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2022 BYD Atto 3
EV LATEST Opinion 

The worst thing about owning an electric vehicle in Australia isn’t getting any better. In fact, it’s getting worse | Opinion

July 1, 2023July 1, 2023 Stephen Corby 6008 Views Atto 3, australia, BYD, charging, model 3, model y, Tesla

I know we’re all rushing to order our own BYD Atto3, Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, Kia EV6 or

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The Volkswagen ID.5 is one of the reasons the brand is rated highly on the electric vehicle winners and losers list.
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Electric vehicle winners and losers: Volkswagen steps up as Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Nissan drop the ball – and Tesla and BYD run away with it | Opinion

June 24, 2023June 23, 2023 Stephen Corby 5006 Views australia, BYD, electric vehicles, Tesla, Volkswagen

The Volkswagen ID.5 is one of the reasons the brand is rated highly on the electric vehicle winners and losers list.

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2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Exceed with electric scooter
LATEST Opinion 

An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Iain Curry 6712 Views e-scooter, outlander phev, V2l, vehicle to load

I despise electric scooters. A lot. Thinking about it, it’s not the scooters drawing my ire. It’s the mugs who

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Mazda MX-30 M-Hybrid
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Japan finds our interest in EVs bemusing: How sticking with ICE is slowing the electric transition

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Stephen Corby 4321 Views Hyundai, Japan, Lexus, mazda, Tesla, Toyota

I love Japan, and the Japanese people, indeed, I bet they taste like particularly good sashimi, but on my most

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Fully Charged Live EV show in Sydney
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Huge crowds prove EV interest is Fully Charged

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Stephen Corby 3608 Views ev, Fully Charged

Now look, obviously I know, in my heart of hearts and brain of brains, that there is a tsunami of

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Tesla undergoing final quality inspection at the Gigafactory Berlin production line
LATEST Opinion 

Tesla? No. Merc… not yet. Why there’s not a single EV I would buy today

March 4, 2023March 5, 2023 Stephen Corby 4036 Views Hyundai, Kia, polestar, Tesla

The question I am most often asked – on an almost equal footing with “how do you stay so young,

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Chery New Energy platform LFS
EV Opinion 

‘EVs will kill us all’ – Why are haters so obsessed with electric vehicles?

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Stephen Corby 11855 Views Climate change, Climate denial, electric vehicles, ev, haters

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed this, but some people – no, it’s actually a lot of people – seem

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Mercedes-Benz EQS53 AMG
LATEST Opinion 

How TikTok inspired a $350K Mercedes-Benz EQS road trip – fast charging and all

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Stephen Corby 3975 Views Mercedes-Benz

It is a truly awful thing to feel not only intimidated but completely beaten, belittled, unmanned. Standing there, with this

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Kia and Hyundai wireless road charging
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2035 Canberra ICE ban an important step, but a drop in the EV ocean

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Stephen Corby 3938 Views

Look, I could count the reasons that I’m proud to have grown up in Canberra on one hand, but only

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Harley-Davidson LiveWire
Opinion 

Harley-Davidson LiveWire may be the future, but there’s something missing

February 21, 2022March 5, 2022 Stephen Corby 8378 Views harley-davidson

It really is quite difficult to review something that you’re already convinced you’re going to hate. Riding an electric motorcycle

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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
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
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
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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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