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We must do better! BYD details huge expansion of customer service and support in Australia as boss admits “we’ve got work to do”

February 13, 2026 Bruce Newton

The rapidly growing Australian BYD customer base should be getting better after-sales service, the booming Chinese PHEV and EV brand

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BYD debates baby Shark ute for Australia

February 12, 2026 Bruce Newton

BYD’s smaller dual-cab ute, widely dubbed the ‘Baby Shark’ or Shark 5, is being watched closely by the brand’s Australian

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2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium review: First Aussie drive of game-changing ute rival for Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux that will absolutely shock you

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: A taste of EV-lite

October 17, 2022 John Carey
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2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence Long Term Review #3: The quest for 1000km on one charge and one tank of fuel continued and completed

September 7, 2025 Bruce Newton
2024 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV
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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV review: plus-sized plug-in dual cab on Aussie soil

September 20, 2024 Iain Curry

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What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby

Like hybrids, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (or PHEVs) have an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor. Plug-in vehicles take the

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What is an EV or BEV? Electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby
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What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained

February 10, 2026 EV Central team
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What is a hybrid? Hybrid vehicles explained

February 7, 2026 Stephen Corby

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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

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

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