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Articles by Iain Curry

Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD
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A driver’s EV? Opel Manta Elektromod has four-speed manual

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May 25, 2021June 4, 2021
Iain Curry 3794 Views elektromod, manta gse, opel manta, retro ev

Manual gearbox, rear-wheel-drive and a sporty engine note. For decades, it’s been the recipe for proper sporting cars. Little wonder

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2023 Estrema Fulminea hypercar with solid-state batteries
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Solid-state Estrema Fulminea hypercar claims 0-320km/h in under 10 seconds

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
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Iain Curry 5558 Views estrema fulminea, hypercar, solid-state battery

Another day, another multi-million dollar electric hypercar concept. But behind the ludicrous power, performance and price-tag, the Estrema Fulminea claims

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2022 Subaru Solterra electric SUV
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Subaru’s first EV – the Solterra SUV – on sale in 2022

May 11, 2021May 21, 2021 Iain Curry 4043 Views electric suv, solterra, Subaru electric

Subaru has confirmed its first electric car – a mid-sized SUV called Solterra – will go on sale across multiple

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The Viritech Apricale is a planned UK-made hypercar with a hydrogen fuel cell EV setup
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Viritech Apricale hydrogen hypercar unveiled

May 11, 2021May 21, 2021 Iain Curry 5153 Views fcev, Viritech Apricale

Why a hydrogen hypercar? British start-up firm Viritech sums it up succinctly. Its Apricale is claimed to weigh just half

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Kia EV6 GT drag races some of Europe's supercar exotica
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Kia EV6 beats Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche, Merc-AMG in race

May 10, 2021May 19, 2021 Iain Curry 5389 Views drag race, ev6 gt, kia electric, kia ev

We all know electric cars have the ability to humble many a supercar in the acceleration stakes, but the novelty

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2022 The Little Car Company's Tamiya Wild One MAX electric vehicle
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Childhood dream: The Tamiya Wild One EV you can drive

May 6, 2021May 14, 2021 Iain Curry 3239 Views electric buggy, electric off road, tamiya wild one, wild one max

It was summer, I was eight-years-old and I’d recently been given a Tamiya Wild One for my birthday. This radio-controlled

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Ian Suter with his Tesla Model 3
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EV Owner Review – 2020 Tesla Model 3

May 4, 2021November 9, 2023 Iain Curry 5283 Views ev review, model 3 standard range, Tesla model 3 review, Tesla owner review

Want to know what it’s really like to own an electric car? We ask owners who’ve been living with one

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Pre-production Rimac C_Two hypercar acceleration testing in Croatia
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World’s fastest? Rimac C_Two EV does 8.95s quarter-mile

April 28, 2021May 7, 2021 Iain Curry 2727 Views c_two, electric hypercar, hypercar, rimac

Is the Rimac C_Two the world’s fastest accelerating production car? With data logging video showing the electric hypercar cracking the

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Chris Barclay's 2015 Mitsubishi Minicab MiEV
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A brand new EV for $18,000? Here’s how

April 27, 2021May 7, 2021 Iain Curry 12213 Views electric van, import ev, minicab miev, mitsubishi minicab

Biggest barrier to EV purchase? For practically everyone, it’s price. So how about a basically new electric vehicle on the

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Tesla Model 3 charging
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Tesla claims Model 3 is world’s best-selling premium sedan

April 27, 2021May 7, 2021 Iain Curry 2714 Views Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, Tesla Profit, tesla sales

Tesla has claimed its Model 3 is now the world’s best-selling premium sedan, overtaking long-time BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz

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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

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric 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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