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2026 Volkswagen ID.Cross Concept.
ID.Cross LATEST News Volkswagen 

VW’s affordable EV offensive! New ID.Cross compact SUV makes global debut: VW ID.Polo, Skoda Epiq and Cupra Raval to join it on-sale in 2026

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 Bruce Newton 8877 Views Cupra, Epiq, ID.Cross, ID.Polo, Raval, Skoda, Volkswagen

A “near production” compact electric SUV concept has led a four car Volkswagen Group affordable EV roll-out at a Munich

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2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S hybrid.
911 LATEST Make Model List Porsche 

Porsche’s 911 Turbo S goes hybrid: Most powerful 911 ever makes 523kW, costs over $600K and laps the Nurburgring in seven minutes!

September 7, 2025September 8, 2025 Bruce Newton 1849 Views 911 Turbo S, porsche, T-Hybrid

Porsche’s 911 Turbo S goes hybrid: Most powerful 911 ever makes 523kW, costs over $600K and laps the Nurburgring in

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2026 BMW i3.
BMW i3 LATEST News 

2026 BMW i3 make shock public debut! Second Neue Klasse model is an electric version of iconic sedan, headed for Australia by 2027

September 7, 2025September 11, 2025 Bruce Newton 8111 Views bmw, i3, Neue Klasse

The new electric version of the BMW 3 Series sedan has made a surprise guest appearance at the global launch

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HS LATEST Make Model List MG Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence Long Term Review #3: The quest for 1000km on one charge and one tank of fuel continued and completed

September 7, 2025September 9, 2025 Bruce Newton 3911 Views Essence, HS, mg, MG HS Super Hybrid Essence, super hybrid

Last week we set out on our mission to put the MG HS Super Hybrid Essence’s claim it can drive

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2025 BYD Sealion 6 Premium Extended Range.
BYD LATEST News Sealion 6 

2025 BYD Sealion 6 Premium Extended Range flagship launches in Australia: 130km on electricity for no extra cost!

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025 John Mahoney 8353 Views

A new flagship 2025 BYD Sealion 6 Premium Extended Range version of its plug-in hybrid mid-size SUV is now on-sale

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MG IM6
IM6 LATEST Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 MG IM6 Performance Review: Chinese brand’s big premium push to take on Audi, Lexus and Tesla

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 4031 Views

Having already had a fair crack at the mainstream market – and having secured its place inside Australia’s top 10

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2026 BMW iX3.
BMW iX3 LATEST Make Model List News TOP STORIES 

The most important BMW ever? The all-new BMW iX3 electric SUV is a multi-billion dollar fightback against the Chinese onslaught

September 5, 2025October 5, 2025 Bruce Newton 9558 Views

After years of previews and concepts, BMW has entered an all-new battery electric era with the iX3 SUV underpinned by

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2025 Tesla Model Y Performance.
LATEST Model Y News Tesla 

LCT-busting Australian price revealed for 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 Iain Curry 9955 Views model y australia, model y performance, Tesla Model Y Performance, tesla price

Tesla’s new Model Y Performance will cost from $89,400 before on-roads when it arrives in Australia, with first deliveries expected

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2026 GWM Haval H6.
GWM Haval H6 LATEST Make Model List News 

2025 GWM Haval H6 adds more hybrids: Cheaper PHEV and flagship hybrid expand Chinese medium SUV line-up

September 5, 2025September 4, 2025 John Mahoney 8625 Views

The 2025 GWM Haval H6 mid-size SUV line-up has been stretched to include both a new plug-in H6 Lux PHEV

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2026 Toyota RAV4.
LATEST Make Model List News RAV4 Toyota 

2026 Toyota RAV4 Aussie range detailed: PHEV and hybrid on the way, but so are price rises

September 5, 2025September 4, 2025 John Mahoney 16494 Views

Toyota Australia has revealed more details of its inbound sixth-generation 2026 Toyota RAV4 mid-size SUV ahead of sales commencing between

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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
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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery 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
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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