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News

2024 Dacia Spring.
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Spring has Sprung! Super-cheap Dacia Spring electric SUV is going right-hand drive, but will it come to Australia as a Renault?

February 28, 2024February 27, 2024 John Mahoney 3464 Views bigster, BYD, Dacia, Dolphin, Duster, Spring

Europe’s most affordable EV the 2024 Dacia Spring SUV is now available in right-hand drive, which means there’s a chance

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2024 Toyota bZ4X.
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2024 Toyota bZ4X pricing announced – be very afraid Tesla Model Y

February 27, 2024March 5, 2024 Bruce Newton 3924 Views 5, BZ4X, Hyundai, kia ev6, model y, Tesla, Toyota

Market leader Toyota has launched its first electric vehicle in Australia, the bZ4X SUV, and priced it just $600 higher

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2024 Volvo EC40 and Volvo EX40.
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EC40, EX40, XC40… Has Volvo just reduced or increased its electric car naming confusion?

February 27, 2024February 26, 2024 John Mahoney 3956 Views EC40, EM90, EX30, EX40, ex90, Recharge, volvo, XC40

In an attempt to clear up confusion over where the current Volvo C40 Recharge and Volvo XC40 Recharge sits in

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2024 Subaru Solterra updated version
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How’s that for a haircut! Subaru slashes $8000 off Solterra electric car, but it’s still more expensive than Tesla Model Y

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 John Mahoney 3181 Views BZ4X, id.4, solterra, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen

The price of the 2024 Subaru Solterra electric SUV has been slashed just days before first examples reach Aussie owners.

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Indian giver! VW to supply tech as Mahindra plans electric vehicle attack

February 26, 2024February 24, 2024 John Mahoney 3803 Views Mahindra, MEB, VW

Volkswagen has inked a new deal that will allow Indian car-making giant Mahindra to use its MEB architecture and key

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Ineos Fusilier electric 4WD
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2026 Ineos Fusilier showcases rugged 4WD tech with full electric drivetrain – and it’s designed to get seriously dirty

February 24, 2024February 24, 2024 Toby Hagon 5146 Views ineos, Ineos Fusilier

Newcomer off-road brand Ineos has unveiled its first EV, which should hit the market in 2026 as a zero emissions

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A render of a new Mitsubishi Pajero
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Can Mitsubishi’s plug-in Pajero take down the LandCruiser Prado and Ford Everest? Reborn icon would ditch the diesel and embrace electrification

February 24, 2024February 28, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 5410 Views Mitsubishi Pajero

Mitsubishi says work has begun on a new large SUV that would likely ditch diesel and lean on the company’s

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Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive
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Global EV and PHEV sales rocketed in January, but here’s why analysts are gloomy

February 23, 2024February 21, 2024 John Mahoney 3468 Views ev, PHEV, sales

Sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids globally leapt by 69 per cent to an incredible 1.1 million deliveries in

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2025 Cupra Born VZ.
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Born to race: Fast 240kW Cupra Born VZ storms the all-electric hot hatch class

February 22, 2024February 21, 2024 John Mahoney 3346 Views Born, Cupra, VZ

Spanish performance brand Cupra has revealed its all-new 2024 Cupra Born VZ that it has created to be its new

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2025 Ford Electric Explorer.
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Show me the money! Ford targets Tesla Model 2, MG4 and BYD Dolphin with new small electric car line-up

February 21, 2024February 20, 2024 Bruce Newton 3732 Views BYD Dolphin, ev, ford, GWM Ora, MG4, model 2, Tesla

Facing multi-billion dollar annual losses from its electric vehicle product roll-out, Ford has revealed it is going to build its

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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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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
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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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