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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 7750 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
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2024 MG4 Essence 64: this Chinese electric vehicle changes everything | Opinion

February 3, 2024February 1, 2024 Stephen Corby 13743 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 3558 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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LATEST Opinion 

The best electric cars of 2023: The EV Central team decides

January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 Toby Hagon 4390 Views Hyundai, mg, MG4, rolls-royce, Tesla, Tesla Model 3

Last year set a new record for electric car sales in Australia, with more models appealing to more Australians. While

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
LATEST Opinion 

Iain Curry’s best electric car of 2023: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

January 14, 2024December 23, 2024 Iain Curry 4440 Views 2024, best ev 2023, ev of the year, iain curry

It’s time for our editors to vent about their electric car experiences and expectations! The Queensland heatwave and festive poolside

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive
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Toby Hagon’s best electric car of 2023: Tesla Model 3

January 14, 2024January 12, 2024 Toby Hagon 3762 Views model 3, Tesla, Tesla Model 3

It’s time for our editors to vent about their electric car experiences and expectations! OK, so this one will be

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2024 MG4 XPower
LATEST Opinion 

Bruce Newton’s best electric car of 2023: MG4

January 13, 2024January 12, 2024 Bruce Newton 4482 Views audi e-tron, Chery Omoda 5 BEV, Kia EV6 GT, MG4

It’s time for our editors to vent about their electric car experiences and expectations! It isn’t the most gobsmackingly impressive

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Rolls-Royce Spectre
LATEST Opinion 

Stephen Corby’s best electric car of 2023: Rolls-Royce Spectre

January 13, 2024January 12, 2024 Stephen Corby 3459 Views rolls-royce, Spectre

It’s time for our editors to have their say about their electric car experiences and expectations! Look, it’s not really

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Mazda MX-30 Electric
LATEST Opinion 

Forget the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora, buy a $40k Mazda MX-30 EV instead | Opinion

November 29, 2023October 18, 2024 Iain Curry 7442 Views cheap EV, mazda electric, mazda ev, mazda mx-30 electric, mx-30 electric

I think you should buy a Mazda MX-30 Electric… and I’ve not even been drinking. You know, the small SUV

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Toyota Kayoibako.
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Toyota says hybrids are better than Teslas, and I say I’m better than Shakespeare

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023 Stephen Corby 4974 Views ev, faceboook, hybrid, instagram, Sean Hanley, Tesla, Toyota, twitter, zuckerberg

Honestly, I try not to be cynical, I really do, just as I try to be patient with idiots, but

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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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

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
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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
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
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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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