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2024 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive
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2024 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive review: Is the updated BYD Seal rival the best electric vehicle in Australia?

December 17, 2023December 17, 2023 Toby Hagon 11415 Views model 3, Tesla, Tesla Model 3

The Tesla Model 3 is the top selling mid-sized car in the country and has singlehandedly revived interest in traditional

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2024 Tesla Model 3
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2024 Tesla Model 3: Is this new electric vehicle too fast, too sparse and altogether too Musk?

December 9, 2023May 5, 2024 Stephen Corby 10002 Views electric cars, elon musk, model 3, New Tesla Model 3, review, Tesla

Now look, you’ll think I did this on purpose, but honestly, it was a coincidence. As I picked up the

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: road and track review of a Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model 3 Performance killer

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 Iain Curry 9901 Views Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, ioniq 5 n review, ioniq 5 n track test

Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N is here to challenge everything you once thought about electric cars. Boring, silent, and soulless? No

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BYD Dolphin Dynamic
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2024 BYD Dolphin Dynamic review: Australia’s cheapest electric car provides an EV alternative to the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Hyundai i30 and Kia Cerato

November 19, 2023November 20, 2023 Toby Hagon 15613 Views BYD, BYD Dolphin, Dolphin

The BYD Dolphin is Australia’s most affordable electric car. Priced from about $40,000, it is a small hatchback about the

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2023 Kia Soul EV in the UK
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2023 Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

November 16, 2023November 20, 2023 Iain Curry 7826 Views kia ev3, kia soul ev, kia soul ev review

The Kia Soul was the one that got away for Australians. And it was our own stupid damn fault. Delightfully

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Kia EV9 Hero
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2024 Kia EV9 review: This big, boxy electric SUV is an absolute game-changer in Australia

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 Andrew Chesterton 5832 Views Kia EV9 review

The long-awaited Kia EV9 has at last landed in Australia, with the sizeable three-row, seven-seat SUV putting family friendly electric

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2023 Toyota HiLux REVO BEV concept.
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Too little, too late? Why the Toyota HiLux EV concept only shows how far the brand is behind Tesla and BYD

October 20, 2023October 30, 2023 Bruce Newton 7230 Views

You’ve probably noticed Toyota has copped a bit of stick of late from the likes of Greenpeace for being an

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2024 Audi Q8 55 e-tron Launch Edition
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2024 Audi Q8 55 e-tron review: Is Audi’s electric SUV flagship a worthy rival to the Mercedes EQE and BMW iX?

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 Iain Curry 6032 Views Audi, etron, q8 etron, qudi q8 etron

Audi’s simply named e-tron SUV was the luxury brand’s first EV toe in the water, but what to do when

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2023 Peugeot e-Partner
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Peugeot e-Partner electric van loaded vs empty: Range test

October 8, 2023October 8, 2023 Iain Curry 6907 Views electric van, ev van range, Peugeot, peugeot e-partner

Peugeot’s fully electric e-Partner van has an official range of 258km. That is, of course, unless you sling some weight

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2023 Kia Niro GT-Line
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2023 Kia Niro GT-Line review: Kia’s small SUV EV put to the seven-day family test

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 Iain Curry 7843 Views kia niro, kia niro review, niro ev

The Kia Niro EV is the sensible little brother to the showy, extrovert, headline-stealing EV6. It’s a more sober 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
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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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