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Articles by Iain Curry

2024 Volvo EX30 Single Motor Ultra
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2024 Volvo EX30 review: Bargain prestige small SUV shines across the board as a genuine rival for Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3

May 12, 2024May 11, 2024
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Iain Curry 11795 Views EX30, ex30 review, Volvo EV, volvo ex30

Volvo’s EX30 is the fastest vehicle the marque’s ever produced, yet somehow doubles as a sensible, economical small SUV costing

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2024 Volvo EX30.
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What EV headwinds? 2024 Volvo EX30 sells out! Brand’s switch to all-EV in 2026 in Australia locked in

May 9, 2024October 4, 2024
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Iain Curry 13437 Views C40, e-2008, EX30, Peugeot, Tesla, volvo, XC40

Buoyed by the sell-out success of the newly-arrived Volvo EX30 electric hatch and unphased by some troubling recent challenges for

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2024 Beijing Motor Show
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EVs, influencers and riot police: Our man Iain Curry on the ground at the Beijing Motor Show

May 4, 2024June 18, 2024 Iain Curry 4084 Views 2024 beijing motor show, beijing motor show, china ev, Chinese ev

My 2024 Beijing Motor Show gets off to an inauspicious start. The transfer bus takes three hours to move 50km,

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2024 Tank 700 Hi-4T Limited Edition PHEV
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Give us a plug! China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia.

May 2, 2024May 1, 2024 Iain Curry 20514 Views Cannon hybrid, Cannon PHEV, GWM, haval, Haval H6 PHEV, Tank PHEV

Stand by Australia, Chinese giant GWM could soon unleash a plug-in hybrid attack on our market through its Haval, Tank

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Toyota bZ3C fastback crossover concept
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Beijing show: Toyota’s electric future just got sexier

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Iain Curry 18542 Views bz3c, BZ4X, toyota concept, toyota ev

Toyota has revealed two new production EVs at the Beijing Motor Show, set to go on sale in China “within

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Facelifted 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB
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2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB 250+ review: The LCT-busting prestige seven-seater to battle Kia’s EV9

April 21, 2024April 20, 2024 Iain Curry 34074 Views eqb 250+, mercedes eqb, seven seat ev

Seven seats, fully electric, Benz badge on the bonnet and, at $89,100, costing below the LCT threshold for you FBT

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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, 2024April 13, 2024 Iain Curry 47601 Views

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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2023 Porsche Taycan RWD
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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

March 30, 2024April 1, 2024 Iain Curry 9813 Views Porsche Taycan, taycan review, taycan rwd, taycan rwd review

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan

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Ford Supervan 4.2 electric Transit
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Liam Lawson should be racing in the Australian F1 Grand Prix this weekend … instead he destroyed my neck in Ford’s insane electric Supervan Transit

March 23, 2024March 22, 2024 Iain Curry 7101 Views electric race car, ford e-transit, ford supervan, ford supervan 4.2, supervan 4.2

Two days later I’m still in pieces. Neck’s aching, ribs hurt and I swear my internal organs are scrambled. This

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2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV.
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You’re outta here! Chevrolet Silverado EV won’t be coming to Australia

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 Iain Curry 9382 Views chevrolet, ev, F-150, ford, Lightning, R1T, Rivian, Silverado

The battery electric Chevrolet Silverado EV full-size pick-up is not under consideration for Australia sale. The shock news was confirmed

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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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

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle

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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

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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