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Jeff and Pippa Shaw with their 2020 Mini Cooper SE First Edition
Reviews 

EV Owner Review – 2020 Mini Cooper SE First Edition

March 30, 2021April 8, 2021
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Iain Curry 5209 Views electric car review, Mini Cooper electric review, Mini Cooper se

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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2021 Noosa Electric Vehicle Expo, Queensland
News 

Huge public interest as Noosa hosts electric vehicle expo

March 23, 2021April 2, 2021
MJDHealthPharmacy.com
Iain Curry 3614 Views electric car expo, electric car show, Noosa ev expo

Tesla. Another Tesla. Hyundai Kona Electric. Jaguar iPace. A box-fresh Porsche Taycan. Then another Kona following a Tesla. Have I

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BMW's new iDrive operating system will debut on the BMW iX
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BMW’s iX-debuting iDrive 8 operating system explained

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Iain Curry 2949 Views bmw electric, BMW idrive, iX

The new generation BMW iDrive 8 operating system makes its debut in the electric iX large SUV this year, with

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Toyota's BZ electric SUV to be revealed at the 2021 Shanghai Motor Show
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New Toyota electric mid-size SUV to be unveiled at April’s Shanghai Motor Show

March 16, 2021March 20, 2021 Iain Curry 2456 Views bz, Toyota, toyota bz, Toyota electric

Toyota will unveil a preview of its new mid-size battery electric SUV at the 2021 Shanghai Motor Show. We can

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Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD
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Opel teases retro Manta GSe Elektromod as brand embraces electrification

March 16, 2021March 17, 2021 Iain Curry 3420 Views manta electric, Opel, opel electric, restomod

German brand Opel – you know, the one who supplied Holden with that final Commodore/Insignia we refused to buy –

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Elon Musk launches the Tesla Roadster in 2017
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Grab the popcorn, Tesla’s share price is tanking again

March 9, 2021March 14, 2021 Iain Curry 2999 Views elon musk, Tesla share prices, Tesla stock, Tesla value

If you’ve not got your life savings invested in Tesla stock, watching its volatile fluctuations over the past few months

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Kia EV6 teaser image
News 

Kia teases EV6 battery electric vehicle as it shifts to electrification

March 9, 2021March 15, 2021 Iain Curry 2357 Views EV6, kia electric, kia ev6

Kia has revealed its first teaser images of the EV6, the Korean brand’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle, ahead of

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2020 Wuling Hongguang Mini EV
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Sorry, Tesla. This is the world’s best-selling EV… it’s $6000

March 3, 2021March 12, 2021 Iain Curry 3959 Views Chinese ev, city ev, Hongguang, mini ev

What will six grand buy you these days? A cheapie motorcycle? A mid-range electric bike? A 1997 Toyota Corolla with

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VW ID.3 Convertible Concept official rendering
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VW teases fully electric convertible ID.3

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Iain Curry 2528 Views id.3 convertible, ID3, ID3 convertible, vw id, VW ID.3

Volkswagen’s on the tease again, this time posting official rendered images of its Golf-sized electric ID.3 hatchback in convertible guise.

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James Cox with his 2015 BMW i3 REX
Car reviews LATEST 

EV owner review – 2015 BMW i3 REx

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Iain Curry 7521 Views BMW i3 review, BMW i3 REX review, electric car review, 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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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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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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