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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack interior.
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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack review: Polestar builds a direct rival for the Tesla Model 3 Performance and Kia EV6 GT

August 27, 2023November 9, 2023 Bruce Newton 5361 Views Dual Motor, Hyundai Ioniq 6 Epiq, Kia EV6 GT, Long Range, Performance Pack, polestar, polestar 2, Tesla Model 3 Performance

2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack review: When it comes to the 2024 Polestar 2 everyone

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An artist's render of Kia's ute. Image credit: SRK Designs
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Sorry, Cybertruck: Kia’s electric ute confirmed as EV pick-up truck wars heat up

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 EV Central team 5492 Views australia, kia electric, Tasman, ute

Kia’s diesel-powered dual-cab, the Tasman, won’t be the only ute offering from the Korean brand, with executives confirming it will

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2024 Polestar 2.
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Forget Tesla! Polestar targets BMW and Mercedes-Benz as it hikes prices and aims upmarket in Australia with Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 SUVs, the Polestar 5 and the Polestar 6

August 25, 2023August 26, 2023 Bruce Newton 3685 Views bmw, Mercedes-Benz, polestar, polestar 2, Tesla

The Australian arm of the Swedish-Chinese electric car-maker Polestar has turned its back on Tesla as a rival, saying it

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2023 Genesis GV60 Lux
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2024 Genesis GV60 Lux review: Is this mind-bending small electric SUV really worth all this money?

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Iain Curry 6959 Views genesis gv60 review

For a relatively new brand to our shores, Genesis dropping a compact electric SUV at well over $100,000 on the

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Tesla Model 3 and Model Y
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“The Toyota Camry of electric vehicles – every bastard has one”: Sorry, but there’s nothing cool about your Tesla Model 3 or Model Y | Opinion

August 23, 2023November 9, 2023 Stephen Corby 4221 Views australia, Tesla Model 3

Personally, I will never understand how anyone could possibly buy a car entirely online, without ever sitting in it, let

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BYD Seal arrives in Australia
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China’s Tesla Model 3 Performance fighter arrives in Australia: AWD BYD Seal preps for launch in Sydney

August 22, 2023November 6, 2023 Stephen Corby 4835 Views australia, BYD Seal

BYD’s Tesla Model 3 Performance fighter is edging closer to its local launch, with what appears to be a top-spec

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Mahindra Thar.e concept.
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India’s Mahindra plans Australian electric vehicle assault with batteries from China’s BYD

August 21, 2023August 24, 2023 Bruce Newton 4778 Views

The Indian SUV and ute manufacturer Mahindra has revealed a tough electric concept that looks like a readymade rival for

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2023 Seres 3 Luxury EV
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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

August 20, 2023September 7, 2023 Iain Curry 18281 Views seres 3, worst electric car, worst EV

What’s the worst car you’ve driven? As a motoring writer, this is the question we’re most asked after what’s the

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Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid, which comes with a 2.9-litre V6 twin-turbo and a 100kW electric motor that can provide upwards of 40km of electric driving
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Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid?

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023 Stephen Corby 3762 Views australia, Bentley, Flying Spur, plug-in hybrid

I don’t know about you, but when I picture climate warriors – the kind who’ll chain themselves to things, get

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The 2024 Jeep Avenger
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2024 Jeep Avenger locked in for Australia as Tesla Model Y and Kia EV6 rival squares up

August 18, 2023August 31, 2023 Stephen Corby 4092 Views australia, electric suv, Jeep Avenger

The Jeep Avenger will be the American brand’s first fully electrified SUV in Australia, with executives today confirming a 2024

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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

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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

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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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