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Nissan Frontier Pro PHEV ute.
Frontier Pro LATEST News Nissan TOP STORIES 

Frontier Pro PHEV ute firming for Australia! Nissan expanding its search for more fuel efficient vehicles to China

September 25, 2025October 17, 2025 Toby Hagon 13253 Views Frontier Pro, nissan, PHEV ute

Yet another plug-in hybrid ute is set to infiltrate the Australian market with Nissan expected to confirm the Frontier Pro

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2023 Renault Megane RS Ultime.
LATEST Megane E-Tech News Renault 

Renaultsport is back! Renault Megane RS to be reborn as wild halo EV. Megane E-Tech to get a big boost

September 24, 2025October 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 2568 Views Megane e-Tech, renault, Renaultsport

Renault has confirmed it will revive its legendary Megane RS hot hatch as an EV as part of a much-needed

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Deepal S07
Deepal LATEST News S07 

Deepal has just solved the single biggest problem with Chinese electric vehicles in Australia with the 2026 S07 SUV

September 24, 2025September 28, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 32926 Views Deepal, SO7

Deepal, working with its Australian imported Inchcape, might have just solved what is by the far the most annoying feature

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2025 Volvo EX30 Cross Country.
EX30 Cross country LATEST News Volvo 

Dust buster: 2025 Volvo EX30 Cross Country arrives in Australia priced from $69,990 for adventurous EV lovers

September 23, 2025September 22, 2025 John Mahoney 13368 Views EX30, EX30 Cross Country, volvo

The first electric Volvo to wear the Cross Country badge has gone on-sale in Australia. The 2025 Volvo EX30 Cross

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2025 Yangwang U9 Xtreme.
LATEST News 

496.22km/h! The world’s fastest car is now a Chinese EV! And 500km/h-plus is possible from BYD’s 2221kW YangWang U9 Xtreme

September 23, 2025September 22, 2025 John Mahoney 13840 Views BYD, Top speed record, YangWang U9

The 2026 YangWang U9 Xtreme is now the fastest car on earth. It has humbled the likes of Bugatti and

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2025 Volvo ES90.
ES90 LATEST News Volvo 

Volvo ES90 arrives in Australia with LCT-busting price: EV sedan goes after Benz, BMW and Genesis with low pricing and high standard features

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 John Mahoney 12944 Views ES90, volvo

The 2025 Volvo ES90 electric sedan (well, hatchback actually) has arrived in Australia with pricing that undercuts all its rivals.

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2025 Zeekr 7X.
7X LATEST Reviews SUV reviews Zeekr 

2025 Zeekr 7X Performance All-Wheel Drive Review: Finally, a Chinese challenger arrives in Australia worthy of taking on the Tesla Model Y

September 22, 2025September 21, 2025 Stephen Corby 17245 Views 7X, Zeekr, Zeekr 7X Review

No-one gets it right first time. George Lucas’s debut movie was pants, Nirvana’s first album was like drinking Bleach through

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Hyundai Kona Electric EV
LATEST Opinion 

Worried about climate calamity? Buy an EV. Right now | Opinion

September 21, 2025September 20, 2025 Stephen Corby 9251 Views Climate Crisis, EV purchase

One of the problems with communicating and combatting climate change is that it feels immediate and yet far away at

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Audi Q4 e-tron.
Audi LATEST Q4 e-tron 

2025 Audi Q4 45 e-tron Review: Audi’s most affordable EV in Australia is likeable and efficient … but is that enough?

September 21, 2025September 20, 2025 Bruce Newton 2810 Views Audi Q4 45 e-tron

So just the other week in Europe Audi boss Gernot Dollner stood up and basically said: “We’ve buggered up and

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GT-XX LATEST Mercedes-AMG 

Target 911: Mercedes-AMG GT XX coupe in the works as faster, wider, electric alternative to Porsche’s iconic sports car

September 20, 2025September 20, 2025 John Mahoney 1384 Views Mercedes-AMG GT XX Coupe

Mercedes-AMG is readying a smaller, lighter two-door coupe version of its AMG GT XX that will showcase its next-generation EV tech

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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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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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar

December 5, 2023 EV Central team Comments Off on New EV electric car calendar
The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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

January 3, 2023 Toby Hagon 2

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
EV advice EV types 

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
EV advice EV types 

EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on 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
Videos 

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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