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Tesla Model 3 Performance
LATEST Opinion 

Tesla owners may soon need a special licence to drive a FEV (Fast Electric Vehicle)

July 13, 2024July 16, 2024
PharmacySydney.com
Stephen Corby 6969 Views

When you get a boat licence, you are not allowed to pilot a cruise ship, or a Sydney Ferry, nor

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Mercedes-Benz EQC at an EVlink DC fast charging station
LATEST Opinion 

What hope for Tesla, or any other EVs, once Dutton goes full MAGGA? | Opinion

MJDHealthPharmacy.com
June 19, 2024June 19, 2024
Stephen Corby 5705 Views electric car subsidies, EV policy, EV politics

It is surely only a matter of days until Peter Dutton rains fire and fury upon electric vehicles and their

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A plug-in hybrid
LATEST Opinion 

Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

June 9, 2024June 8, 2024 Stephen Corby 6459 Views NVES, PHEV

Imagine, for one wild moment, that McDonald’s was allowed to promote itself as a purveyor ofhealth foods, just because it

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Tesla Cybercab teaser
LATEST Opinion 

Tesla’s biggest gamble ever: Musk bets the future of electric vehicle giant on “Cybercab” and truly autonomous cars | Opinion

May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 Stephen Corby 4176 Views Cybercab, Tesla

You might think some of Tesla’s past moves – cutting prices, actually building the Cybertruck, Ludicrous Mode – were out

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2024 Tesla Moderl 3.
LATEST Make Model List Opinion Tesla 

Don’t believe the haters: Why rumours of Tesla’s impending death have been greatly exaggerated

May 13, 2024May 12, 2024 Toby Hagon 3844 Views model 3, model y, Tesla

Rely on the headlines and you’d be forgiven for thinking Tesla is about to fizzle out in an electrified puff

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2024 Beijing Motor Show
LATEST Opinion 

EVs, influencers and riot police: Our man Iain Curry on the ground at the Beijing Motor Show

May 4, 2024June 18, 2024 Iain Curry 4001 Views 2024 beijing motor show, beijing motor show, china ev, Chinese ev

My 2024 Beijing Motor Show gets off to an inauspicious start. The transfer bus takes three hours to move 50km,

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.
LATEST Opinion 

Sounds off – Will electric cars ever sound any good? | Opinion

March 20, 2024March 19, 2024 Stephen Corby 3676 Views bmw, BMW i4, BMW M, BMW M Performance, Car sounds, cars, Christopher Nolan, Dune, Dune 2, electric car, electric cars, ev, Fake sounds, Ferrari, Film score, hans zimmer, Hyundai, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, Lion King, Tesla

Walking around the coolest work space I have ever seen, with my jaw either hanging slack or loudly whispering things

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LATEST Opinion 

A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion

February 13, 2024March 18, 2024 Stephen Corby 7924 Views Anthony Albanese, cars, Efficiency Standards, EVs, fcai, Fuel efficiency, Liars, mazda, Peter Dutton, Politicians, stephen corby, Toyota

It’s been a big couple of weeks for liars and lying, with Anthony Albanese distracting people from his “my word

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MG4
LATEST Opinion 

2024 MG4 Essence 64: this Chinese electric vehicle changes everything | Opinion

February 3, 2024February 1, 2024 Stephen Corby 14119 Views Essence 64, MG4, Tesla

In my “working” life (people get very angry when I call driving new cars work), there are a very few

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2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE 300 SUV.
EV Opinion 

Optimistic EVs – the cure for range anxiety | Opinion

January 21, 2024January 18, 2024 Stephen Corby 3641 Views electric cars, ev, ev infrastructure, EVs, hyundai kona electric, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz EQE, Range, Range anxiety

According to a very accurate and credible site on the internet, I have an IQ of 161, just slightly higher

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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

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

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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
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
LATEST News Videos 

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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