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Hyundai i30 N
HEV LATEST News 

Hi-po hybrids coming soon to Hyundai’s fire-breathing N Performance department in Australia

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 10894 Views Hyundai i30 N

Hyundai says hybrid powertrains will carry its N Performance department into tomorrow, with the brand confirming replacements for models like

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Tesla Model 3 Long Range launched in China with 830km range.
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New Tesla Model 3 Long Range crushes rivals with 830km range! Time to start the campaign to get it into Australia!

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 John Mahoney 13075 Views 830km CLTC, Tesla Model 3 Long Range

The order books have opened for a new 2026 Tesla Model 3 Long Range that is claimed to be capable

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New Tesla Supercharger site Armidale NSW.
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Tesla opens Australia’s largest Supercharger station! Goulburn site boasts 20 300kW V4 chargers

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 John Mahoney 12066 Views New South Wales, Tesla has announced it has opened a new 20-strong Supercharger site in Goulburn

Tesla has announced it has opened a new 20-strong Supercharger site in Goulburn, New South Wales, claimed to be the

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Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, Kia EV6 Air, Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD, Polestar 2 Single Motor Long Range
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Why the FBT exemption for EVs isn’t under threat … yet. And why there’s every chance you’ll be paying a road user charge soon

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 Bruce Newton 12571 Views EV FBT exemption, EV road user charge

An expert on government automotive policy has described the  recent recommendation to axe the EV Fringe Benefits Tax exemption as

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2025 Skyworth BE11.
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Chinese brand Skyworth decides to pause its launch in Australia.

August 14, 2025September 13, 2025 Bruce Newton 11644 Views BE11, Q, Skywell, Skyworth

While one Chinese brand after another announces imminent Australian launch plans little-known Skyworth has hit the pause button. Originally due

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2021 Tesla Model 3 with over 400,000km showing at EV Workz, Port Kennedy WA
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400,000km Australian Tesla Model 3 goes viral with 90% health remaining on its original battery

August 13, 2025September 13, 2025 Iain Curry 36556 Views model 3 battery life, tesla battery life, Tesla Model 3, tesla SOH, tesla uber

A Western Australia 2021 Tesla Model 3 has clocked up a remarkable 410,000km using its original battery and motor. The

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Ford Ranger PHEV Wildtrak
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Myth buster! Why the Ford Ranger PHEV proves DC fast charging isn’t necessary. In fact, the numbers show AC charging makes more sense

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 Toby Hagon 11308 Views DC v AC, ford

The Ford Ranger PHEV won’t be for everyone, but don’t go thinking its lack of DC fast charging ability is

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2025 MG4 Urban.
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MG4 More: MG4 Urban EV locked in for Australia. It’s bigger and cheaper than existing MG4, but won’t replace it

August 13, 2025August 12, 2025 John Mahoney 12461 Views mg, MG4, MG4 Urban

This could get confusing. MG Motor Australia has confirmed it will offer the all-new MG4 all-electric hatch, but it won’t

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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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Tesla’s Aussie sales dive: BYD Sealion 7 claims best-selling EV in July, Model Y to fight back in August

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 John Mahoney 11509 Views BYD, model y, Sealion 7, Tesla

Tesla Australia has just had a month it would rather forget after it only shifted 555 Tesla Model Ys and

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Ford chief Jim Farley announced major EV strategy. Louisville August 2025.
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Ford reinvents its global EV future: Eight affordable new models led by dual cab ute coming to tackle the Chinese head-on

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 7865 Views ford, Ford Universal EV Platform, Ford Universal Production System, Ranchero

Ford has responded to the existential threat Chinese manufacturers pose by announcing a new wave of cheaper EVs underpinned by

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

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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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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 or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
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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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