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Mercedes-Benz S580e plug-in hybrid electric car (PHEV)
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Driven: Mercedes-Benz’s PHEV limousine with 100km EV range

October 28, 2020October 30, 2020
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John Carey 5414 Views electric car, electric limousine, Mercedes-Benz, PHEV, s580e

Mercedes-Benz engineers are quietly confident the plug-in hybrid version of the new S-Class luxury limousine will have a 100km electric-only

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Mercedes-Benz A250e plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
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Mercedes-Benz A250e review

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October 22, 2020October 28, 2020
Toby Hagon 12631 Views a250e, electric car, eqc, ev, Mercedes-Benz

The A250e is the latest addition to Mercedes-Benz’s expanding EQ family, which includes hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles –

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2020 Hyundai Kona Electric with the Curry Family
Reviews SUV reviews 

Making the change: what it’s really like to live with an EV

October 17, 2020October 26, 2020 Iain Curry 3752 Views electric suv, ev charging, hyundai kona electric

Reports suggest nearly 60 percent of Australians are considering an electric car as their next vehicle. Hooray for us, but

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2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, which got a 2.4-litre four-cylinder as part of its plug-in hybrid system
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Mitsubishi Outlander GSR PHEV review

October 12, 2020October 29, 2020 Toby Hagon 11072 Views electric suv, GSR, Mitsubishi, outlander phev, plug-in hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

The Outlander PHEV is Mitsubishi’s only electrified vehicle currently on sale (it previously sold the gangly-looking i-MiEV) and was the

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Audi e-Tron 55
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Audi e-Tron 50 and 55 Quattro review

October 3, 2020December 23, 2020 Toby Hagon 31996 Views Audi, electric car, ev

The Audi e-Tron has landed – and on the surface it is impressively normal, right down to its choice of

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Nissan Leaf e+
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Nissan Leaf e+ review

September 21, 2020October 2, 2020 John Carey 7847 Views electric car, ev, leaf

As the arrival of the Leaf e+ in Australia edges nearer, we organised to test this big-battery version of Nissan’s

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2020 Toyota Yaris ZR Hybrid
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2020 Toyota Yaris Hybrid review

September 3, 2020October 6, 2020 Toby Hagon 16971 Views prius, Toyota, toyota hybrid, yaris, yaris hybrid

The Yaris has long been the smallest, most affordable car in the Toyota lineup. That is still the case, but

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Volvo XC40 Recharge Plug-In Hybrid PHEV
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2020 Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 R-Design PHEV review

August 18, 2020November 16, 2020 Toby Hagon 16023 Views PHEV, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, volvo, volvo xc40, xc40 recharge

As the name suggests, the XC40 Recharge PHEV is a plug-in hybrid electric version of the XC40, adding to Volvo’s

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2020 Mini Electric
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2020 Mini Electric review

August 4, 2020August 16, 2020 Toby Hagon 5297 Views electric car, ev, Mini, mini cooper, Mini Electric, mini ev

The threat of an all-electric Mini has been looming for years, with motor show concepts and limited run models gracing

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2019 Jaguar I-Pace review

July 30, 2020October 6, 2020 John Carey 6179 Views

When the Jaguar I-Pace was launched in 2018 it was lauded as a Tesla-beater. Good-looking, competitively priced, fast, and fun

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Types of EVs

FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

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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