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2024 Polestar 3.
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2024 Polestar 3 review: First Aussie drive of the luxury EV that proves Polestar deserves to survive

September 29, 2024May 13, 2025 Bruce Newton 3540 Views 3, ev, polestar, SUV

There’s a sense of chaos about Polestar. In its short life the Scandinavian electric vehicle specialist owned by Chinese giant

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2024 Chery Omoda E5
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2024 Chery Omoda E5 review: is it too flawed to challenge the BYD Atto 3?

September 28, 2024September 27, 2024 Iain Curry 8746 Views chery omoda e5, Omoda E5, omoda e5 review, omoda electric

At the risk of going all ‘Okay, Boomer,” the Chery Omoda E5 electric SUV arrives with baggage. We older lot

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Tesla Model Y showing the seven-seat layout
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Is the seven-seat Tesla Model Y finally about to become a reality for Australia?

September 27, 2024September 26, 2024 John Mahoney 16620 Views 7 seat model y, model y seven seats, Tesla Model Y

Four years after other markets were first offered the seven-seat version of Tesla’s best-selling Model Y, the missing third row

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2024 Polestar 3.
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Features culled as 2025 Polestar 3 SUV single motor and dual motor pricing announced

September 26, 2024September 25, 2024 Bruce Newton 14906 Views 3, ev, polestar, SUV

The electric luxury brand Polestar has revealed pricing of a cheaper rear-wheel drive 2025 3 SUV at the same time

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2024 BYD Shark.
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The new breed of dual-cab ute: 2025 BYD Shark 6 PHEV to hunt down Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux from next month – but can it convince you to abandon diesel?

September 25, 2024September 23, 2024 John Mahoney 15350 Views

The 2025 BYD Shark 6 is now just weeks away from launching in Australia, when it will become the first

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BYD SHark 6
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2025 BYD Shark 6 review: Can the first PHEV ute take the workhorse fight to the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux?

September 24, 2024 Toby Hagon 9951 Views byd review, BYD Shark, byd shark review, PHEV, shark 6 review

The BYD Shark 6 does ute very differently. You get that as soon as you take off. Instead of a

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MAXUS eTERRON 9
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The best electric ute yet? New 325kW 2025 Maxus eTerron 9 is a big electric ute with little compromise for buyers switching from a Toyota HiLux or Ford Ranger

September 24, 2024September 23, 2024 John Mahoney 16831 Views LDV Maxus eTerron 9

Until now, most battery-electric utes were a poor substitute for a diesel-powered Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux, but that could

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2023 MG MG4.
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Bargain electric car now $10k cheaper! 2024 MG4 gets prices slashed to $30,990 drive-away – but only for a limited time

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 John Mahoney 13626 Views MG4

The 2024 MG4 hatch is officially Australia’s most affordable EV following discounts of up to $10,425 which have been applied

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BYD Shark 6
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BYD Shark 6 to make life tough for Ranger, Hilux with circa-$60K start price; first deliveries late 2024

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 Toby Hagon 17411 Views

Orders for the BYD Shark 6 will open in Australia on October 29 – and the plug-in hybrid electric ute

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Volvo EX90
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2025 Volvo EX90 review: Does this seven-seat electric SUV have what it takes to tempt buyers out of a BMW X5 or Audi Q7?

September 22, 2024September 22, 2024 Toby Hagon 5024 Views electric suv, ex90, volvo

The XC90 has long been the heartland of Volvo. Big, practical and with more than a hint of luxury. But

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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
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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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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

February 11, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

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