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2026 Mazda CX-5.
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Revealed! New 2026 Mazda CX-5 medium SUV breaks cover, but where’s the hybrid to fight Toyota RAV4?

July 10, 2025August 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 7756 Views Mazda CX-5

If you want an electrified version of the new Mazda CX-5 medium SUV then you will be waiting until at

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2025 Polestar line-up.
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Are the tough times over? Polestar sales on the up in Australia as Polestar 4 makes an impact

July 10, 2025July 9, 2025 Bruce Newton 9442 Views polestar, polestar 2, polestar 3, polestar 4, Polestar 7

Has Polestar turned a corner in the right direction in Australia? While the Sino-Swedish electric vehicle specialist isn’t dominating Aussie

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2025 XPeng G9 and G6.
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The future of XPeng in Australia is changing. Factory set to have bigger say in Chinese EV brand’s local plans

July 9, 2025August 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 18473 Views G6, TrueEV, Xpeng

Strong signs are emerging Chinese EV specialist XPeng could take a higher degree of control over the import and distribution

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MG HS Super Hybrid.
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Slash and burn less fuel! Price cuts for MG3, MG ZS, MG HS and MG HS Super Hybrid all rolled out

July 9, 2025July 8, 2025 John Mahoney 7039 Views mg, mg hs, MG ZS, MG3

MG Australia has rolled out price cuts for all its petrol-electric models. The action includes new drive-away prices on the

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Polestar 7 teaser. Chat GPT
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2028 Polestar 7 SUV previewed! EV maker gears up for the launch of its next best-seller and its next-gen EV tech

July 8, 2025July 10, 2025 John Mahoney 10513 Views

The first picture of the all-new 2028 Polestar 7 has been teased, building the anticipation for an advanced all-new SUV

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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N teaser.
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Crazy Hyundai IONIQ 6 N teased ahead of this week’s launch. And it’s promised to be even wilder than the IONIQ 5 N!

July 8, 2025July 7, 2025 Bruce Newton 6143 Views 6 N, Hyundai, Ioniq

Hyundai’s high-performance division has released teasers of its inbound 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N and announced it will unwrap its

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2025 Nissan X-Trail.
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Nissan X-Trail reacts to incoming Toyota RAV4 PHEV. Permanent discounts up to $3000 for e-Power Hybrid!

July 7, 2025July 7, 2025 John Mahoney 5487 Views nissan, X-Trail

Nissan Australia has slashed the price of its popular 2025 Nissan X-TRAIL with its advanced e-Power hybrid attracting discounts of

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2025 Ford Mustang.
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V8 burn-out? Australia’s new NVES CO2 reduction scheme drives huge price rises for iconic Ford Mustang muscle car

July 7, 2025July 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 5893 Views ford, Mustang, NVES, V8

Australia’s most affordable new V8 has gone up $5000 and Ford Australia says the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) is

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2025 Mazda CX-60 Pure PHEV
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2025 Mazda CX-60 Pure PHEV Review: Rapid-fire refresh for posh CX-5 sibling brings refinement to the ride 

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 11329 Views Mazda CX-60, PHEV, PURE, review

Consider this the Mazda CX-60, take two. The first version, launched in Australia in 2023, was expensive, copped criticism for

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2026 Hyundai Elexio.
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It’s official: Hyundai Elexio medium electric SUV headed to Australia from China as BYD Sealion 7 and Tesla Model Y rival

July 5, 2025October 30, 2025 Bruce Newton 11756 Views Elexio, Hyundai

Updated 30/10/2025: Hyundai Australia has issued an official statement confirming the Elexio will go on-sale in early 2026. Today’s announceemnt

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

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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
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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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