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2021 Jaguar I-Pace
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Bargain hunting? The seven best used EVs under $40,000 in 2025

February 10, 2025February 13, 2025 Iain Curry 14022 Views best value ev, cheap EV, used electric car, used EV, used ev australia

Electric car resale value has been a hot topic of late, and as new and used EV prices fall, it’s

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2025 Renault 4 E-Tech
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Why the Renault 4 and 5 EVs are going to save the world, not Orange Donald or Annoying Elon  | Opinion

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 Iain Curry 10058 Views Opinion, Renault 4, renault 5, retro ev

It’s bold to suggest a duo of retro-styled small electric cars are going to save humanity. But that’s what the

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2025 Tesla Model Y 'Juniper' update
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EV best-sellers around the world: Does Tesla also dominate in USA, UK, China, Germany and more?

January 23, 2025February 27, 2025 Iain Curry 14932 Views best selling electric cars, best selling ev, ev sales, tesla sales

What are the popular EV choices of our global cousins? In 2024, Aussies pushed the Tesla Model Y and Model

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2025 Jeep Avenger Summit
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Seven day test: Jeep Avenger Summit – too much fun or just too much?

January 18, 2025February 3, 2025 Iain Curry 8225 Views avenger electric, avenger ev, avenger review, jeep avenger ev, jeep ev

A few debuts for you here. The Jeep Avenger is the hairy-chested brand’s first EV, and Australia’s first full electric

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2024 Chery Omoda E5
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New Year Sales! Chery joins EV price slashing party, trimming $6k from its Omoda E5 SUV

January 11, 2025January 13, 2025 Iain Curry 11806 Views cheap EV, chery omoda e5, ev prices australia, Omoda E5

Chery’s slow-selling Omoda E5 electric SUV has been given a $6000 price cut, dropping cost of entry to $36,990 before

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2025 Genesis GV60 electric small SUV
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Genesis reboots GV60 EV with giant 27-inch screen. A price cut would likely attract more Aussie buyers

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 Iain Curry 6944 Views 2025 gv60, Genesis EV, Genesis GV60, gv60 electric

Seventy sales. That’s all Genesis Australia managed for its electric GV60 deluxe small SUV in 2024. Aussies bought twice as

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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 4310 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
LATEST Opinion 

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

December 28, 2024December 28, 2024 Iain Curry 11396 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 21459 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 119985 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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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 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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