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Rolls-Royce Spectre
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2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre: 8 things you need to know about a car that is and isn’t an EV benchmark

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024 Toby Hagon 4775 Views rolls-royce, Spectre

It’s long been the pinnacle of luxury and now Rolls-Royce has begun its journey shunning petrol in favour of electricity.

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2024 MG4 XPower.
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2024 MG MG4 XPower review: Australia’s first EV hot hatch offers unmatchable bang for buck. But is it any good?

July 21, 2024July 24, 2024 Bruce Newton 7128 Views mg, MG4, XPower

2024 MG MG4 XPower review:  In all the hoo-hah about the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, Tesla Model 3 Performance and

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BYD Seal Performance
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2024 BYD Seal Performance review: Does the high-performance sedan have what it takes to tackle the Tesla Model 3?

July 14, 2024July 14, 2024 Toby Hagon 23287 Views BYD, BYD Seal, Seal

The BYD Seal is the EV newcomer’s weapon for tackling the success of the Tesla Model 3. The mid-sized four-door

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Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack
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2024 Polestar 4 review: Electric SUV steps up performance to take on Tesla Model Y, Porsche Macan EV

July 7, 2024July 7, 2024 Toby Hagon 6886 Views polestar, polestar 4

Things are about to get serious for Polestar with the imminent arrival of the Polestar 4. The mid-sized SUV is

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2024 Lexus LBX.
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2024 Lexus LBX Sports Luxury Review: The expensive youth market hybrid that’s missed its calling

July 6, 2024July 6, 2024 Bruce Newton 6423 Views hybrid, LBX, Lexus

If your mind equates luxury cars with size and exclusivity then the Lexus LBX hybrid is gonna do your head

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The McLaren Artura Spider
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2024 McLaren Artura Spider review: Electrification boosts excitement in this Ferrari-baiting plug-in powerhouse

June 30, 2024June 29, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 4109 Views McLaren Artura Spider

Electrification has arrived in the world of supercars, where the world’s most mad-hatter manufacturers are now using electric motors not

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Ford E-Tourneo Titanium X
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2024 Ford E-Tourneo review: Can this all-electric people mover tempt families out of the Kia Carnival and Volkswagen Multivan?

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024 Toby Hagon 5816 Views E-Tourneo, ford, Ford E-Tourneo

Ford’s upcoming new Tourneo plans to carve itself a slice of the Aussie people mover market. But it’s the all-electric

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2024 BMW i4 eDrive35.
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2024 BMW i4 eDrive35 review: This decontented FBT beater is selling strongly, but is it worth $30,000 more than a Tesla Model 3?

June 23, 2024June 23, 2024 Bruce Newton 10986 Views 3, bmw, eDrive35, i4, Model, Tesla

The rise of the electric vehicle has not been helpful to the German luxury brands. High pricing combined with EV

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2024 Audi RS e-tron GT
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Seven-day test: 2024 Audi RS e-tron GT, now with $100,000 price cut?

June 22, 2024June 21, 2024 Iain Curry 13241 Views audi e-tron, audi rs e-tron gt, road test, RS e-Tron GT

Times are tough in premium EV world, and you need only scour the classifieds to prove it. This year we’ve

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2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid.
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2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid review: Meet the cheapest electrified car now on-sale in Australia

June 16, 2024April 21, 2025 Bruce Newton 6830 Views hybrid, mild hybrid, suzuki, Swift

There is a worthy argument EV Central shouldn’t even be reviewing the 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid. For a start it’s

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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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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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 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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