025July 14, 2025 Bruce Newton 5137 Views Deepal, E07 Multitruck

The radical Deepal E07 battery electric  SUV that converts into a ute will launch in Australia in the third quarter

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2025 MG S5.
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MG’s new top seller? The 2025 MG S5 has made its local debut and it’s on the hunt for the BYD Atto 3 and Kia EV3!

April 7, 2025April 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 5458 Views BYD Atto 3, kia ev3, mg, MG S5

The vehicle that could replace the MG4 as the Chinese brand’s top-selling electric vehicle and therefore become one of Australia

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2025 Kia EV3 Air Standard Range.
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2025 Kia EV3 Air Standard Range Review: Has Kia beaten back the Chinese tide with its most affordable EV yet

April 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 14506 Views

Into a sea of Chinese compact electric SUVs a little Korean contender has jumped. It’s called the Kia EV3 and

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2025 MG U9.
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Global debut: Chinese PHEV ute avalanche continues with MG U9 dual cab 4×4 rival for BYD Shark 6, GWM Cannon Alpha and Ford Ranger PHEV

April 5, 2025April 10, 2025 Bruce Newton 7738 Views BYD, mg, Shark 6, U9

Leading Chinese car maker MG has joined the plug-in hybrid ute rush in Australia. Its contender to rival the BYD

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Kia Niro EV GT-Line
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Too expensive! Kia Niro EV axed in Australia as cheaper and newer Kia EV3 and Kia EV5 bite into its sales

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 7366 Views EV3, EV5, Kia, niro

Kia’s trail-blazing Niro electric SUV has been axed in Australia. Its hybrid sibling continues on for now, but is expected

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2025 XPeng G6 Long Range.
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“A Bundle Of Cash!” Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme can be lucrative for EV brands, predicts local XPeng importer

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Bruce Newton 8125 Views G6, G7, G9, Mona M03, NVES, P7+, X9, Xpeng

While legacy auto makers ponder the financial impact of Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme, the local importer of Chinese XPeng

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2024 Toyota bZ4X.
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Discount bonanza: EV prices could be chopped because of changes to NVES CO2 reduction scheme

March 24, 2025March 25, 2025 Bruce Newton 8731 Views EV discount, NVES

New federal government policy could trigger significant new electric vehicle discounts. The EV buying bonanza is being predicted because of

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The entry level Tesla Model 3 is now simply known as the Model 3. It also travels further between charges, with a claimed WLTP range of 491km
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Used EVs: February 2025 sales are up, but there are headwinds

March 20, 2025March 21, 2025 Bruce Newton 8864 Views Tesla Model 3, Used EV sales

Second-hand EV sales are growing in early 2025  And unlike the new EV market, the growth is year-on-year as well

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2026 XPeng Land Aircraft Carrier.
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XPeng’s enormous Land Aircraft Carrier is coming to Australia – soon!

March 19, 2025April 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 9440 Views eVTOL, Land Aircraft Carrier, Xpeng

If you enjoy off-roading and flying then XPeng has the vehicle landing in Australia just for you. It’s called the

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2025 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-Z PHEV.
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Aussie plan for Toyota Prado-crushing GWM Tank 500 PHEV with huge EV range

March 17, 2025April 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 15855 Views 500, Alpha, Cannon, GWM, H6, H7, haval, PHEV, Tank

A rush of new electrified models in Australian by Chinese powerhouse GWM could be capped off by a full-size Toyota

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

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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