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News

2025 Kia PV5 van.
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Look out Toyota HiAce! Kia PV5 electric van business case looking “positive” for Australia

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025
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Bruce Newton 10936 Views Kia, PBV, PV5, Toyota HiAce

The prospects of Kia launching into the local van market with the groundbreaking electric PV5 are looking positive. Officially unveiled

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Volkswagen ID. GTI concept.
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Volkswagen reinvents the hot hatch for the EV age: 300kW VW ID.2 R to get advanced in-wheel powertrain tech!

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June 25, 2025June 25, 2025
John Mahoney 9439 Views In-wheel motor, Volkswagen, VW ID.2 R

Volkswagen is well underway developing a wild new hyper hatch to sit above its inbound Volkswagen ID.2 GTI. It will

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2025 Foxtron Model B.
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More details of Mitsubishi’s Aussie EV outed!

June 25, 2025August 1, 2025 John Mahoney 8545 Views

Fresh patents have revealed Mitsubishi Australia’s incoming EV arriving in the second half of 2026 will carry its popular ASX

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2026 Tesla Model X and Model S.
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Tesla updates Model S and Model X again: Is it enough to fend off emerging competition … and will we ever see them again in Australia?

June 24, 2025June 26, 2025 John Mahoney 9838 Views Tesal Model S, Tesla Model X

[Update 25 June 2025: A Tesla spokesman has confirmed to EV Central there is no good news for Aussie Tesla

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2025 Genesis Electrified G80.
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Genesis Electrified G80 tries again: Longer, more spacious, more luxury, bigger battery and longer range for cut-price BMW i7 and Benz EQS rival

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 John Mahoney 8346 Views bmw i7, G80, Genesis, mercedes-benz eqs

The Genesis Electrified G80 luxury sedan has been reinvented for 2025. The luxury battery-powered limo has been overhauled with a

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2025 Honda Super EV concept.
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Is this Japan’s cheapest EV yet? Honda Super EV set to fight BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora

June 23, 2025August 1, 2025 John Mahoney 9880 Views Honda, super ev

Honda has given us our first glimpse of its battery-powered Honda e city replacement ahead of its debut at this

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2026 Nissan Leaf.
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Has the Nissan Leaf got its mojo back? EV pioneer returns as an SUV-coupe to challenge the Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 John Mahoney 11457 Views leaf, nissan

The 2026 Nissan Leaf has been officially unwrapped, with the EV pioneer transitioning from a small hatch to a mid-size

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2025 Ford Ranger PHEV.
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Advantage China? Ford cautious on Ranger PHEV expansion as BYD and GWM plan faster plug-in roll-out

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Bruce Newton 10673 Views ford, GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV, PHEV, ranger

While other brand such as BYD, GWM and Chery’s multitude of spin-offs strike out boldly into the plug-in hybrid space,

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2026 Peugeot E-208 GTi
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The electric Peugeot 208 GTi comeback we’ve been waiting for, but will we see this Mini JCW rival Down Under?

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 John Mahoney 9852 Views e-208 GTI, electric 208GTi, hot hatch ev, peugeot electric

Peugeot has reinvented its iconic GTi performance brand for the electric age, pulling drapes off the battery-powered Peugeot E-208 GTi

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2026 XPeng G6 and G9
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2026 XPeng G6 and G9 set fast charging records up to 525kW, trumping Porsche and Lotus at a fraction of the price

June 18, 2025June 17, 2025 John Mahoney 16731 Views fast charging EV, Xpeng, Xpeng G6, XPeng G9

Chinese EV startup XPeng has released more details of its G6 and G9 models, revealing they’ll be among the fastest-charging

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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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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
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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
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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