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Software generation 3.0 for the Volkswagen ID family
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Is the electric vehicle wave beginning to crash? VW Group’s global EV order bank halves after super-strong start to the year

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 John Mahoney 3252 Views EVs, id.4, ID.5, VW Group

The Volkswagen Group is celebrating a huge uplift in the number of EVs it has sold in the first nine

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The Kia EV9
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2024 Kia EV9 price and specification confirmed for Australia: Seven-seat electric SUV is a bang-for-bucks bargain

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 Stephen Corby 4039 Views Kia EV9

The Kia EV9 range will span $97,000 to $121,000 when the three-grade range arrives in Australian dealerships next week, with

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VW ID.7 Tourer
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Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer is teased for the first time: Could brand’s first-ever electric wagon tempt you out of a Tesla Model Y?

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 John Mahoney 4555 Views VW, VW ID.7

Volkswagen has given us our first glimpse of its incoming 2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Tourerahead of its official unveil in the

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2024 BYD Song Plus DM-i.
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Coming in early 2024! Why BYD is going petrol plug-in with its new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid fighter

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Bruce Newton 9040 Views BYD, DM-i, Seal U, Song Plus

BYD has confirmed its next entrant into the Australian market will be a plug-in hybrid wagon arriving in early 2024

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2024 Mitsubishi Triton.
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Confirmed! Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 Bruce Newton 8819 Views Mitsubishi, PHEV, Triton

The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger

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BYD ute patent appears
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BYD ute detailed: Chinese brand calls out HiLux and Ranger as its game-changing PHEV dual-cab approaches

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Andrew Chesterton 5884 Views australia, BYD ute

BYD says it respects, but doesn’t fear, dual-cab stalwarts like the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger as the Chinese brand

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The Nissan Surf Out concept
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Bargain electric ute incoming: Nissan plotting baby electric pick-up truck that could see Surf-Out concept come to life

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 John Mahoney 4342 Views electric pick-up, electric ute, Nissan Surf-Out

Nissan has revealed that it is plotting the introduction of an all-new affordable battery-electric pick-up truck that will sit beneath

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An affordable Nissan performance EV coming soon?
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Get excited: Nissan is plotting an affordable electric performance car to take on the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ to win back young car buyers

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 John Mahoney 4180 Views Affordable electric vehicles, nissan, Subaru BRZ, Toyota 86

Nissan has admitted that it is considering reintroducing a fast, affordable and all-electric sportscar to win over a new legion

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2023 BYD Yangwang U9 supercar.
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Denied! Why the bonkers BYD Yangwang U9 electric hypercar has been locked out of Australia

October 30, 2023October 29, 2023 Bruce Newton 14733 Views

While BYD has given the thumbs up for the outrageous Yangwang U8 SUV to come to Australia by the end

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Toyota LandCruiser Se concept shows what an electric LandCruiser could look like
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Smarter, tougher and more capable: Why the electric Toyota LandCruiser Se will be better than your diesel-powered 300 Series

October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 Toby Hagon 7016 Views HiLux, landcruiser, Toyota

The Toyota LandCruiser Se could change the way Aussies explore their own backyard with extreme off-road capability – all while

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar
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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
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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
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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 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
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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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