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2025 XPeng P7+.
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Is this the car to replace the iconic Tesla Model S? XPeng P7+ shown in Australia for the first time, sub $90K price promised!

June 27, 2025June 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 11225 Views

The Chinese large luxury car that could fill the void left by the departure of the Tesla Model S from

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2025 Volvo XC60.
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Updated Volvo XC60 price and specs: Popular electrified SUV refreshed for extended battle with the BMW X3 and Mercedes GLC

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 John Mahoney 8668 Views EX60, volvo, xc60

The 2025 Volvo XC60 has arrived in Australian showrooms with mildly tweaked styling accompanied with price rises of up to

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2025 Kia PV5 van.
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Look out Toyota HiAce! Kia PV5 electric van business case looking “positive” for Australia

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Bruce Newton 10888 Views Kia, PBV, PV5, Toyota HiAce

The prospects of Kia launching into the local van market with the groundbreaking electric PV5 are looking positive. Officially unveiled

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Volkswagen ID. GTI concept.
LATEST News 

Volkswagen reinvents the hot hatch for the EV age: 300kW VW ID.2 R to get advanced in-wheel powertrain tech!

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 John Mahoney 9428 Views In-wheel motor, Volkswagen, VW ID.2 R

Volkswagen is well underway developing a wild new hyper hatch to sit above its inbound Volkswagen ID.2 GTI. It will

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2025 Foxtron Model B.
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More details of Mitsubishi’s Aussie EV outed!

June 25, 2025August 1, 2025 John Mahoney 8530 Views

Fresh patents have revealed Mitsubishi Australia’s incoming EV arriving in the second half of 2026 will carry its popular ASX

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LATEST Technology 

Huawei’s huge battery breakthrough! New solid state tech promises massive range and miniscule charging times

June 24, 2025June 23, 2025 John Mahoney 223069 Views Huawei, solid state battery

Smartphone giant and EV investor Huawei has challenged CATL and BYD’s supremacy by inventing a pioneering new battery that blends

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2026 Tesla Model X and Model S.
LATEST News 

Tesla updates Model S and Model X again: Is it enough to fend off emerging competition … and will we ever see them again in Australia?

June 24, 2025June 26, 2025 John Mahoney 9723 Views Tesal Model S, Tesla Model X

[Update 25 June 2025: A Tesla spokesman has confirmed to EV Central there is no good news for Aussie Tesla

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2025 Genesis Electrified G80.
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Genesis Electrified G80 tries again: Longer, more spacious, more luxury, bigger battery and longer range for cut-price BMW i7 and Benz EQS rival

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 John Mahoney 8321 Views bmw i7, G80, Genesis, mercedes-benz eqs

The Genesis Electrified G80 luxury sedan has been reinvented for 2025. The luxury battery-powered limo has been overhauled with a

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2025 Honda Super EV concept.
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Is this Japan’s cheapest EV yet? Honda Super EV set to fight BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora

June 23, 2025August 1, 2025 John Mahoney 9850 Views Honda, super ev

Honda has given us our first glimpse of its battery-powered Honda e city replacement ahead of its debut at this

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Iain Curry on Hengill Volcano, Iceland, with the 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak
Ford LATEST Reviews Ute reviews 

Think the plug-in Ford Ranger PHEV isn’t capable enough? I just drove one up an active volcano in Iceland!

June 22, 2025June 21, 2025 Iain Curry 4553 Views ford phev, Ford ranger PHEV, PHEV ute, plug-in ranger, Ranger PHEV, ute phev

The petrol engine’s been de-tuned, its 11.8kWh battery’s too small, 43km electric range isn’t enough and, starting from $71,990, it’s

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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
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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

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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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