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2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard.
LATEST Model 3 Model Y News Tesla 

What’s in a name? Tesla Model 3 and Model Y are now Premium, but don’t read too much into it

PharmacySydney.com
February 4, 2026February 4, 2026
EV Central team 8685 Views 0 Comments model y, Tesla, Tesla Premium name change

Tesla has renamed the entry variants of the Model 3 and Model Y in Australia and New Zealand as part

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2025 Renault 5 Turbo 3E at Tour de Corse Historic
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Battery beauties: This is our list of the world’s best EV car designs. Do you agree? | Opinion

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February 4, 2026February 4, 2026
Iain Curry 2028 Views 0 Comments Abarth 500e, best electric car design, best ev design, e-tron gt, electric car design, Kia EV2, renault 5

The EV boom has given car designers a historically unique “fresh slate” opportunity. But have they really grasped this golden

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2026 XPeng X9.
LATEST News X9 XPeng 

Space invader: Upgraded luxury seven-seat XPeng X9 is now world’s longest-range pure-electric seven-seater vehicle. In Australia soon

February 3, 2026February 2, 2026 John Mahoney 9538 Views 1 Comment X9, Xpeng, XPeng X9 update

Ahead of its launch in Q2 (April–June) in Australia, China’s XPeng has overhauled its 2026 XPeng X9 people-mover with a

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2026 GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T.
GWM LATEST News Tank 300 

Shattered: GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T resets pricing for 4×4 PHEVs under $60,000

February 3, 2026February 2, 2026 EV Central team 8513 Views 0 Comments GWM, GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T pricing, Tank 300

GWM has announced drive-away launch pricing for its all-new Tank 300 Hi4-T plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), dropping the entry

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2026 KIa EV3 GT.
EV3 EV4 EV5 Kia LATEST News Uncategorized 

Kia explains Aussie EV GT expansion plan: EV3 GT hot hatch looking good, but what about EV4 GT and EV5 GT?

February 3, 2026February 4, 2026 Bruce Newton 5896 Views 0 Comments EV3 GT, EV4 GT, Kia, Kia explains Aussie EV GT plan

Kia’s newly revealed EV3 GT electric performance SUV is shaping as the strongest candidate among three new GT-badged EVs to

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2026 MG IM LS9 Hyper.
IM LATEST News 

MG IM LS9 Hyper fully detailed: Huge tri-motor PHEV SUV boasts 308km EV range

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 EV Central team 6058 Views 0 Comments IM, IM LS9 Hyper, IM Motors, LS9 Hyper, MG IM

MG’s fledgling premium brand, IM, has unwrapped its most imposing car yet with the full reveal of the flagship IM

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Geely EX2.
EX2 Geely LATEST News 

Geely EX2 crowned China’s best-selling car of 2025: Compact EV scores big ahead of Aussie debut and fight with BYD Atto 1

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 EV Central team 6249 Views 0 Comments EX2, geely, Geely EX2 China's top-seller

The Australia-bound Geely EX2 compact electric hatchback has been crowned the top-selling vehicle in China in 2025. Sold in its

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Jaguar Tyre 00.
00 Jaguar LATEST News 

Jaguar doubles down on all-electric future: Rubbishes claims hybrids are on the way

February 2, 2026February 1, 2026 John Mahoney 6008 Views 0 Comments 00, Jaguar, Jaguar 00 stays electric

JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) has reaffirmed it remains committed to Jaguar’s switch to an all-electric car maker later this year.

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2026 Polestar 2 Long range Single motor.
2 LATEST Polestar Reviews SUV reviews 

2026 Polestar 2 Long range Single motor review: The EV that quietly got better

February 1, 2026February 8, 2026 Bruce Newton 2617 Views 0 Comments 2, polestar

When the Polestar 2 arrived in Australia in 2022 it was premium Sino-Swedish electric brand’s only act. Since then the

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2026 Kia EV4 Air.
Car reviews EV4 Kia LATEST Reviews 

2026 Kia EV4 Review: Value-focussed electric sedan joins Australia’s growing EV market to take on Tesla Model 3, BYD Seal

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 Toby Hagon 2364 Views 0 Comments EV4, Kia, Kia EV4 Review

Traditional sedans have been a dying breed, but those powered by electricity have proven surprisingly popular in a fast changing

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar

December 5, 2023 EV Central team Comments Off on New EV electric car calendar
The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on 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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