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2025 Volvo EX30 Cross Country
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Volvo toughens up! 2025 Volvo EX30 Cross Country promises to take you further off-road than any small electric SUV has before

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January 24, 2025January 24, 2025
John Mahoney 16670 Views Volvo EX30 Cross Country

If you’re a fan of niche EVs, look no further than the inbound 2025 Volvo EX30 Cross Country that will be

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2025 Smart #5 EV mid-size SUV
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Smart pulls plug on EV-only future with incoming #5 SUV to get PHEV powertrain to take on Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, BYD Sealion 6 and Mitsubishi Outlander

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January 24, 2025January 23, 2025
John Mahoney 15985 Views #5, PHEV, smart, smart #5

Smart has responded to the global slowdown of EV sales by announcing that it will roll out a petrol-electric plug-in

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2025 Tesla Model Y 'Juniper' update
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EV best-sellers around the world: Does Tesla also dominate in USA, UK, China, Germany and more?

January 23, 2025February 27, 2025 Iain Curry 14956 Views best selling electric cars, best selling ev, ev sales, tesla sales

What are the popular EV choices of our global cousins? In 2024, Aussies pushed the Tesla Model Y and Model

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2029 Leapmotor pick-up render.
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Target BYD Shark 6! Leapmotor lands in Australia and declares it is studying a pick-up truck as ambitious global expansion ramps up

January 23, 2025July 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 22322 Views Leapmotor, Leapmotor C10, REEV

The Chinese brand Leapmotor has confirmed it is assessing whether to add a ute to its line-up, while a Toyota

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2024 BYD Sealion 6.
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PHEV fortunes! BYD cuts pricing of Sealion 6 AGAIN, while Mitsubishi is forced to pull the plug on Eclipse Cross PHEV

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 25853 Views BYD, BYD Sealion 6 Essential, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV, PHEV, plug-in hybrid

While BYD is doubling down on plug-in hybrids in Australia, its primary PHEV rival Mitsubishi is pulling the plug. BYD

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2025 XPeng G7.
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Outed! Secret new XPeng G7 SUV revealed in China. It could be in Australia soon to fight the Tesla Model Y and tempt family SUV buyers out of their Toyota Klugers

January 22, 2025January 21, 2025 John Mahoney 15074 Views Xpeng, Xpeng G6, XPeng G7, XPeng G9

The inbound 2025 XPeng G7 has been outed months before you’re supposed to see it. XPeng dropped some official pics

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Big deal! Massive $20,000 discount for Hyundai Ioniq 6 and $5000 off the Hyundai Kona… But there’s a big catch

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 John Mahoney 12944 Views Hyundai, Ioniq 6, kona

Hyundai Australia is offering unprecedented discounts on the slow-selling Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan and Hyundai Kona electric compact SUV, but

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2025 IM Motors LS6.
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Scooped in Melbourne! Here’s proof MG is planning to tackle the Tesla Model Y head-on. It’s called the IM LS6 and it’s coming in 2025

January 21, 2025February 17, 2025 Stephen Corby 22380 Views IM LS6

First, official images of Tesla’s refreshed Model Y appear, and now a new Chinese rival lands on our shores, setting

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Polestar 2 to be replaced by compact SUV! 2027 Polestar 7 will fight Volvo EX30, BMW iX2, Mercedes-Benz EQA and Mini Countryman E

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 John Mahoney 12470 Views polestar 2, Polestar 7

Sino-Swedish EV brand Polestar has announced more details of its all-new 2027 Polestar 7, confirming its compact luxury SUV will be made

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2025 Mini Aceman EV
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Mini abandons cheapest Mini Cooper E and Mini Aceman E for pricier variants

January 20, 2025January 19, 2025 John Mahoney 9320 Views mini Aceman e, Mini Cooper E, Mini Electric, mini ev

Mini Australia is killing off its entry-level Mini Cooper E and Mini Aceman E just months after they landed in

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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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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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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

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
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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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