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2024 hydrogen-powered Toyota Hilux at the company’s UK factory
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Toyota HiLux hydrogen fuel cell prototype boasts long range and rapid refilling

September 7, 2023September 6, 2023
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Iain Curry 4620 Views fcev, hilux ev, hydrogen hilux, toyota hydrogen

A Toyota HiLux with long electric range, strong towing capacity, off-road talents and rapid refuelling. If relying on battery electric,

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
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Everything you need to know about the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N hyper EV in Australia: Price, wait times and order numbers revealed

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September 7, 2023September 16, 2023
Bruce Newton 4255 Views 5, Hyundai, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, Ioniq, N

The explosive Hyundai Ioniq 5 N electric hypercar has been priced at $111,000 and received 2200 expressions of interest in

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The 2024 Lexus LBX
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2024 Lexus LBX confirmed: Bite-sized, budget-friendly hybrid could change the premium game in Australia

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Stephen Corby 6299 Views Lexus LBX

Lexus’ smallest and most affordable model ever has been confirmed for Australia, with the Toyota Yaris Cross-based LBX to touch

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Subaru Solterra
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How the 2024 Subaru Solterra will shake up the electric SUV game: Where this AWD EV will out-perform the BYD Seal U and BYD Atto 3

September 6, 2023September 23, 2023 Stephen Corby 4316 Views australia, Subaru Solterra

Subaru has outlined just where it thinks its incoming Solterra will outshine its core competitors, promising that its new electric

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BYD Seal U
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Look out Tesla Model Y? 2024 BYD Seal U electric SUV appears as Australian launch looms

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 Stephen Corby 7450 Views BYD Seal U

The next stage in BYD’s plan for Australia’s electric vehicle market has been unveiled in Germany overnight, with the European

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Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class
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New compact Mercedes-Benz electric cars will have more than 750km range and charge twice as fast

September 4, 2023September 4, 2023 John Carey 7831 Views Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz’s new generation of compact EVs will be able to recharge at double the speed of the brand’s current electric

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BMW Vision Neue Klasse
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BMW Vision Neue Klasse previews next-gen electric cars; 300km EV charge in 10 minutes

September 2, 2023September 2, 2023 John Carey 4809 Views bmw

What does BMW’s new concept tell us about its coming EVs? Lots… The BMW Vision Neue Klasse provides a more

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2024 Mini Cooper EV
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No Honda e, no problem: New Mini Countryman SUV and Cooper hatch electric vehicles coming in 2024 as brand’s EV vision finally takes flight

September 2, 2023September 1, 2023 John Carey 3902 Views Cooper, Countryman, ev, Mini

Right now Mini sells only one small, outdated and slow-selling EV in Australia, but this is about to change. For

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2024 Tesla Model 3
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Updated Tesla Model 3 electric car now on sale in Australia, bringing Project Highland updates to reality with more features, tech and EV range

September 1, 2023November 6, 2023 Toby Hagon 5436 Views model 3, Tesla

The updated Tesla Model 3 has finally broken cover and is now on sale priced from $61,900 plus on road

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2024 Jeep Compass Hybrid takes aim at Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Stephen Corby 4486 Views 4xe, Compass, e-Hybrid, jeep

Off-road brand Jeep has announced its Compass compact SUV is going hybrid only in Australia. The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Jeep

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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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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

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Types of EVs

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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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

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid 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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