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2026 Kia PV5.
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Kia PV5 pricing confirmed: Cheapest EV van yet achieves price parity with Toyota HiAce and other dirty diesels

April 16, 2026 EV Central team

The Kia PV5 Cargo S will be Australia’s cheapest electric commercial van when it launches in late May priced at

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2026 Kia EV9 GT
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“Things have changed”: Why Aussie buyers are set to benefit from Kia Australia’s new bit-of-everything strategy as 2026 EV launches revealed

February 11, 2026 EV Central team

Australia’s tightening New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) is paving the way for a weird and wonderful collection of EVs to

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2026 Zeekr 7X Performance AWD.
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Bruce Newton’s best electric car of 2025: Zeekr 7X

December 31, 2025 Bruce Newton

I could be easily accused of recency bias for this choice, but here goes anyway. The Zeekr 7X gets my

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2026 Kia PV5.
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Confirmed: Radical electric Kia PV5 people mover and cargo van coming to Australia. Ford Transit and Toyota HiAce fighter will make local debut this month

October 6, 2025 John Mahoney

The radical Kia PV5 battery electric van family is coming to Australia. Local confirmation of the PV5’s arrival in Australia

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2026 Hyundai Elexio Elite.
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How Hyundai’s 35-year investment in EVs led to the ELEXIO

April 24, 2026 Sponsored Content
2026 Hyundai Elexio Elite.
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The Hyundai ELEXIO is a great family SUV – here are 10 reasons why 

April 24, 2026 Sponsored Content

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2025 GWM Haval Jolion.
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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 a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained

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Ford Supervan 4.2 electric Transit
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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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