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2026 BMW i3 in production.
BMW iX3 LATEST News 

Iconic ICE sports sedan goes electric: BMW i3 starts production in Germany, full reveal coming soon

PharmacySydney.com
February 6, 2026February 5, 2026
John Mahoney 4259 Views 0 Comments bmw, BMW i3 in production, i3

Ahead of full-scale production, the final batch of pre-production 2026 BMW i3 sedans has rolled silently off the production line

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Geely EX5 Inspire
EX5 Geely LATEST News 

Geely EX5 silences the bing-bongs! Electric SUV’s OTA update addresses one of our key annoyances

MJDHealthPharmacy.com
February 6, 2026February 5, 2026
EV Central team 5077 Views 0 Comments ex5, geely, Geely EX5 OTA update

The latest over-the-air software update for the Geely EX5 electric compact SUV introduces a simpler one-touch drop-down control that allows

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2026 Kia EV2
EV2 EV4 Kia LATEST News 

Kia’s Aussie EV business case woes: EV4 hatch not confirmed yet, EV2 SUV never likely to be

February 5, 2026February 4, 2026 Bruce Newton 5359 Views 0 Comments EV2, EV4, Kia, Kia Slovakia sourcing issue

Slovakian sourcing is turning out to be a headache for Kia’s EV expansion plans in Australia. For a brand that

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New MG EV sedan teaser.
LATEST MG News 

MG EV sedan teased: New competition for the Tesla Model 3, BYD Seal, Kia EV4 and Mazda 6e

February 5, 2026February 4, 2026 John Mahoney 5703 Views 0 Comments mg, MG7

Competition in the all-electric sedan segment is about to heat up with the arrival of a new MG sedan that

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2026 Hyundai Elexio.
Elexio EV3 EV4 EV5 EV6 Hyundai Inster Ioniq 3 Ioniq 5 Ioniq 6 Kia LATEST News Uncategorized 

Hyundai and Kia EV buyers to be subsidised: New backing from federal government lops interest rates on loans

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 EV Central team 6614 Views 1 Comment CEFC, Hyundai, Hyundai and Kia CEFC financing, Kia

Hyundai and Kia EV buyers are being offered federal government support that will help lower the cost of their purchase.

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2026 Mini Countryman Electric.
Countryman Electric LATEST Mini News 

Maxi Mini’s major overhaul: Countryman Electric to get battery boost and more range in 2026

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 John Mahoney 6693 Views 0 Comments Countryman, Mini

The 2026 MINI Countryman E and SE will be upgraded later this year with a new battery and fresh hardware

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2026 Jaguar Type 00 prototype winter testing.
00 Jaguar LATEST News 

Jaguar shows off Type 00 testing, just days after rubbishing reports it’s walking back its EV-only commitment

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 EV Central team 6929 Views 0 Comments Jaguar, Jaguar Type 00 testing, Type 00

Coincidence? We think not. Only days after dismissing reports it was wavering on its all-electric future, Jaguar has released fresh

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2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard.
LATEST Model 3 Model Y News Tesla 

What’s in a name? Tesla Model 3 and Model Y are now Premium, but don’t read too much into it

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 EV Central team 7450 Views 0 Comments model y, Tesla, Tesla Premium name change

Tesla has renamed the entry variants of the Model 3 and Model Y in Australia and New Zealand as part

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2026 XPeng X9.
LATEST News X9 XPeng 

Space invader: Upgraded luxury seven-seat XPeng X9 is now world’s longest-range pure-electric seven-seater vehicle. In Australia soon

February 3, 2026February 2, 2026 John Mahoney 8353 Views 1 Comment X9, Xpeng, XPeng X9 update

Ahead of its launch in Q2 (April–June) in Australia, China’s XPeng has overhauled its 2026 XPeng X9 people-mover with a

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2026 GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T.
GWM LATEST News Tank 300 

Shattered: GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T resets pricing for 4×4 PHEVs under $60,000

February 3, 2026February 2, 2026 EV Central team 8176 Views 0 Comments GWM, GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T pricing, Tank 300

GWM has announced drive-away launch pricing for its all-new Tank 300 Hi4-T plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), dropping the entry

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New EVs coming soon

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

January 4, 2025 Toby Hagon 9
EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
NEW EVs News 

EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

May 1, 2024 EV Central team 2
New EV electric car calendar
EV HEV NEW EVs PHEV 

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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