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2025 Wey Blue Mountain.
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Head for the Blue Mountains! GWM Haval Aussie three-row SUV solution emerges

May 20, 2025May 19, 2025 Bruce Newton 10627 Views Blue Mountain, GWM

The increasingly popular Chinese SUV brand Haval is close to confirming a new range-topping three-row plug-in hybrid wagon for its

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2025 XPeng P7.
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XPeng unveils its latest EV! 2026 XPeng P7 is an AI-powered Porsche Taycan fighter

May 20, 2025May 19, 2025 John Mahoney 9293 Views P7, Xpeng

XPeng has already impressed with the Tesla Model Y-rivalling G6 but now it wants to stun with its all-new XPeng

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2025 Mazda EZ-60.
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Mazda reinvents its EV future! Links with China’s CATL to leap to the front of the electric race

May 19, 2025May 21, 2025 John Mahoney 16304 Views CATL, CIIC, mazda

Mazda dragged its feet when it came to developing EVs but thanks to a new deal with the world’s largest

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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV.
LATEST News 

Ute Wars! “Now is our time” declares GWM as it launches Cannon Alpha PHEV targeting BYD Shark 6

May 19, 2025May 17, 2025 Bruce Newton 6388 Views BYD Shark 6, GWM Cannon Alpha

GWM has left no doubt it is targeting and intending to beat the BYD Shark 6 with its new Cannon

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2025 Geely Galaxy Starship 7.
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2025 Geely Galaxy Starship 7 EM-i Review: PHEV family SUV poses a challenge to BYD Sealion 6, Toyota RAV4

May 18, 2025September 15, 2025 Bruce Newton 12484 Views geely, Starship 7

Among the many Chinese brands that have – or soon will – arrive in Australia, Geely is one worth paying

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2025 Subaru Forester.
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2025 Subaru Forester Strong Hybrid SUV Review: Well, more of a sneak peek really, but we liked it…

May 17, 2025May 17, 2025 Stephen Corby 6365 Views Forester, Strong Hybrid, Subaru

If you put a gun to my head and said I had to buy an SUV, I still wouldn’t, but

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2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV has substantial towing.
LATEST Technology 

Now it’s GM’s turn to tout cheaper, more efficient new battery tech! It’s called LMR and it’s been three decades in the making

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 John Mahoney 164979 Views general motors, LMR, new battery tech

General Motors has announced it will be the world’s first car-maker to mass-produce pioneering lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries in 2028.

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Toyota bZ4X Touring.
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Toyota’s second Aussie EV revealed … and it’s a bigger bZ4X!

May 16, 2025June 20, 2025 Toby Hagon 10040 Views BZ4X Touring, Toyota

Toyota is expanding its bZ4X electric SUV line-up with the bZ4X Touring, a bigger, more practical flagship that also happens

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2025 Jeep Avenger Summit
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Cheap Jeep: Prices slashed on slow-selling 2025 Jeep Avenger … the only cheaper all-electric SUV is the run-out MG ZS!

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 John Mahoney 8715 Views Avenger, cheap EV, jeep

Jeep’s first-ever EV is now one of Australia’s cheapest all-electric SUVs. An end-of-financial-year promotion has unlocked incredible savings of up

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2025 Tesla Model Y.
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Tesla to take on Toyota: The bold push to rumble the RAV4 Hybrid with the new Model Y Juniper

May 15, 2025May 14, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 8782 Views model y juniper, sales, Tesla

Tesla appears unfazed by the brand’s sales slump in Australia – and the rest of the world – suggesting the

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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

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Hybrid 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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