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2024 GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T PHEV
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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

June 2, 2024June 3, 2024 Iain Curry 20138 Views GWM Tank 700 PHEV

The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. This

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2024 Kia EV3 GT-Line
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Is this Kia’s Tesla and BYD beater at last? New Kia EV3 electric SUV to cost from $50,000 and deliver 600km in range in Australia

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 Iain Curry 20903 Views EV SUV, EV3, kia electric, kia ev3

Kia has unveiled its EV3 compact SUV ahead of a confirmed Australian arrival in 2025. Looking every inch a baby

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2024 Volvo EX30 Single Motor Ultra
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2024 Volvo EX30 review: Bargain prestige small SUV shines across the board as a genuine rival for Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3

May 12, 2024May 11, 2024 Iain Curry 11001 Views EX30, ex30 review, Volvo EV, volvo ex30

Volvo’s EX30 is the fastest vehicle the marque’s ever produced, yet somehow doubles as a sensible, economical small SUV costing

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2024 Volvo EX30.
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What EV headwinds? 2024 Volvo EX30 sells out! Brand’s switch to all-EV in 2026 in Australia locked in

May 9, 2024October 4, 2024 Iain Curry 13222 Views C40, e-2008, EX30, Peugeot, Tesla, volvo, XC40

Buoyed by the sell-out success of the newly-arrived Volvo EX30 electric hatch and unphased by some troubling recent challenges for

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2024 Beijing Motor Show
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EVs, influencers and riot police: Our man Iain Curry on the ground at the Beijing Motor Show

May 4, 2024June 18, 2024 Iain Curry 3888 Views 2024 beijing motor show, beijing motor show, china ev, Chinese ev

My 2024 Beijing Motor Show gets off to an inauspicious start. The transfer bus takes three hours to move 50km,

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2024 Tank 700 Hi-4T Limited Edition PHEV
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Give us a plug! China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia.

May 2, 2024May 1, 2024 Iain Curry 20286 Views Cannon hybrid, Cannon PHEV, GWM, haval, Haval H6 PHEV, Tank PHEV

Stand by Australia, Chinese giant GWM could soon unleash a plug-in hybrid attack on our market through its Haval, Tank

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Toyota bZ3C fastback crossover concept
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Beijing show: Toyota’s electric future just got sexier

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Iain Curry 18139 Views bz3c, BZ4X, toyota concept, toyota ev

Toyota has revealed two new production EVs at the Beijing Motor Show, set to go on sale in China “within

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Facelifted 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB
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2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB 250+ review: The LCT-busting prestige seven-seater to battle Kia’s EV9

April 21, 2024April 20, 2024 Iain Curry 30619 Views eqb 250+, mercedes eqb, seven seat ev

Seven seats, fully electric, Benz badge on the bonnet and, at $89,100, costing below the LCT threshold for you FBT

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Ford Supervan 4.2 electric Transit
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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, 2024April 13, 2024 Iain Curry 41040 Views

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

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2023 Porsche Taycan RWD
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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

March 30, 2024April 1, 2024 Iain Curry 9462 Views Porsche Taycan, taycan review, taycan rwd, taycan rwd review

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan

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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

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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid 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

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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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