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EV car and SUV reviews

BYD SHark 6
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2025 BYD Shark 6 review: Can the first PHEV ute take the workhorse fight to the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux?

September 24, 2024 Toby Hagon 12942 Views byd review, BYD Shark, byd shark review, PHEV, shark 6 review

The BYD Shark 6 does ute very differently. You get that as soon as you take off. Instead of a

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Volvo EX90
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2025 Volvo EX90 review: Does this seven-seat electric SUV have what it takes to tempt buyers out of a BMW X5 or Audi Q7?

September 22, 2024September 22, 2024 Toby Hagon 9654 Views electric suv, ex90, volvo

The XC90 has long been the heartland of Volvo. Big, practical and with more than a hint of luxury. But

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2024 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV
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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV review: plus-sized plug-in dual cab on Aussie soil

September 20, 2024September 25, 2024 Iain Curry 22615 Views cannon alpha PHEV, cannon alpha plug-in, GWM PHEV, plug-in pickup, plug-in ute

Have you been waiting with bated breath for plug-in hybrid dual cabs? Well you’re in luck, my friend, for not

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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe.
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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe HEV review: Can this boxy SUV carry Hyundai to new heights of luxury?

September 5, 2024September 4, 2024 Stephen Corby 4304 Views

If imitation truly is the sincerest form of flattery, then there must be a glow of awkward pride visible from

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2024 Smart #3 Premium
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2024 Smart #1 and #3 review: Re-born brand delivers compelling Volvo EX30, Tesla and BYD rival

September 4, 2024September 9, 2024 Iain Curry 6646 Views smart #1, smart #3, smart brabus, smart cars

Smart’s back, baby. The brand that delivered the city hero ForTwo and grinningly-fun Roadster earlier this millennium returns as an

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The MG4 XPower
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Special 2024 MG 4 XPower review: Brand’s first homegrown hero scores local upgrades that deliver China’s most scorching electric hot hatch

September 2, 2024September 3, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 6548 Views

If there’s one surefire way to know when a brand is feeling comfortable in Australia, it’s when they turn their

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New Porsche Taycan range
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2024 Porsche Taycan review: Epic Tesla tamer proves Porsche should be building all the EVs in the world

August 24, 2024August 30, 2024 Stephen Corby 4060 Views Porsche Taycan

If we really want to move the motoring world towards electrification in a speedy and successful fashion, there really is

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2025 Hyundai Inster
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2025 Hyundai Inster review: the $40k city SUV challenge to the MG4, GWM Ora and BYD Dolphin

August 22, 2024August 30, 2024 Iain Curry 15924 Views city ev, hyundai inster, inster, inster ev

It’s about bloody time. Finally – belatedly – we have one of Australia’s top five car brands delivering a budget

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2024 BMW ix1 eDrive20.
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2024 BMW iX1 eDrive20 review: We understand why BMW’s cheapest EV exists, but should it?

August 11, 2024August 11, 2024 Stephen Corby 23862 Views bmw, ev, iX1, SUV

If you want to understand why the single e-motor front-wheel drive BMW iX1 eDrive20 exists look no further than the

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Mini Cooper SE
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2024 Mini Cooper EV review: the tiny Tesla antidote that’s super fun to drive

August 4, 2024August 3, 2024 Toby Hagon 7752 Views Cooper, Mini

It’s the Chinese-made Mini with lashings of loveable British charm and innovative modern materials blended with the latest tech (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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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar

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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
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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

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

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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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