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Why can’t electric vehicles be sexy?

September 10, 2023September 16, 2023
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Stephen Corby 4145 Views

Do all electric cars have to look ugly, or just dull, smooth-egg like and boring?  I’d like you to name

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The 2024 Peugeot e-2008
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2024 Peugeot e-2008 review: Is this affordable European electric SUV a true rival to the Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3?

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September 9, 2023September 9, 2023
Andrew Chesterton 7860 Views Peugeot e-2008, review

What if I told you that you could secure a European electric SUV for less than $60k, with any and

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Subaru Solterra
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How the 2024 Subaru Solterra will shake up the electric SUV game: Where this AWD EV will out-perform the BYD Seal U and BYD Atto 3

September 6, 2023September 23, 2023 Stephen Corby 4317 Views australia, Subaru Solterra

Subaru has outlined just where it thinks its incoming Solterra will outshine its core competitors, promising that its new electric

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BYD Seal U
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Look out Tesla Model Y? 2024 BYD Seal U electric SUV appears as Australian launch looms

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 Stephen Corby 7451 Views BYD Seal U

The next stage in BYD’s plan for Australia’s electric vehicle market has been unveiled in Germany overnight, with the European

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Autonomous Uber driver
EV Opinion Technology 

We can’t leave questions of Tesla etiquette on Autopilot

September 3, 2023September 30, 2023 Stephen Corby 352256 Views Autonomous, Autonomous driving, Autonomous taxis, Autopilot, Etiquette, ev, EV drivers, Tesla, Tesla Autopilot, Tesla drivers, Uber, Uber drivers

We really need to establish some kind of etiquette for Tesla owners, and for the people who use them to

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Subaru Solterra
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Look out BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model Y? Subaru Solterra order books to finally open as Toyota bZ4X twin arrives in Australia

August 29, 2023August 28, 2023 Stephen Corby 3759 Views australia, BZ4X, electric suv, solterra, Subaru, Toyota

The order books for the delayed Subaru Solterra will finally open in October, with the Japanese brand promising its first

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Tesla Model 3 and Model Y
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“The Toyota Camry of electric vehicles – every bastard has one”: Sorry, but there’s nothing cool about your Tesla Model 3 or Model Y | Opinion

August 23, 2023November 9, 2023 Stephen Corby 4691 Views australia, Tesla Model 3

Personally, I will never understand how anyone could possibly buy a car entirely online, without ever sitting in it, let

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BYD Seal arrives in Australia
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China’s Tesla Model 3 Performance fighter arrives in Australia: AWD BYD Seal preps for launch in Sydney

August 22, 2023November 6, 2023 Stephen Corby 5443 Views australia, BYD Seal

BYD’s Tesla Model 3 Performance fighter is edging closer to its local launch, with what appears to be a top-spec

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Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid, which comes with a 2.9-litre V6 twin-turbo and a 100kW electric motor that can provide upwards of 40km of electric driving
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Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid?

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023 Stephen Corby 4234 Views australia, Bentley, Flying Spur, plug-in hybrid

I don’t know about you, but when I picture climate warriors – the kind who’ll chain themselves to things, get

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The 2024 Jeep Avenger
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2024 Jeep Avenger locked in for Australia as Tesla Model Y and Kia EV6 rival squares up

August 18, 2023August 31, 2023 Stephen Corby 4741 Views australia, electric suv, Jeep Avenger

The Jeep Avenger will be the American brand’s first fully electrified SUV in Australia, with executives today confirming a 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

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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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