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Articles by Iain Curry

Ford Supertruck EV wins the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed Shoot-Out
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It’s the Goodwood Festival of EV Speed! We profile the electric stars of this Pommy power-fest led by one manic Ford F150

July 19, 2025July 18, 2025 Iain Curry 6391 Views ev motorsport, ford supertruck, goodwood ev, supertruck goodwood

“The fastest time only counts if it’s making noise and smells…” That’s one of the few non-sweary comments from the

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2025 Kia EV3 GT-Line
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2025 Kia EV3 Long Range GT-Line Seven-Day Test: Korea serves up a lesson in small SUV desirability

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 Iain Curry 4753 Views ev3 GT-line, ev3 review, kia ev3, kia ev3 review

As the Chinese flood our market with cheap small SUVs, it’s clear legacy brands like Kia simply can’t match them

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Iain Curry on Hengill Volcano, Iceland, with the 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak
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Think the plug-in Ford Ranger PHEV isn’t capable enough? I just drove one up an active volcano in Iceland!

June 22, 2025June 21, 2025 Iain Curry 4553 Views ford phev, Ford ranger PHEV, PHEV ute, plug-in ranger, Ranger PHEV, ute phev

The petrol engine’s been de-tuned, its 11.8kWh battery’s too small, 43km electric range isn’t enough and, starting from $71,990, it’s

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2025 Leapmotor C10
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1150km-claim Leapmotor C10 Ultra Hybrid arrives in Australia to challenge BYD Sealion 6

June 17, 2025July 18, 2025 Iain Curry 12019 Views Leapmotor C10, leapmotor c10 reev, leapmotor phev, leapmotor range extender

Leapmotor’s range-extender C10 “Ultra Hybrid” has landed in Australia boasting 170km pure electric range and 1150km combined range on the

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Volvo EX90
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2025 Volvo EX90 Twin Performance Seven-Day Test: Serene and spacious, but where’s the Swedish soul?

June 15, 2025July 12, 2025 Iain Curry 4680 Views volvo ex90

Volvo knows how to make a large SUV. For the successful yet safety-conscious, a hulking XC90 or this new –

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2025 MK 8.5 Volkswagen Golf R
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Germany vs Korea: Why electric VW Golf R must challenge Hyundai’s fun-packed Ioniq 5 N

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Iain Curry 5153 Views Golf electric, Golf GTI electric, VW electric, VW golf r EV

Petrolheads may weep, but the future’s set for a world without combustion Volkswagen Golf GTIs and Golf Rs. Speaking to

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Haval's prototype small/medium electric SUV, Shanghai 2025
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First drive of Haval’s prototype $40K EV family SUV: Meet the budget buy needed to rival MG’s S5 and BYD’s Atto 3

May 26, 2025May 25, 2025 Iain Curry 11031 Views cheap EV, haval electric, haval ev

Is Haval soon to reveal a full electric small/medium SUV ready to challenge Chinese EV cheapies like the BYD Atto

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2025 JCW Mini E 3-door
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2025 Mini JCW Hatch and Aceman Track Review: Can an electric John Cooper Works Mini live up to that fabulous heritage?

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025 Iain Curry 3852 Views electric jcw, john cooper works EV, mini aceman jcw

Blame my English heritage, but I was Sceptic-in Chief ahead of testing the new JCW versions of Mini’s electric line-up.

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2025 Mini Aceman JCW
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Riding high on EVs, Mini adds sizzling electric John Cooper Works Mini hatch and Aceman SUV to its Australian line-up

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Iain Curry 8588 Views mini aceman jcw, Mini Cooper E, mini cooper jcw electric

The John Cooper name adorned Jack Brabham’s 1950s F1 title-winning racers, 1960s Monte Carlo Rally-dominating Minis and now – for

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2025 Zeekr 009
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2025 Zeekr 009 Review: The maddest, fastest people mover on sale, but who’ll actually buy one?

May 4, 2025May 3, 2025 Iain Curry 17819 Views Zeekr 009, zeekr 009 review, zeekr australia

In a motoring writer’s career, some cars come along that simply warp one’s brain. The Zeekr 009 people mover is

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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 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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