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2025 Audi A5 TFSI Sedan.
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Audi reveals big NVES impact: Cheapest Aussie PHEV has been priced to woo buyers from in-house ICE rival!

July 17, 2025August 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 8479 Views Audi A5 PHEV, Audi S5, NVES

The impact of Australia’s new NVES CO2 emissions laws have been starkly illustrated by launch pricing for Audi’s cheapest plug-in

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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 Calligraphy.
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Hyundai Ioniq 9 pricing and spec announced: Electric family SUV will be offered in Australia as one expensive model

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 7699 Views Calligraphy, Hyundai, Ioniq 9

Only well-heeled families are going to be able to afford the new Hyundai Ioniq 9 three-row electric SUV in Australia,

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Geely Starray EM-i
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Trouble for the new Toyota RAV4 PHEV? Geely Starray EM-i the latest plug-in hybrid medium SUV from China – and it should seriously undercut the mega-popular Toyota

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 9297 Views Geely Starray EM-i

The Geely Starray EM-i will arrive in Australia in the fourth quarter of this year, with two trim levels now

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2025 Subaru Uncharted.
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2026 Subaru Uncharted EV teased: Toyota C-HR+ twin has been built to fight the Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia EV3

July 15, 2025July 14, 2025 John Mahoney 7437 Views Subaru, Toyota C-HR+, Uncharted

Subaru has teased its third electric car after posting a teaser for the 2026 Subaru Uncharted and announced the new

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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N.
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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N lands with devastating performance! four-door track-bred EV is a super-fast family hauler

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 John Mahoney 7674 Views Hyundai, ioniq 5 n, Ioniq 6 N

Hyundai N has unleashed its 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. As suspected, the Korean

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2025 Alfa Romeo Junior.
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Pricing revealed: 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior is Italian stallion’s first EV in Australia, cheaper hybrid also coming

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 John Mahoney 8533 Views Alfa, Alfa Romeo, Elettrica, Ibrida, Junior

The emerging premium compact SUV segment is hotting up following the arrival of the new 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior priced

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Deepal S07
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Air time! Delayed Deepal S07 software updates are now rolling out, as Chinese EV newcomer announces huge Aussie dealer expansion

July 14, 2025July 15, 2025 Bruce Newton 11079 Views Deepal, S05, S07

Deepal has pressed the button on substantial over the air updates to improve the driving behaviour of its launch Australian

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2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV Design.
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2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV Design Review: Is this range-extender SUV the most frustrating new car on-sale in Australia today?

July 13, 2025July 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 6898 Views C10, Leapmotor, leapmotor c10 reev, range extender, REEV

Leapmotor, if you didn’t already know, is one of the phalanx of new Chinese brands arriving in Australia. With the

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2025 Kia EV3 GT-Line
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2025 Kia EV3 Long Range GT-Line Seven-Day Test: Korea serves up a lesson in small SUV desirability

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 Iain Curry 4782 Views ev3 GT-line, ev3 review, kia ev3, kia ev3 review

As the Chinese flood our market with cheap small SUVs, it’s clear legacy brands like Kia simply can’t match them

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2026 Porsche Cayenne EV.
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2026 Porsche Cayenne EV previewed: Record breaking hill climb run underlines luxury SUV’s performance potential!

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 John Mahoney 7703 Views Porsche Cayenne EV

A lightly disguised 2026 Porsche Cayenne EV has beaten both the Bentley Bentayga and Porsche Taycan Turbo up the hill at the

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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

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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

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
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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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