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News

2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV.
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Ute Wars! “Now is our time” declares GWM as it launches Cannon Alpha PHEV targeting BYD Shark 6

PharmacySydney.com
May 19, 2025May 17, 2025
Bruce Newton 6412 Views BYD Shark 6, GWM Cannon Alpha

GWM has left no doubt it is targeting and intending to beat the BYD Shark 6 with its new Cannon

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Toyota bZ4X Touring.
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Toyota’s second Aussie EV revealed … and it’s a bigger bZ4X!

MJDHealthPharmacy.com
May 16, 2025June 20, 2025
Toby Hagon 10092 Views BZ4X Touring, Toyota

Toyota is expanding its bZ4X electric SUV line-up with the bZ4X Touring, a bigger, more practical flagship that also happens

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2025 Jeep Avenger Summit
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Cheap Jeep: Prices slashed on slow-selling 2025 Jeep Avenger … the only cheaper all-electric SUV is the run-out MG ZS!

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 John Mahoney 8764 Views Avenger, cheap EV, jeep

Jeep’s first-ever EV is now one of Australia’s cheapest all-electric SUVs. An end-of-financial-year promotion has unlocked incredible savings of up

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2025 Tesla Model Y.
EV LATEST News 

Tesla to take on Toyota: The bold push to rumble the RAV4 Hybrid with the new Model Y Juniper

May 15, 2025May 14, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 8803 Views model y juniper, sales, Tesla

Tesla appears unfazed by the brand’s sales slump in Australia – and the rest of the world – suggesting the

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2025 Mercedes-AMG GT EV.
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Porsche Taycan slayer! Sleek 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT4 EV coming this June to blast past Porsche Taycan GT

May 14, 2025May 13, 2025 John Mahoney 8496 Views GT4 EV, Mercedes-AMG, porsche taycan gt

Mercedes-AMG is almost ready to reveal its 750kW-plus Porsche Taycan GT-basher and to prove it it’s released pics of its

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2025 Skoda Enyaq RS.
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Watch out Tesla Model Y Performance! Facelifted 2025 Skoda Enyaq RS freshens up with radical makeover and faster charging

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 John Mahoney 9230 Views Enyaq RS, Skoda

The 2025 Skoda Enyaq RS wagon and 2025 Skoda Enyaq RS Coupe have updated with fresh tech as well as

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2025 Cupra Tavascan. Crash test.
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Star-crossed: Cupra Tavascan fails to nab full five stars for safety in latest round of ANCAP testing

May 13, 2025May 12, 2025 John Mahoney 8808 Views

The new 2025 Cupra Tavascan has suffered a humiliating defeat in the latest round of Australasian New Car Assessment Program

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2025 Leapmotor C10.
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Leapmotor gets serious! Huge upgrades for 2026 Leapmotor C10 electric SUV make it a serious rival for Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7

May 12, 2025May 11, 2025 John Mahoney 17260 Views C10, ev, Leapmotor, PHEV, SUV

Less than five months since its launch in Australia a heavily updated 2026 Leapmotor C10 has been unveiled. Boasting more

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2025 Jeep Compass.
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2026 Jeep Compass debuts: Aussie-bound compact SUV broadens its appeal with EV, PHEV and mild hybrid choices

May 12, 2025May 11, 2025 John Mahoney 10022 Views 4x4, Compass, jeep

The all-new third-generation 2026 Jeep Compass has been unwrapped ahead of its expected launch Down Under early next year. Available

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2025 CATL battery breakthrough.
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Multiple battery breakthroughs! Why CATL’s three new batteries could change electric cars as we know them

May 9, 2025May 8, 2025 John Mahoney 17903 Views battery tech, CATL

The world’s largest electric car battery producer has unwrapped three pioneering all-new batteries that could be the final piece of

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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
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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