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Ford Ranger PHEV Sport.
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Cop that BYD Shark 6! Ford fires up Ranger PHEV towing and off-road credentials as plug-in war of words breaks out

November 28, 2024January 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 14361 Views BYD Shark 6, ford ranger, PHEV

Ford has attempted to spear BYD Shark 6 mania with a reminder its forthcoming Ranger plug-in-hybrid dual cab ute offers

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Toyota bZ4X
bZ4X LATEST News TOP STORIES Toyota 

Toyota leaves bZ4X in the sales slow lane as Tesla Model Y dominates and Chinese newcomers BYD, XPeng, Leapmotor, Deepal and Geely undercut it on price

November 27, 2024September 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 15139 Views BZ4X, Model, Tesla, Toyota, Y

Even though it’s stuck at the back of the sales pack, Toyota Australia continues to insist there will be no

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2025 Kia EV6
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2025 Kia EV6 GT powers up with Hyundai Ioniq 5 N punch and tech! Is the new Kia now the most fun EV money can buy?

November 27, 2024September 3, 2025 John Mahoney 10497 Views EV6, ev6 gt, Kia

Has anyone ever climbed out of the current Kia EV6 GT and exclaimed it needs more power? Well, that’s exactly

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2023 Toyota HiLux REVO BEV concept.
LATEST News 

Toyota Hilux EV by 2030: How the heavy hitter of the ute market plans to take on China

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Toby Hagon 10734 Views

An all-electric Toyota Hilux could be in dealerships by the end of the decade. Toyota says an engineering trial of

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Kia EV9 GT
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Kia EV9 GT SUV delivers hot hatch thrust for all the family

November 26, 2024November 25, 2024 John Mahoney 8376 Views EV9, Kia

Kia has unleashed an all-electric seven-seat SUV that accelerates like a hot hatch – and could even humble some supercars.

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2025 Porsche Macan 4
LATEST News 

Is Porsche’s EV-only Macan a big gamble?

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 Iain Curry 9989 Views macan electric, Macan EV, porsche macan ev

Porsche’s Macan medium SUV is the sporting brand’s runaway best-seller in Australia and joins the larger Cayenne SUV to account

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2025 LDV Terron 9 ute
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

LDV eTerron 9 electric ute testing in Australia ahead of Q2 2025 on-sale

November 25, 2024December 27, 2024 Toby Hagon 10335 Views eTerron 9, ldv

An all-electric ute that plans to shake up the diesel establishment is confirmed for a Q2 arrival in Australian dealerships

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2025 Ford Ranger PHEV.
LATEST Opinion 

Why Australia should be a world leader in EVs

November 24, 2024November 23, 2024 Stephen Corby 4399 Views australia, ev, ev sales

Believe it or not, all available evidence suggests Australia should be a world leader in electric vehicles, so why are

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Polestar 4
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2025 Polestar 4 review – clever design makes Tesla Model Y and other SUVs look old fashioned

November 23, 2024November 22, 2024 Stephen Corby 21884 Views polestar

Everything new is new again. Decades after design guru Ian Callum revealed Jaguar’s I-Pace, the first EV ever from a

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The upcoming BMW iX3 replacement in camouflage; the car is the first of the Neue Klasse EVs
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Klasse act: 2025 BMW iX3 Neue Klasse previewed as German car brand says it’s on track to launch its Tesla Model Y beater

November 22, 2024December 27, 2024 John Mahoney 11154 Views bmw, iX3, Neue Klasse

The next generation ‘Neue Klasse’ 2025 BMW iX3 is being readied for launch. To prove it, BMW released pictures of

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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

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
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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
EV advice EV types 

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
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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