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The Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive and BYD Shark 6 have been banned for P-platers in some parts of the country
LATEST News 

Banned! Popular EVs from Tesla, BYD caught out by power restrictions in Australia

June 12, 2025June 13, 2025 Toby Hagon 73893 Views BYD, model y, P-plate, P-plater, Shark 6, Tesla

Batteries and electric motors are making electrified vehicles too fast for novice drivers, at least in some parts of the

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Volkswagen Project Trinity
EV LATEST News 

Volkswagen switches strategy to embrace range-extender hybrids to keep pace with its Chinese rivals

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 John Mahoney 9674 Views SSP, Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Group has gone back to the drawing board when it comes to its inbound next-generation EV architecture to

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Porsche 963 RSP
HEV LATEST News 

World’s fastest hybrid unveiled: Wild Porsche 963 RSP is a Le Mans racing car with number plates

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 John Mahoney 8012 Views Porsche 963 RSP

Porsche has unwrapped a road-legal 2025 Porsche 963 RSP that’s little more than carbon copy of the endurance racer that

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NIssan Dongfeng N7
EV LATEST News 

The ultimate Tesla Model 3 rival? Nissan is sizing up the Dongfeng Nissan N7 for export

June 10, 2025June 9, 2025 John Mahoney 8195 Views

Nissan Japan is weighing up the option of switching the Dongfeng Nissan N7 sedan it sells in China to right-hand drive,

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JAC T9 Hunter (image credit CarNewsChina)
LATEST News PHEV 

BYD Shark hunter! 2026 JAC T9 Hunter PHEV Australian Edition gives us a taste of what’s in store for the Chinese Ford Ranger PHEV rival

June 10, 2025June 9, 2025 John Mahoney 7718 Views Australian Edition, JAC T9 Hunter

Chinese brand JAC has celebrated the beginning of right-hand production of the 2026 T9 Hunter PHEV with a new Australian

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MG4
LATEST News 

MG4 backs away from battle with BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora to be Australia’s cheapest EV with price rises that sees up to $3000 added to electric hatch

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 John Mahoney 7802 Views mg, MG4

Prices for the 2025 MG4 will rise again next month with the cheapest MG4 Excite 51 set to rise to

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BYD Sealion 7.
LATEST Opinion 

Are Chinese electric cars really spyware on wheels? Or is it all tin-hat conspiracy at its finest? | Opinion

June 8, 2025July 4, 2025 Stephen Corby 9675 Views China, Chinese

Yes, it really does sound like the plot of one of those gosh-awful James Bond films we had to put

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MG HS Super Hybrid
LATEST MG Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Review: 120km of EV range to take on BYD, GWM, Chery and more

June 7, 2025June 7, 2025 Toby Hagon 8362 Views HS, mg, super hybrid

It’s not quite a four-wheeled superhero but the latest additions to the MG HS range brings plenty of EV thinking

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2025 Tesla Model Y Junipers lined up to be delivered.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

Tesla sales fightback reinvigorates EV sales

June 6, 2025July 11, 2025 Toby Hagon 11012 Views ev sales

Fresh new electric cars and a Tesla sales rebound helped drive a strong uptick in EV sales for May. Sales

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2026 Nissan Leaf and other future models.
LATEST News 

Turning over a new Leaf: Fresh 2026 Nissan LEAF details emerge ahead of pioneering switch from hatch to Kia EV3 or Volvo EX30 rival

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025 John Mahoney 10566 Views leaf, nissan

More details and fresh pics of the 2026 Nissan Leaf have emerged ahead of the all-electric SUV’s launch in Australia

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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
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

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

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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