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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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Comparing the two Teslas: What current owners will notice that’s different with the 2025 Tesla Model Y

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April 4, 2025April 4, 2025
Toby Hagon 21197 Views model y, Tdsla

Thinking of upgrading from the original Tesla Model Y to the new 2025 version? There have been changes big and

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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range Review: Why Elon Musk’s antics shouldn’t distract you from how good the Juniper update is

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Toby Hagon 23665 Views Long Range, model y, Tesla

It’s the electric car that set the template in the mid-sized SUV space. Now the 2025 Tesla Model Y Juniper

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2025 Mazda EZ-60 teaser.
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Mazda confirms production electric SUV on the way: EZ-60 is a Tesla Model Y rival developed in China with Changan

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 John Mahoney 6826 Views 6e, EZ-6, EZ-60, mazda

Mazda is joining with its Chinese partner Changan Automobile to produce an all-new mid-size electric SUV. And as a preview,

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Kia Niro EV GT-Line
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Too expensive! Kia Niro EV axed in Australia as cheaper and newer Kia EV3 and Kia EV5 bite into its sales

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 7810 Views EV3, EV5, Kia, niro

Kia’s trail-blazing Niro electric SUV has been axed in Australia. Its hybrid sibling continues on for now, but is expected

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2025 Streetdog80.
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2025 Streetdog EV motorcycle Review: No bark and no bite, the name is about right

April 3, 2025April 2, 2025 Stephen Corby 6906 Views Streetdog EV motorcycle

Let’s start with the positives about the latest edition to the bunyoning, sorry, burgeoning market of electric motorcycles, the Streetdog.

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BYD Atto 3 with vehicle-to-load V2L charging port
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In pod we trust! BYD launches local podcast to counter “misinformation” about EVs

April 2, 2025April 1, 2025 John Mahoney 6442 Views BYD, Charge Up, John Dee, podcast

The world’s largest manufacturer of EVs and hybrids, BYD, has confirmed that it and its local distributor, EVDirect, is going

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2024 Porsche Macan 4
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Porsche rethinks ICE exit: Macan to remain EV only, but new hybrid SUV likely by 2030

April 2, 2025April 20, 2025 Toby Hagon 10476 Views ev, Macan, porsche

Porsche has firmly closed the door on any return to petrol power for its mid-sized Macan SUV, doubling down on

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2025 Skoda Elroq RS.
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Roq star! White hot Skoda Elroq RS previewed as Czech brand sizes up the Mini Aceman JCW and new breed of affordable fast EVs

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 John Mahoney 6885 Views Elroq, RS, Skoda

Skoda is putting the finishing touches to its second high-performance EV and to whet our appetite it has given us

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2025 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro.
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Chery Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 to get plugged in as demand for PHEVs grows in Australia

April 1, 2025March 31, 2025 John Mahoney 9931 Views Chery, hybrid, Jaecoo, PHEV, Tiggo 4, Tiggo 7, Tiggo 8

As EV demand stalls at least temporarily in Australia and plug-in hybrid interest rises, Chery has announced it will roll-out

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2025 XPeng G6 Long Range.
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“A Bundle Of Cash!” Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme can be lucrative for EV brands, predicts local XPeng importer

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Bruce Newton 8232 Views G6, G7, G9, Mona M03, NVES, P7+, X9, Xpeng

While legacy auto makers ponder the financial impact of Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme, the local importer of Chinese XPeng

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

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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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
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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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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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