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Zeekr X
EV LATEST Opinion 

Stupidity reigns: 2025 Zeekr X has swallowed a cat, a horse and a bicycle | Opinion

January 17, 2025January 18, 2025
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Stephen Corby 16100 Views Chinese ev, Zeekr, Zeekr X

Something very frightening is happening with new cars; they seem to have lost their little electronic minds, and the plot,

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2025 Mazda 6e EV
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Mazda shows 6e EV sedan that could land in Australia in 2026 to battle the Tesla Model 3 and BYD Seal

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January 17, 2025February 17, 2025
John Mahoney 14888 Views mazda 6e, mazda electric, mazda ev, mazda ez-6

The all-electric Mazda 6e has been unwrapped at the Brussels motor show, revealing the European version of the Mazda EZ-6

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2025 Kia EV3 at the 2025 Australian Open tennis, Melbourne
LATEST News 

Kia EV3 aces the Australian Open, with March arrival likely for the Hyundai Kona and MG ZS rival

January 16, 2025January 19, 2025 John Mahoney 17655 Views cheap EV, EV3, kia electric, kia ev3

The Kia EV3 lands in Australian dealers from around March this year following the all-electric small SUV’s national debut at

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2025 Renault 5.
LATEST News 

Crowning glory: Renault 5 and Alpine A290 named European Car of the Year, beating the Kia EV3 and Hyundai Inster

January 16, 2025January 15, 2025 John Mahoney 11375 Views alpine a290, european COTY, renault 5 ev

The 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech and Alpine A290 have both been judged 2025’s European Car of the Year giving the

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Nissan R32 EV conversion
LATEST News 

Oh my Godzilla! Nissan has electrified an iconic R32 Skyline GT-R

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 John Mahoney 11463 Views Nissan GT-R, Nissan GT-R EV, R32 EV conversion

While enthusiasts await a new generation Nissan GT-R to emerge, the Japanese brand’s unveiled an electrified version of the legendary

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2025 Twingo E-Tech electric prototype
LATEST News 

2026 Twingo with ’90s inspired cabin will be Renault’s cheapest (and most fun) EV yet

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 John Mahoney 10825 Views Renault Twingo, renault twingo ev, twingo concept, twingo ev

The 2026 Renault Twingo prototype has been unwrapped at the Brussels motor show, giving the best indication yet of how

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Hyundai ST1 refrigerated van.
LATEST News 

EV switch! 2025 Hyundai Staria going electric as zero-emissions rival for Ford E-Transit, Volkswagen ID. Buzz, Mercedes EQV and Zeekr 009

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 John Mahoney 11771 Views electric van, ev van, hyundai staria, Hyundai staria ev, staria ev

The finishing touches are being applied to a new all-electric version of the 2025 Hyundai Staria that will be introduced

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BYD Sealion 7.
LATEST News 

How low can they go? Sub $60,000 price promised for 2025 BYD Sealion 7 SUV as Chinese firm’s latest Aussie arrival  squares up to Tesla Model Y

January 14, 2025January 13, 2025 John Mahoney 23683 Views BYD, Sealion 7, Tesla Model Y

The 2025 BYD Sealion 7 will feature highly competitive pricing that’s been promised to start below $60,000 as the Chinese

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2024 BYD Sealion 6.
EV LATEST News 

Big BYD bargains: Massive price cuts for Dolphin, Atto 3, Seal and Sealion 6 in Australia – though no bites taken out of Shark 6 ute

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 18540 Views Atto 3, BYD Shark 6, Dolphin, Pricing, Seal, Sealion 6

Get set for big BYD bargains with just about the entire range in Australia undergoing a pricing shake-up, with big

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BMW Neue Klasse new generation iDrive.
LATEST Technology 

CES 2025: Buttons are banished as BMW Neue Klasse Panoramic iDrive gives us our first glimpse of radical cabins set for next all-electric 3 Series and iX3

January 13, 2025January 9, 2025 John Mahoney 104109 Views 3 series, bmw, iDrive, iX3, Neue Klasse

BMW has revealed its next generation approach to interior design and the headline news is angled touchscreens, a slim full-width

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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

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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
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
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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
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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