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Articles by Iain Curry

2012 Holden Volt plug-in hybrid
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Why a 12 year-old Holden Volt PHEV is the perfect first car. And it’s not because I’m still drunk | Opinion

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 Iain Curry 2988 Views holden volt, PHEV, Plug in hybrid, used PHEV

With my head fuzzy from a pre-Christmas cocktail, a mate’s question about the old, over-priced and poor selling 2012-15 Holden

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2024 Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Ultra
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Iain Curry’s best electric car of 2024: Volvo EX30

December 28, 2024December 28, 2024 Iain Curry 10282 Views car of the year, EV coty, volvo ex30

Had to really think about this one. There’s been no runaway standout, but I’ve landed on Volvo’s EX30. Not because

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2025 John Cooper Works Mini Hatch
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Electrifying debut! Aussie pricing and timing revealed for first hot JCW EV Mini hatch and JCW Aceman SUV

December 20, 2024May 7, 2025 Iain Curry 20738 Views Aceman, Hatch, JCW, Mini

The first all-electric John Cooper Works Minis arrive in Australia in the first quarter of 2025 with the hot hatchback

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Lamborghini Revuelto plug-in hybrid
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ICE age to continue! Lamborghini backs a long-term future for high-performance hybrids, says Aussie customers aren’t asking for EVs

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Iain Curry 119056 Views lamborghini electric, Lamborghini ev, lamborghini hybrid, lamborghini lanzador

With a blissful, screaming Lamborghini V10 over my shoulder while drifting on a frozen Mongolian lake, this probably isn’t the

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2024 Kia Carnival Hybrid
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2025 Kia Carnival GT-Line Hybrid review: The perfect, pricey family bus?

December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Iain Curry 5924 Views carnival hybrid, carnival hybrid review, kia carnival hybrid, kia hybrid

The Kia Carnival’s probably the best car in the world. Bold opening statement, but isn’t the purpose of a car

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2024 Porsche Macan.
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2024 Porsche Macan 4 review: Has Porsche over-reached dumping ICE and adding $30K to the price of its most popular premium SUV?

December 7, 2024December 6, 2024 Iain Curry 6159 Views macan electric, Macan EV, porsche ev, porsche macan ev review, review

The Porsche Macan has gone full EV. The petrol is dead and whispers of killing the Golden Goose get louder.

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2025 Porsche Macan 4
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Is Porsche’s EV-only Macan a big gamble?

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 Iain Curry 8863 Views macan electric, Macan EV, porsche macan ev

Porsche’s Macan medium SUV is the sporting brand’s runaway best-seller in Australia and joins the larger Cayenne SUV to account

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Jaguar Device Mark
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JaGUar unveils new logo and ad but no vehicles; Musk asks “Do you sell cars?”

November 20, 2024November 21, 2024 Iain Curry 11601 Views jaguar advert, jaguar ev, jaguar gt

The internet is a savage place, and social media comments brutal. As the second coming of Jaguar approaches, car enthusiasts

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1967 Plymouth GTX Electromod
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1967 Plymouth GTX Electromod: Is removing the V8 as bad as giving the Mona Lisa a boob job and lip fillers?

November 14, 2024December 15, 2024 Iain Curry 11761 Views electromod, ev conversion, EV conversion kit, Mopar EV, plymouth GTX EV

Electromodding is where you ditch a combustion car’s fossil fuel-gulping motor and replace it with a battery-fed electric one. For

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Hyundai's Scott Nargar refuelling a Hyundai Nexo using an H2H refueller
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The giant, portable Australian refueller ready to fill our hydrogen cars, trucks and buses

November 11, 2024November 10, 2024 Iain Curry 11673 Views fcev, fuel cell vehicles, H2Core, H2H Energy, hydrogen cars, hydrogen refueller, portable hydrogen refueller

Housed within this portable 40ft-high cube shipping container is an answer to Australia’s lack of hydrogen vehicle infrastructure. In a

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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

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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
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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

February 11, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

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