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Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive.
Car reviews LATEST Model 3 Reviews Tesla 

2026 Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive Review: Tesla’s longest range EV yet, but should you sign up for the journey?

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January 10, 2026January 11, 2026
Toby Hagon 4297 Views 2 Comments model 3, Tesla, Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear Wheel Drive

Less power and two fewer wheels doing the driving. It’s not exactly a scorching sales pitch, although to be fair

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2026 MG IM5 Performance.
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2026 MG IM5 Performance Review: Porsche performance for a pittance from a Chinese electric sedan

December 20, 2025December 19, 2025
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Stephen Corby 3091 Views IM IM6, IM Motors

Are my learned colleagues on drugs? This is the question I’m forced to ask after comparing their frothing frenzy over

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GAC M8.
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GAC M8 Review: Radical plug-in hybrid people mover brings the wow factor to tempt people away from Lexus, Zeekr, LDV and Kia

December 13, 2025December 12, 2025 Toby Hagon 2616 Views GAC, M8, PHEV

The GAC M8 is a new breed of luxury people mover that combines plug-in hybrid fuel-sipping smarts with lavish luxury

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Left-hand drive Mazda 6e at the Lang Lang Proving Ground.
6e Car reviews LATEST Mazda Reviews 

2026 Mazda 6e Review: Is this Chinese-built newcomer with a famous name a viable alternative to the Tesla Model 3 and BYD Seal?

November 23, 2025November 24, 2025 Toby Hagon 4458 Views 6e, mazda

The Mazda6 was once a popular alternative to the likes of the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon. Now Mazda is

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2025 BYD Atto 1.
Atto 1 Car reviews LATEST Reviews 

2025 BYD Atto 1 Premium Review: Australia’s cheapest EV is also a decent city car with clever design and real driving character. But will anyone buy it?

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 6440 Views Atto 1, BYD

The 2025 BYD Atto 1 instantly demans attention because it’s about to lower the pricing entry point for EVs in

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2026 Lamborghini Temerario at Estoril, Portugal
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2025 Lamborghini Temerario Review: Track testing the latest – and quite sensational – Lamborghini plug-in hybrid supercar

August 17, 2025August 15, 2025 Iain Curry 4284 Views lamborghini electric, Lamborghini ev, lamborghini temerario, temerario

Progress can suck. I don’t want to go for a metaverse digital beer with mates, nor for my children to

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Audi RS e-tron GT
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Audi RS e-tron GT Review: Audi takes Porsche DNA and improves on it! This is an incredibly brutal yet civilised electric supercar

August 16, 2025August 15, 2025 Toby Hagon 3358 Views Audi, RS e-Tron GT

The 2025 Audi RS e-tron GT comes with one heck of a sales pitch: it’s the most powerful and fastest

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2025 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring.
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2025 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring Review: A great car with relevance deprivation disorder

July 27, 2025July 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 6662 Views bmw, BMW EV, i5 M60 xDrive Touring

You want everyman relevance? Well, you’ve come to the wrong place! The 2025 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring is a

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2025 JCW Mini E 3-door
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2025 Mini JCW Hatch and Aceman Track Review: Can an electric John Cooper Works Mini live up to that fabulous heritage?

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025 Iain Curry 4360 Views electric jcw, john cooper works EV, mini aceman jcw

Blame my English heritage, but I was Sceptic-in Chief ahead of testing the new JCW versions of Mini’s electric line-up.

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2025 Zeekr 009
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2025 Zeekr 009 Review: The maddest, fastest people mover on sale, but who’ll actually buy one?

May 4, 2025May 3, 2025 Iain Curry 20385 Views Zeekr 009, zeekr 009 review, zeekr australia

In a motoring writer’s career, some cars come along that simply warp one’s brain. The Zeekr 009 people mover is

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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
NEW EVs News 

EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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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
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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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