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2020 Hyundai Kona Electric with the Curry Family
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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Iain Curry 40677 Views best family electric car, best family ev

Australians are increasingly considering an EV as their next family car, but just how practical is the current crop on

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV long term update: Camping is depraved and should be banned

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Stephen Corby 9427 Views Mitsubishi

Now look, I love camping as much as the next man –  as long as the next man is allergic

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N prototype driving on snow and ice
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N prototype driven. Is this the makings of an EV masterpiece?

March 16, 2023March 18, 2023 John Carey 4310 Views Hyundai

Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N is destined to become an instant high-performance EV icon. It won’t arrive in Australia until sometime

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The Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE
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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 EV Central team 9562 Views australia, e-4ORCE, nissan, Nissan e-Power, review, X-Trail

What is the Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE? This is Nissan’s take on an electrified, but not full EV, future.

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2023 Toyota bZ4X
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Toyota bZ4X quick review: Driving global giant’s first Aussie BEV

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Bruce Newton 5582 Views BZ4X, Toyota

Within days of Toyota Australia providing us with this brief drive of the bZ4X, the new boss of its global

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2023 Kia EV6 GT.
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Kia EV6 GT Review: Is this the first great EV performance car?

January 30, 2023March 13, 2023 Bruce Newton 6348 Views

The Kia EV6 has been one of the most important battery electric vehicles to arrive in Australia, gaining both critical

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – Long-termer welcome

January 28, 2023January 27, 2023 Stephen Corby 6220 Views

Having a fabulously fun and funky Hyundai Kona EV in my driveway taught me a lesson that I’ve learned time

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2023 Lexus RZ 450e.
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Lexus RZ 450e quick spin: Luxury electric SUV first Australian drive

November 21, 2022November 22, 2022 EV Central team 5413 Views Lexus, RZ 450e

The Toyota-owned Japanese luxury brand Lexus already has the UX 300e battery electric SUV on-sale in Australia. But the RZ

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Genesis GV70 Electrified
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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Stephen Corby 6702 Views Genesis

When a new player in the market, like Genesis, comes along, it really has to focus on body snatching. Not

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Volkswagen ID.4 Pro Performance
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Volkswagen ID.4 quick spin: first Australian drive of electric SUV

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Toby Hagon 5674 Views Volkswagen

The Volkswagen ID.4 will be on sale in Australia by the end of 2023 – and we’ve driven it in

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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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