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EV car and SUV reviews

2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance SUV.
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2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance SUV Review: A V8 icon slashes the cylinder count and goes plug-in hybrid. Scheiße, what is the world coming to!

December 21, 2024December 20, 2024 Bruce Newton 7406 Views GLC 63 PHEV, Mercedes-AMG

If there is a brand associated with big, noisy and stinky V8s then it’s Mercedes-AMG. But the automotive world waits

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2025 GWM Haval Jolion.
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2024 GWM Haval Jolion Lux hybrid review: One of the most affordable hybrids on-sale in Australia and possibly the most annoying

December 14, 2024April 18, 2025 Bruce Newton 9062 Views compact SUV, GWM Haval, hybrid, Jolion

While sales of pure electric vehicles have been increasingly slowly and steadily in Australia in 2024, petrol-electric hybrids have become

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2024 Kia Carnival Hybrid
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2025 Kia Carnival GT-Line Hybrid review: The perfect, pricey family bus?

December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Iain Curry 12718 Views carnival hybrid, carnival hybrid review, kia carnival hybrid, kia hybrid

The Kia Carnival’s probably the best car in the world. Bold opening statement, but isn’t the purpose of a car

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2024 Porsche Macan.
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2024 Porsche Macan 4 review: Has Porsche over-reached dumping ICE and adding $30K to the price of its most popular premium SUV?

December 7, 2024December 6, 2024 Iain Curry 8706 Views macan electric, Macan EV, porsche ev, porsche macan ev review, review

The Porsche Macan has gone full EV. The petrol is dead and whispers of killing the Golden Goose get louder.

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MG Cyberster
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2024 MG Cyberster review: Does this sexy two-seat roadster have the goods to take on Porsche and BMW?

December 1, 2024November 30, 2024 Toby Hagon 5862 Views Cyberster, mg

Think MG and images of quaint British sports cars are conjured up Which is what makes the 2024 MG Cyberster

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2025 Jeep Avenger.
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2024 Jeep Avenger review: Can this pint-sized high-priced American EV take the fight to China? 

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 Matt Campbell 3377 Views Avenger, jeep

This little SUV is a big deal for Jeep. The Avenger is the first all-electric vehicle from the brand and

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Polestar 4
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2025 Polestar 4 review – clever design makes Tesla Model Y and other SUVs look old fashioned

November 23, 2024November 22, 2024 Stephen Corby 21884 Views polestar

Everything new is new again. Decades after design guru Ian Callum revealed Jaguar’s I-Pace, the first EV ever from a

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2025 Mazda CX-80 PHEV
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2025 Mazda CX-80 plug-in hybrid review: A true replacement for the CX-8 and CX-9?

November 17, 2024December 20, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 13796 Views CX-80, mazda

Another day, another large SUV from Mazda. In fact, Australia is the only market to get the CX-60, CX-70, CX-90

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The 2025 Geely EX5
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2025 Geely EX5 review: Cheaper than a Tesla Model Y in Australia, and with a more joyful cabin, but they need to fix the way it drives

November 16, 2024December 21, 2024 Matt Campbell 22807 Views geely ex5

The latest new brand from China to arrive in Australia is Geely. Well, technically, the Geely Holdings group is already

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BYD Shark 6 Premium
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BYD Shark 6 vs Ford Ranger: Fresh PHEV challenger sizes up against traditional diesel ute hero

November 10, 2024November 24, 2024 Toby Hagon 10767 Views BYD, ford, ranger, Shark 6

The BYD Shark 6 is the biggest news in the ute market for years. Utes have been mostly predictable and

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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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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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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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric 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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