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News

2024 Dodge Charger 2-door and 4-door.
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Hey Charger! New Dodge EV muscle car boasts wild acceleration, crazy weight and a name famous in Australia

March 12, 2024March 15, 2024 John Mahoney 4476 Views Charger, Dodge, R/T, SCat Pack

US car-maker Dodge has released pictures and full details of its all-new Dodge Charger Daytona that heralds a new era

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2024 Lexus LBX.
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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

March 11, 2024March 9, 2024 John Mahoney 4658 Views bmw, GLA, hybrid, LBX, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, X1

Japanese luxury player Lexus has announced full pricing for its 2024 Lexus LBX ahead of its Australian launch on March

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2024 Porsche Taycan GT.
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V8s shamed, V12s whipped! Porsche’s new Taycan GT electric sedan is set to be its fastest model ever!

March 8, 2024March 7, 2024 John Mahoney 2432 Views Nevera, porsche, rimac, Taycan GT

The new flagship Porsche Taycan Turbo GT will be fully unwrapped on March 11 and when it makes its debut

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2026 Fisker Alaska.
LATEST News 

Pick-up and take-over! Nissan targets Fisker Alaska as EV ute solution to fight Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning and Chevrolet Silverado EV

March 7, 2024March 5, 2024 John Mahoney 2799 Views Alaska, Cybertruck, F-150, Fisker, ford, Lightning, nissan, Rivian, Tesal

Nissan has engaged in crisis talks with EV-maker Fisker that could see the Japanese brand gain access to the failing

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 update.
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Further, faster, sexier! Overhauled Hyundai Ioniq 5 coming for Tesla Model Y, Kia EV6, Polestar 2, Toyota bZ4X

March 6, 2024March 5, 2024 John Mahoney 3279 Views 2, EV6, Hyundai, ioniq 5, Kia, model y, N Line, Tesla, toyota bz4x

The 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 5 line-up will be overhauled later this year with a whole host of tweaks including a

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2025 Renault 5.
LATEST News 

Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era?

March 5, 2024March 22, 2024 John Mahoney 4906 Views 5, BYD, Cooper, Dolphin, e-tech, electric, Mini, renault

The 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech Electric has been unwrapped at the Geneva motor show and from our first look at

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Toyota LandCruiser Se concept shows what an electric LandCruiser could look like
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Confirmed! Electric Toyota LandCruiser family has on-road rather than off-road focus, could be on-sale as soon as 2026

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 Bruce Newton 7515 Views electric, landcruiser, SE, Toyota

A new family of electric Toyota LandCruiser wagons could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2026. Previewed by the

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Volkswagen Scirocco design sketch.
LATEST News 

It’s a cut-price Porsche! VW plots reborn Scirocco electric sports car based on Boxster EV

March 4, 2024March 2, 2024 John Mahoney 3286 Views Boxster, Cayman, porsche, Scirocco, Volkswagen

Volkswagen is plotting to reboot its Volkswagen Scirocco as a fast all-electric coupe that will share much with the incoming

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2024 Toyota Prado.
LATEST News 

Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 Bruce Newton 11548 Views i-FORCE MAX, Lexus GX, Prado, Tacoma, Toyota

Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as

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2025 Alpine A290.
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Snow go! Alpine A290 hot hatch revealed; Aussie launch expected for Abarth 500e and Mini Cooper SE rival

March 1, 2024February 28, 2024 John Mahoney 2931 Views 500e, A290, abarth, alpine, Cooper, Mini, SE

Fresh details and all-new pics of the incoming fast Alpine A290 hot hatch have emerged in the build-up to the

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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

May 1, 2024 EV Central team 2
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
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Hybrid vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
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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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