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2026 Denza Z9 GT.
B5 B8 Denza LATEST News TOP STORIES 

400km recharge in five minutes! BYD hyper-fast 1MW chargers coming to Australia

October 23, 2025November 18, 2025 Bruce Newton 15263 Views BYD, Denza, Megawatt Flash Charger

BYD’s industry-leading one megawatt hyper-fast DC Flash Charger is coming to Australia in 2026 on the direct order of global

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D19 LATEST Leapmotor News Uncategorized 

Flagship Leapmotor D19 SUV unveiled: EV and range-extender hybrid powertrain options for three-row BYD Sealion 8 and Kia EV9 fighter

October 22, 2025October 25, 2025 John Mahoney 10615 Views BYD, D19, Leapmotor, Sealion 8

Leapmotor has revealed a three-row SUV called the D19 that looks ready-made for Australia. It shapes as a rival for

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2025 BYD Atto 1.
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2025 BYD Atto 1 Premium Review: Australia’s cheapest EV is also a decent city car with clever design and real driving character. But will anyone buy it?

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 4600 Views Atto 1, BYD

The 2025 BYD Atto 1 instantly demans attention because it’s about to lower the pricing entry point for EVs in

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2023 MG4 MSP platform and One Pack battery
LATEST Technology 

Used EV prices set to skyrocket in China thanks to new battery recycling rules. Should we do it in Australia?

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 John Mahoney 84110 Views battery recycling, China, ev

Concerns about the values of decade-old EVs could evaporate overnight because of a pilot program initiated by the Chinese government.

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2026 MG S6 EV.
LATEST MG News S6 EV TOP STORIES 

All-new MG S6 SUV exposed: European crash test reveals China’s latest Tesla Model Y fighter

October 21, 2025November 18, 2025 John Mahoney 15268 Views mg, S6 EV

Safety authority EuroNCAP has unwittingly given us our first look at the all-new 2026 MG S6 SUV ahead of the

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is powered by a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6; in future Alfa Romeo hasn't ruled out an all-electric QV.
Alfa Romeo Junior LATEST News 

Could Alfa Romeo be about to go electric with its QV brand? EV pocket rocket possible for Italian brand’s performance division

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Toby Hagon 15617 Views Alfa Romeo, Junior, Quadrifoglio, QV

Alfa Romeo has not ruled out turning to electric motors for its high-performance QV brand. Fresh from the Australian launch

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2024 BYD Shark.
BYD LATEST News Shark 6 

Shark attack! BYD set to expand Aussie Shark 6 ute line-up. Towing, power, payload and fleets all set to be addressed

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Bruce Newton 16460 Views 3500kg towing, BYD, MEG, Shark 6

The popular BYD Shark 6 ute line-up is set to expand in 2026. A more powerful 2.0-litre plug-in hybrid Shark

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BYD Atto 8 plug-in hybrid seven-seat electric SUV
Atto 1 Atto 2 BYD LATEST News Sealion 5 Sealion 8 Shark 6 

Look out Mazda, look out Ford! Chinese brand BYD plans to double sales again to be top three in Australia in 2026!

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Bruce Newton 14274 Views australia, BYD, sales

The big sales talk is back at BYD and the ambitions are huge and immediate. The Chinese brand wants to

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2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence.
HS LATEST MG Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence Long Term Review #4: A bunch of things we love – and don’t – about MG’s plug-in hybrid medium SUV

October 19, 2025October 18, 2025 Bruce Newton 3079 Views MG HS Super Hybrid

The 2025 MG HS Super Hybrid has been hanging out at the southern HQ of EV Central (the Newton household)

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2026 Volvo XC60 with a 1980s Volvo 240 wagon
LATEST Reviews SUV reviews Volvo XC 60 

2026 Volvo XC60 T8 Ultra PHEV Review: Let Scandi-cool convince you away from German plug-ins

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 Iain Curry 3055 Views Volvo PHEV, Volvo XC60 PHEV, xc60 t8 review

Best-selling Volvo of all time, this XC60 SUV. I’m shocked too. Surely not ahead of those boxy wagons and sedans

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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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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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Types of EVs

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

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
EV advice EV types 

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
LATEST News Videos 

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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