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Porsche Taycan 4S
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2021 Porsche Taycan 4S review

February 25, 2021March 6, 2021
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Andrew Chesterton 6010 Views Porsche Taycan

Power – like almost anything fun – is addictive. Trump, you’d have to think, would have surely amassed a nest

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Noel St. John Wood with his 2019 Nissan Leaf
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EV Owner Review – 2019 Nissan Leaf

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February 2, 2021February 4, 2021
Iain Curry 4577 Views electric car review, Nissan Leaf, Nissan Leaf review, owner review

There’s no better way to get a true insight into living with an electric car than by asking those who

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Home charging a 2020 Tesla Model 3 Performance
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Why your kids want a (farting) Tesla, not a Ferrari

January 16, 2021January 26, 2021 Iain Curry 6329 Views Kids car review, model 3 performance, model 3 review, Tesla Model 3

A red Ferrari F40. It was always a red Ferrari F40. From about 1988 that was the poster on my

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2021 Lexus IS300h
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Lexus IS 300h review

December 19, 2020December 29, 2020 EV Central team 10598 Views electric car, ev, hybrid, lexus is300h, review, Toyota

You’ve heard the adage that everything old is new again, right? It could have been written about the Lexus IS

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Mercedes-Benz S580e plug-in hybrid electric car (PHEV)
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Driven: Mercedes-Benz’s PHEV limousine with 100km EV range

October 28, 2020October 30, 2020 John Carey 5630 Views electric car, electric limousine, Mercedes-Benz, PHEV, s580e

Mercedes-Benz engineers are quietly confident the plug-in hybrid version of the new S-Class luxury limousine will have a 100km electric-only

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Mercedes-Benz A250e plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
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Mercedes-Benz A250e review

October 22, 2020October 28, 2020 Toby Hagon 14759 Views a250e, electric car, eqc, ev, Mercedes-Benz

The A250e is the latest addition to Mercedes-Benz’s expanding EQ family, which includes hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles –

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Nissan Leaf e+
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Nissan Leaf e+ review

September 21, 2020October 2, 2020 John Carey 8160 Views electric car, ev, leaf

As the arrival of the Leaf e+ in Australia edges nearer, we organised to test this big-battery version of Nissan’s

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2020 Toyota Yaris ZR Hybrid
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2020 Toyota Yaris Hybrid review

September 3, 2020October 6, 2020 Toby Hagon 18220 Views prius, Toyota, toyota hybrid, yaris, yaris hybrid

The Yaris has long been the smallest, most affordable car in the Toyota lineup. That is still the case, but

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2020 Mini Electric
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2020 Mini Electric review

August 4, 2020August 16, 2020 Toby Hagon 5529 Views electric car, ev, Mini, mini cooper, Mini Electric, mini ev

The threat of an all-electric Mini has been looming for years, with motor show concepts and limited run models gracing

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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric Premium
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric Premium Review

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Iain Curry 11215 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, Hyundai, Ioniq, premium, review, road test

Impressive Korean liftback proves a standout at the cheaper end of the EV market Introduction When Hyundai’s Ioniq Electric hit

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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 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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