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2024 Mitsubishi EK X.
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2024 Mitsubishi EK X review: First Aussie drive of the cuddly kei car that could become Australia’s cheapest EV

May 1, 2024May 3, 2024 Stephen Corby 8602 Views

Mitsubishi’s impossibly cute and cuddly “kei” car (it’s Japanese for “as small as a Tamagotchi’s testicle”), the all electric EK

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Tesla Cybertruck
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2024 Tesla Cybertruck review: First drive of the garish, childish, outlandish truck that Elon built

April 29, 2024April 30, 2024 Stephen Corby 5052 Views australia, Cybertruck, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, stephen corby, Tesla, tesla cybertruck, Tesla Cybertruck first drive

It’s long been hard to separate the brand and the man, Tesla and Elon Musk, and yet until now, until

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Porsche Macan Turbo
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2024 Porsche Macan review: First drive of one of the most important new electric cars of the year

April 28, 2024April 28, 2024 Toby Hagon 5887 Views Macan, porsche, Porsche Macan

The Porsche Macan is a whole lot more than just another fast SUV. It’s arguably one of the most important

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance.
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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance review: Global launch first drive of a sickeningly good electric sports sedan

April 24, 2024April 25, 2024 Stephen Corby 10860 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, first drive, Ludicrous, Tesla, Tesla Model 3 Performance

I’ve long wondered why Tesla goes to the trouble of making its cars so damn fast, and powerful, when in

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Facelifted 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB
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2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB 250+ review: The LCT-busting prestige seven-seater to battle Kia’s EV9

April 21, 2024April 20, 2024 Iain Curry 22203 Views eqb 250+, mercedes eqb, seven seat ev

Seven seats, fully electric, Benz badge on the bonnet and, at $89,100, costing below the LCT threshold for you FBT

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2024 MG ZS EV LOng Range.
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MG ZS EV Long Range Review: $10,000 worth of reasons this compact electric SUV should be back on your shopping list

April 14, 2024April 12, 2024 Bruce Newton 8819 Views 3, BYD, electric, ev, Hyundai, kona, Long Range, mg, ZS

Money talks and when it comes to the 2024 MG ZS EV Long Range electric compact SUV, it talks very

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Abarth 500e
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2024 Abarth 500e review: This might be Australia’s stupidest electric car — and I bloody love it

April 7, 2024April 12, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 3891 Views Abarth 500e

Ok, fair warning: if you’re someone who approaches a new-car purchase with oodles of common sense, rationality and a keen

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2024 GWM Tank 500 Ultra.
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GWM Tank 500 Ultra review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

March 31, 2024April 11, 2024 Bruce Newton 7481 Views 500, Prado, Tank, Toyota

So you’re trying to figure out what this chrome-laden Chinese 4×4 is doing here right? Well, yep for many EV

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2023 Porsche Taycan RWD
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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

March 30, 2024April 1, 2024 Iain Curry 8437 Views Porsche Taycan, taycan review, taycan rwd, taycan rwd review

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan

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2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium.
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2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium review: Forget the name, this Tesla Model Y rival is as mild as the V8 Mustang is wild

March 24, 2024March 22, 2024 Bruce Newton 3323 Views ford, Mach-E, Mustang

The old saying goes ‘no publicity is bad publicity’, but whether that applies to the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E is

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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

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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

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

February 11, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

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