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Jenson Button's JBXE 2021 Extreme E
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Jenson Button the latest big signing for 2021 Extreme E off-road series

January 26, 2021February 2, 2021
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Iain Curry 2011 Views

The 2009 Formula One World Champion, Jenson Button, will compete in the Extreme E off-road series’ inaugural season as team

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2021 Sono Motors Sion
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Sono Sion plans to be the first ‘affordable’ Solar Electric Vehicle

January 20, 2021January 29, 2021
MJDHealthPharmacy.com
Iain Curry 6677 Views solar electric vehicle, sono motors, sono sion

What will be the Model T Ford of electric cars? The first EV to be seen as truly affordable, able

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NSW Police's 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric
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Guilty as charged! Hyundai Kona EV for NSW Police

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Iain Curry 3017 Views electric police car, hyundai kona electric, police ev

With “EV Cop” on the license plate and “Crime Prevention Unit” emblazoned on its nose, Penrith reprobates have the rare

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2021 Dacia Bigster Concept
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Dacia Bigster – terrible name, beastly looks

January 19, 2021January 26, 2021 Iain Curry 6560 Views bigster, cheap EV, dacia bigster

While the electric Renault 5 Prototype stole the headlines at last week’s ‘Renaulution’, its sub-brand Dacia also made some EV

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Home charging a 2020 Tesla Model 3 Performance
Car reviews Reviews 

Why your kids want a (farting) Tesla, not a Ferrari

January 16, 2021January 26, 2021 Iain Curry 6100 Views Kids car review, model 3 performance, model 3 review, Tesla Model 3

A red Ferrari F40. It was always a red Ferrari F40. From about 1988 that was the poster on my

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2021 Renault 5 Prototype electric car
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Renault 5 Prototype revealed, set to be one of 7 new EVs

January 15, 2021July 1, 2021 Iain Curry 6965 Views renault 5, renault 5 ev, renault electric

The Renault 5 is back. Fully electric, retro-inspired, designed to “democratise the electric car in Europe” and, well, looking bloody

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Using the racing game in the 2020 Tesla Model 3 Performance
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Junior review: Tesla Model 3 infotainment test (farts and all)

January 15, 2021January 18, 2021 Iain Curry 6036 Views electric car, fart noises, infotainment, junior review, Tesla Model 3

Why kids love Teslas… From fart noises and Netflix to racing games and environmental cred, our 5- and 8-year-old road

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2019 Renault 4L e-Plein Air Concept
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Is Renault planning retro 4 and 5 electric cars?

January 14, 2021July 1, 2021 Iain Curry 3729 Views renault 4 ev, renault ev, Renault Zoe, retro ev

For Europeans the Renault 4 and Renault 5 were staples of cities, towns and famers’ fields from the 1960s until

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Audi e-Tron 55
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Every second car sold in Norway is an EV

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Iain Curry 2886 Views ev sales, Norway electric cars, Norway ev

Norway has become the first country where electric car sales have outstripped those of petrol, diesel and hybrid models. According

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2021 Bentley Bentayga Hybrid
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Australia-bound Bentley Bentayga Hybrid revealed

January 5, 2021January 11, 2021 Iain Curry 3488 Views bentayga, bentayga hybrid, Bentley, hybrid, PHEV

Bentley has revealed an updated version of its Bentayga Hybrid uber-luxe plug-in SUV, and the new model is confirmed for

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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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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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