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IM5 and IM6, part of the new IM Presented by MG brand.
LATEST News 

2025 IM5 and IM6 Presented by MG lands in Australia: Our first very brief drive of an ambitious Chinese EV brand aimed at Audi, BMW, Tesla and BYD

August 4, 2025August 3, 2025
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Toby Hagon 11154 Views IM, IM Presented By MG, IM5, IM6, mg

The latest new brand to infiltrate the Australian market – IM – offers EVs with a magnetic dashboard, that use

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC.
LATEST News 

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC previewed ahead of September reveal: Electric SUV set for Benz’s most advanced EV tech yet!

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025
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John Mahoney 9272 Views GLC, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ Technology

Ahead of its public unwrapping on September 8 at the Munich motor show and its Australian on-sale in the second

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Ford F-150 Lightning EV electric pickup truck
LATEST Opinion 

Can an EV tow a caravan? Hopefully not | Opinion

August 3, 2025August 2, 2025 Stephen Corby 12107 Views Caravan, EV towing

Occasionally, if I don’t see them coming and run away first, I will be confronted by someone who likes caravans

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MG S5
LATEST MG Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 MG S5 Essence Review: Look out BYD and Tesla! This could be the new small electric SUV benchmark

August 2, 2025August 4, 2025 Toby Hagon 7967 Views mg, MG S5

The MG S5 is the latest compact electric SUV to take on the heavy hitters of the market. The five-seater

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2025 VinFast VF9 update.
LATEST News 

Vietnam’s VinFast closes on Aussie launch: Local patents filed for VF9 battery-powered three-row SUV

August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 John Mahoney 10835 Views Lang Lang, VF9, Vinfast

Vietnam’s VinFast has been caught patenting its 2026 VinFast VF9 with the Australian intellectual property office as it shapes up

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2026 Kia EV4 GT-LIne hatchback.
EV6 Kia LATEST News 

Kia doubles up on EV4! Hatchback set to join sedan in Australia to battle Tesla Model 3. But Kia EV6 range to be reduced

August 1, 2025September 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 12078 Views Air, EV4, EV6, Hatch, Kia, sedan

Kia is set to launch both the electric EV4 medium sedan and hatch in Australia in 2026 as a double-pronged

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Tesla Cyberute. ChatGPT artists impression.
LATEST News 

Tesla Cybertruck shock – it’s gonna be redesigned after all! Smaller ‘Cyberute’ for export markets will lose sharp edges

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 John Mahoney 18268 Views Cybertruck, Tesla

As demand for the Tesla Cybertruck falls on home turf, the world’s biggest EV builder is working secretly to develop

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BYD Sealion 7
LATEST News 

“It’s going to be tough”: New BYD boss predicts some established auto brands will struggle to survive the Chinese onslaught in Australia

July 31, 2025July 30, 2025 EV Central team 43080 Views BYD, Stephen Collins

The new boss of BYD in Australia has admitted the existential threat ambitious Chinese brands such as his pose to

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Fiat 500e La Prima hatch
LATEST News 

Huge $20,000+ price cuts! Fiat 500e and Abarth 500e now challenge budget Chinese EVs MG4 and BYD Dolphin

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 John Mahoney 12181 Views 500e, Abarth 500e, fiat

The Fiat 500e has had its price slashed by an incredible $20,000, with the sharp-suited Italian now priced from just

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2026 Geely EX5.
LATEST News 

2026 Geely EX5 updates revealed: Bigger battery delivers the longer range Chinese electric SUV needs to battle the Tesla Model Y

July 30, 2025July 29, 2025 John Mahoney 23262 Views ex5, geely

Chinese car-making giant Geely Auto has announced that little more than a year after the Geely EX5 electric SUV was

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
LATEST NEW EVs News 

Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
NEW EVs News 

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

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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
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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