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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 8998 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 11837 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 5027 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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Polestar 3 with Performance Pack
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Polestar 3 review: Large electric luxury SUV takes on Porsche, BMW, Audi and more

June 15, 2024June 14, 2024 Toby Hagon 3092 Views polestar, polestar 3

The Polestar 3 is the biggest and most luxurious car yet from this fledgling EV brand – and it’s a

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance
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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance review: Flat out in the fastest Tesla ever unleashed on Australian roads

June 8, 2024June 14, 2024 Toby Hagon 12405 Views model 3 performance, Tesla, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model 3 Performance

The new 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance is the fastest Tesla ever unleashed in Australia. While it uses the same

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Ford E-Transit Custom
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2024 Ford E-Transit Custom review: Is this the electric van to tempt delivery drivers out of their Toyota Hiaces?

June 3, 2024June 14, 2024 Toby Hagon 2965 Views E-Transit Custom, ford

If Ford has its way your next courier package or flower delivery could arrive in zero emissions near-silence in the

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2024 GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T PHEV
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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

June 2, 2024June 3, 2024 Iain Curry 15025 Views GWM Tank 700 PHEV

The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. This

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2024 BYD Sealion 6.
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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

May 19, 2024May 18, 2024 Bruce Newton 16445 Views 6, BYD, hybrid, Outlander, PHEV, rav4, Toyota

The whirlwind that is BYD’s Australian journey has dropped yet another model on local shores, the Sealion 6 medium SUV.

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2024 Volvo EX30 Single Motor Ultra
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2024 Volvo EX30 review: Bargain prestige small SUV shines across the board as a genuine rival for Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3

May 12, 2024May 11, 2024 Iain Curry 8422 Views EX30, ex30 review, Volvo EV, volvo ex30

Volvo’s EX30 is the fastest vehicle the marque’s ever produced, yet somehow doubles as a sensible, economical small SUV costing

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BMW iX2 xDrive30
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2024 BMW iX2 review: Is this the EV bargain of the year? How tax incentives make this slick compact SUV a tempting electric car

May 5, 2024May 4, 2024 Toby Hagon 10301 Views bmw, iX2

BMW is pushing hard into the EV space, in turn crushing its traditional luxury rivals on Aussie sales. And a

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

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Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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