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Zeekr X
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2025 Zeekr X Review: EV newcomer brings some spice to the electric SUV category – and some Tesla-inspired tech

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January 12, 2025January 11, 2025
Toby Hagon 16367 Views Zeekr X

Zeekr is one of a number of new Chinese brands trying to carve itself a slice of the Australian car

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2024 Chery Omoda E5
LATEST News 

New Year Sales! Chery joins EV price slashing party, trimming $6k from its Omoda E5 SUV

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January 11, 2025January 13, 2025
Iain Curry 11818 Views cheap EV, chery omoda e5, ev prices australia, Omoda E5

Chery’s slow-selling Omoda E5 electric SUV has been given a $6000 price cut, dropping cost of entry to $36,990 before

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EVs of 2024: Polestar 4, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, Kia EV5, Volvo EX30 and BYD ute
LATEST News 

2024 EV sales in Australia: A deep dive into the electric car market that saw Tesla drop, BYD grow – and 10 new brands enter the market

January 11, 2025January 11, 2025 Toby Hagon 22754 Views 2024 sales, ev sales

Sales of electric cars in Australia inched up in 2024. That means we bought more EVs than ever in 2024.

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New Tesla Model Y
LATEST Model Y News Tesla 

New 2025 Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ breaks cover and breaks the internet – excitement at fever pitch

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 Stephen Corby 17550 Views

If you’re feeling a powerful and positive disturbance in The Force – similar to that encountered when a new Apple

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Rimac magazine artwork showing new hypercar in foreground.
LATEST News 

First look! Faster-than-F1 2025 Rimac hypercar will employ next-gen EV powertrain and be insanely quick

January 10, 2025January 9, 2025 John Mahoney 8057 Views hypercar, Nevera, rimac

Rimac Automobili has begun building anticipation for its long-awaited Rimac Nevera successor. It has posted the first teaser image for

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Honda 0 SUV.
LATEST News 

CES 2025: Wild 0 Series SUV and 0 Saloon prove Honda is serious about daring to be different in its bid to challenge Tesla and Chinese EV makers

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 John Mahoney 9574 Views 0 Series, Afeela 1, Honda

Updated 1:27pm 10/01/2025 with Honda Australia comments. The 2026 Honda 0 SUV and 2026 Honda 0 Saloon prototypes have been

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2025 BYD Dolphin.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

$29,990 Dolphin dives in! BYD wins the race to price an EV under $30,000 in Australia. Cuts the price of the Atto 3 as well

January 9, 2025May 13, 2025 Bruce Newton 17845 Views Atto 3, BYD, Dolphin, Essential

Unless another brand gazumps it, BYD will become the first auto brand to sell a new battery electric vehicle priced

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Tesla Model 3 Long Range
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

Slow down! Tesla’s growth finally stutters after 10 years, but 2025 is already shaping up to be a corker for the US EV brand

January 9, 2025February 2, 2025 John Mahoney 8316 Views 2024 sales, model 3, model y, Tesla

Tesla has announced 2024 was the first year it didn’t deliver back-to-back growth for 10 years. The US firm produced

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GWM Ora
LATEST News 

A new price leader! The GWM Ora becomes Australia’s cheapest EV with discounted Nissan Leaf close behind

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025 John Mahoney 10925 Views Australia's cheapest EV, GWM Ora, MG4

Australia’s cheapest new electric vehicle is now the GWM Ora hatch. And an unexpected rival has emerged on its tail,

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BYD Seal Performance
LATEST News 

On the rise! BYD sold 4.27 million EVs and PHEVs in 2024, overtaking Ford and Honda – but Tesla still has the edge for EV sales

January 8, 2025January 7, 2025 John Mahoney 10457 Views BYD, EV sales 2024, PHEV sales 2024, Tesla

BYD has announced it sold an incredible 4.27 million cars globally in 2024, representing a massive 41.3 per cent increase

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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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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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