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2022 Porsche Taycan GTS
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Porsche Taycan GTS review

July 5, 2022December 22, 2023 Iain Curry 5713 Views porsche

Pity the Porsche Taycan buyer, if you can. Not only is the waiting list so long they’ll struggle to get

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EV conversion specialist British Off Road's electric Land Rover Perentie
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EV conversion business profile: British Off Road, QLD

July 5, 2022July 16, 2022 Iain Curry 7846 Views british off road, electromod, ev conversion

You’d have thought a Land Rover and Range Rover specialist with almost 50 years’ experience would be a bit set

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Nathan Gore-Brown with his Honda E
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EV extravaganza at Noosa Expo

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 Iain Curry 5675 Views electric car expo, Honda e, Noosa ev expo

Queensland’s holiday hot-spot of Noosa hosted its fourth EV Expo on Sunday, with thousands attending the free event. Noosa Junction’s

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MINI Recharged by Paul Smith, a 1998 Mini converted to run on a 72kW electric motor
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Paul Smith joins the electromod movement

June 9, 2022June 25, 2022 Iain Curry 3168 Views electromod, ev conversion, mini ev

British stripy sock designer Paul Smith has lent his name to a Mini Recharged project, electromodding one of his 1998

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2022 Kia Niro Electric
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All-new Kia Niro EV and hybrid confirmed for late June

June 3, 2022August 17, 2022 Iain Curry 3806 Views kia niro, niro ev

Kia’s second-generation Niro will launch in Australia in late June, but only in electric and hybrid guises. The current Niro

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Polestar 2 updated for 2022 with new colours, interior finishes and wheels
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Downloadable Polestar 2 performance hike available for $1,600

May 19, 2022May 27, 2022 Iain Curry 3578 Views polestar 2, software update

What price an extra 50kW, 20Nm and your 0-100km/h dropping from 4.7 to 4.4 seconds? For Australian Polestar 2 Long

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD home charging
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Seven-day test: Living with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD

May 17, 2022May 27, 2022 Iain Curry 9758 Views Hyundai, ioniq 5

Imagine the attention you’d get walking through Sydney’s CBD with a naked Marilyn Monroe on your arm and Elvis behind

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2024 Fisker Ronin electric grand tourer
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2024 Fisker Ronin electric GT to be a range hero

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Iain Curry 3798 Views Fisker

American EV maker Fisker has teased its Project Ronin, the brand’s third all-electric offering after the Ocean SUV and diminutive

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2023 Lexus RZ 450e electric SUV
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Lexus reveals new RZ 450e with steering yoke

April 20, 2022May 6, 2022 Iain Curry 4702 Views Lexus

Lexus’ first dedicated battery-powered electric vehicle, the RZ 450e, has been revealed with a steering yoke instead of a conventional circular

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Evie Networks 350kW Tritium fast charger at Avenel, Victoria
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Evie plans additional 55 fast charging stations for rural Victoria

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Iain Curry 6745 Views electric car charging, ev charging, Evie, victoria ev charging

Evie Networks has announced new public EV fast charging stations in 55 towns and communities throughout rural and regional Victoria.

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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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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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EV videos

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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