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Mazda MX-30 Electric pre-production prototype at the Lang Lang Proving Ground
Reviews SUV reviews 

Pre-production car first drive: Mazda MX-30 Electric EV

March 24, 2021March 31, 2021
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Toby Hagon 4359 Views electric suv, ev, mazda, MX-30

There’s no shortage of talking points with Mazda’s first electric car, the MX-30. For starters, it’s Mazda’s first EV. It’s

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MG HS PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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2021 MG HS Plug-in Hybrid review

March 4, 2021March 14, 2021
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Toby Hagon 9656 Views HS, mg, PHEV, plug-in hybrid

MG is on an electric mission to make “EV for everyone”. In 2020 it unleashed what was the cheapest electric

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James Cox with his 2015 BMW i3 REX
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EV owner review – 2015 BMW i3 REx

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Iain Curry 6925 Views BMW i3 review, BMW i3 REX review, electric car review, owner review

Want to know what it’s really like to own an electric car? We ask owners who’ve been living with one

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Porsche Taycan 4S
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2021 Porsche Taycan 4S review

February 25, 2021March 6, 2021 Andrew Chesterton 5796 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

February 2, 2021February 4, 2021 Iain Curry 4338 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
Car reviews Reviews 

Why your kids want a (farting) Tesla, not a Ferrari

January 16, 2021January 26, 2021 Iain Curry 6101 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 9735 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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2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GSR
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV family review: the ideal entry to EV life?

November 21, 2020November 30, 2020 Iain Curry 7313 Views Mitsubishi outlander phev, outlander phev, PHEV, plug-in, SUV PHEV

Picture the scenario. You’re a family man or woman. You have a mortgage. Kids too, and they’re expensive. You expected

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MG ZS EV electric SUV
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2020 MG ZS EV electric SUV review

November 12, 2020August 11, 2021 Toby Hagon 12249 Views electric car, ev, mg zs ev, review

As of late 2020 (when it went on sale) the MG ZS EV is the most affordable battery electric vehicle

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Toyota Yaris Cross Urban hybrid AWD with optional black roof
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Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid review

November 5, 2020November 13, 2020 Toby Hagon 20115 Views ev, Toyota

There’s seemingly no such thing as overdoing it when it comes to SUVs in Australia in 2020. Take Toyota: It

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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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