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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 11833 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 4287 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 5036 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 10795 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 3575 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 8483 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 16592 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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2025 Tank 300 Hooke Trail special edition is a candidate for GWM's new V8 PHEV powertrain
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Who builds a new V8 engine in 2025 and why would they do it? GWM shocks the auto world

April 26, 2025May 17, 2025 Iain Curry 14288 Views Cannon V8 PHEV, GWM V8, plug in V8, Tank 300 PHEV, V8 PHEV

Just when we thought the V8 was dying a slow death, up pops China’s GWM with a bent eight plug-in

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Charging a 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV
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Seven day test: 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV. I’ll check back when you’ve finished it.

April 18, 2025April 17, 2025 Iain Curry 9438 Views C10 Design, Leapmotor C10, Leapmotor C10 Review

Leapmotor is a box fresh Chinese brand on our shores, marketed by auto giant Stellantis (Jeep, Peugeot, RAM, etc.), and

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2026 Longbow Speedster
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See, you can build lightweight EVs! Spectacular sub-1000kg Longbow sports car set for 2026 launch to trump Tesla’s Roadster

April 13, 2025May 12, 2025 Iain Curry 150303 Views electric sportscar, ev sportscar, Longbow EV, longbow roadster, Longbow speedster

British start-up Longbow is promising the first ever “Featherweight Electric Vehicles” (FEVs), with rear-drive Speedster and Roadster models previewed ahead

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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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

January 3, 2023 Toby Hagon 2

Types of EVs

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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