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News

2025 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-T.
GWM LATEST News Tank 500 

Plug-in hybrid GWM Tank 500 Hi4-T launched in Australia: And it comes with a Toyota Prado-bashing price tag and 120km EV range

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 John Mahoney 8103 Views GWM, Hi4-T, Tank 500

The 2026 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-T plug-in hybrid has arrived in Australia to challenge traditional off-road diesel-powered SUVs with pricing

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2025 BYD Atto 1.
Atto 1 Atto 2 BYD LATEST News Sealion 5 Sealion 8 

BYD confirms super-cheap Atto 1 for Australia! Sealion 5 plug-in SUV also on the way as four model launches planned by early 2026

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 12142 Views Atto 1, Atto 2, BYD, Sealion 5, Sealion 8

All four new models that will expand BYD’s Australian line-up by early 2026 have now been named. The latest confirmations

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2026 Volvo ES60 prototype
ES90 LATEST News Volvo 

First local look: Volvo ES90 land in Australia on a mission to make sedans cool again. Targeting BMW i5 with BMW i4 pricing will help

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 Iain Curry 13810 Views ES90 AUSTRALIA, volvo electric, VOLVO ES90, Volvo EV

A prototype Volvo ES90 liftback sedan landed on Aussie shores last week, and I think I have a new crush.

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2026 Mercedes-Benz VLE.
LATEST Mercedes-Benz News VLE 

Move aside Kia Carnival and Zeekr 009! Could the electric 2026 Mercedes-Benz VLE be the most advanced people-mover ever launched?

October 3, 2025October 1, 2025 John Mahoney 11038 Views Mercedes-Benz VLE

Competition in the once dormant people-mover segment is about to super-heat with first details of the state-of-the-art 2026 Mercedes-Benz VLE

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2025 Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear Wheel Drive.
LATEST Model 3 News Tesla 

Range buster! Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive launches in Australia with 750km range, AWD Long Range dropped

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 12540 Views Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear Wheel Drive

The maximum range claimed by a production battery electric vehicle in Australia has been reset with the launch of the

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2025 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy.
Hyundai LATEST News Palisade 

All-new flagship Hyundai Palisade SUV switches to hybrid power: New drivetrain also expected to land in Kia Tasman ute

October 3, 2025October 2, 2025 John Mahoney 10856 Views hybrid, Hyundai, Palisade

The all-new 2026 Hyundai Palisade has arrived in Australia, with the second-generation large SUV switching to hybrid power. It will

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Lynk & Co ute render
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

Zeekr to take aim at BYD Shark 6 with new premium plug-in ute now on the table

October 2, 2025October 27, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 16587 Views geely, Radar Horizon, Zeekr

Zeekr’s willingness to embrace its sibling brands to help crack the Australian market could pay off in the shape of

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2025 Denza B5.
B5 B8 Denza LATEST News 

Look out Toyota! BYD premium brand Denza confirms double-trouble 4×4 launch line-up in Australia!

October 2, 2025October 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 12994 Views B5, BYD, Denza

BYD premium brand Denza has confirmed two Toyota-rivalling plug-in hybrid 4x4s will lead its imminent Australian launch. The Prado-rivalling five-seat

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2025 Austin Arrow 2.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

Austin Motor Company reborn! Pommy electric sports car maker shows off Arrow 2, an unlikely rival for the inbound Porsche Boxster EV

October 1, 2025October 27, 2025 John Mahoney 10566 Views Arrow 2, Austin

More than three decades since the nameplate was quietly put down, the Austin Motor Company is back. But this time

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2025 Leapmotor B10.
B10 LATEST Leapmotor News 

Leapmotor B10 is now Australia cheapest electric SUV! Pricing starts from $38,990 drive-away for MG S5 and BYD Atto 3 fighter

October 1, 2025September 30, 2025 Bruce Newton 12731 Views B10, Leapmotor

The Leapmotor B10 compact electric SUV will arrive in Australia in November priced from a segment-busting $38,990 drive-away. The B10

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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
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

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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

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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
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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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