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2027 Lexus LS people-mover concept.
LATEST Lexus LS News 

Lexus reveals stunning EV overhaul! LS limo to be reinvented as electric luxury SUV and radical six-wheel EV

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 John Mahoney 13464 Views Lexus, Lexus LS EV, LS EV

Japanese luxury brand Lexus is set to radically reinvent its current Lexus LS limousine as both a large SUV-coupe and

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2026 BYD Atto 2 DM-i.
Atto 2 BYD LATEST News 

BYD Atto 2 plug-in hybrid revealed: 1000km PHEV lines up alongside EV to fight Hyundai Kona, MG ZS and Toyota Corolla Cross

November 5, 2025November 4, 2025 John Mahoney 14746 Views Atto 2 PHEV, BYD, BYD Atto 2 PHEV

The 2026 BYD Atto 2 small SUV could soon be offered with the option of plug-in hybrid power in Australia

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Hyundai dual cab ute. Image by ChatGPT.
BYD Hyundai LATEST News 

Hyundai electrified ute accelerates: “Mind blowing” range extender to take on BYD Shark 6 by 2028

November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 Stephen Corby 14140 Views Hyundai, Hyundai range extender ute, Hyundai ute

Hyundai will be bringing a ute powered by an entirely new and “mind blowing” form of hybrid system to the

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All-electric Toyota Hilux dual-cab ute prototype, which will be tested by BHP on mines in Western Australia
HiLux EV LATEST News Toyota 

2026 Toyota HiLux EV confirmed: Battery electric workhorse set to join diesel ute in next-gen line-up. Australian launch appears certain

November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 John Mahoney 13814 Views hilux ev, Toyota, Toyota HiLux EV

Toyota has accidentally confirmed again that a battery-powered version of the next-gen 2026 Toyota HiLux will arrive on sale globally

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2026 GAC Aion V.
Aion V GAC Auto LATEST News 

GAC Aion V range explained: New contender lands to battle Tesla, MG, Deepal, Geely, Leapmotor, BYD and XPeng as mid-size electric SUV class bulges at the seams

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 John Mahoney 14751 Views Aion V, GAC, GAC Aion V

New Chinese car-maker on the block, GAC, has released full details for the first of the three inbound models it

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2025 BYD Sealion 8.
BYD LATEST Reviews Sealion 8 SUV reviews 

2025 BYD Sealion 8 Premium Review: It’s super-fast and handles like a sports car. Does a seven-seat family SUV really need to behave this way?

November 3, 2025November 5, 2025 Bruce Newton 5429 Views BYD, BYD Sealion 8, Sealion 8

BYD is opening a new front in its war on, well, everyone else who sells cars in Australia, with the

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MG HS Hybrid+.
HS LATEST MG Reviews SUV reviews 

2025 MG HS Hybrid+ Review: New mid-sized SUV brings EV-heavy hybrid system to take the fight to the Toyota RAV4

November 2, 2025November 1, 2025 Toby Hagon 2957 Views HS, Hybrid+, mg

The MG HS has the Toyota RAV4 squarely in its crosshairs. And it’s the Hybrid+ variant that MG thinks could

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Alfa Romeo Tonale Q4 PHEV
Alfa Romeo LATEST PHEV SUV reviews 

2026 Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Review: Italian brand promises a small SUV antidote to “computers with four wheels”

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 2189 Views Alfa Romeo Tonale

The Alfa Romeo Tonale is back for 2026, and it’s packing a promise under its undeniably pretty sheet metal that

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2026 Toyota Corolla.
Corolla LATEST News Toyota 

New Toyota Corolla debuts: Toyota confirms EV for the next generation of the world’s best-selling car!

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 John Mahoney 19210 Views Corolla, Corolla EV, Toyota, Toyota Corolla

Toyota has given us our best look yet at the all-new 13th generation Toyota Corolla. The radical new five-door hatch

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2025 Mazda Vision-X Coupe.
LATEST Mazda News 

Carbon muncher! 375kW Mazda Vision X-Coupe combines electric tech, synthetic fuel and the ability to capture CO2 emissions

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 John Mahoney 16231 Views mazda, Vision X-Coupe Mazda Vision X-Coupe

Mazda has proven how exciting its big transition to a range of electrified powertrains could be with the reveal of

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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
NEW EVs News 

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
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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

January 3, 2023 Toby Hagon 2

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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