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SUV reviews

EV SUV reviews

2024 Mazda CX-60 Azami.
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2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda’s electric upmarket gamble

August 6, 2023August 8, 2023 Bruce Newton 11612 Views CX-60, mazda, PHEV, premium SUV, SUV

2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda has been telling us for years it wants to be a premium brand. The

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2023 BMW iX1 M Sport
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2023 BMW iX1 review: How does this premium electric SUV stack up against Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo in Australia?

July 8, 2023July 21, 2023 Bruce Newton 14376 Views

EV Central’s BMW iX1 review: It’s drifting into ancient history now but BMW was a real battery electric vehicle trendsetter

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The Kia EV9
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2023 Kia EV9 review: What do you get if you mix a Mazda CX-90 with a Toyota LandCruiser and a Nissan Pathfinder? This electric SUV might just be better than all of them | review

July 3, 2023July 23, 2023 Toby Hagon 8603 Views australia, charging, Kia EV9, Price and features, review

The Kia EV9 electric SUV is the latest in the expanding EV-branded family of electric cars. It’s also by far

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
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2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV long-term review: Laziness destroys our fuel savings, but plug-in potential is clear

June 27, 2023June 26, 2023 Stephen Corby 8168 Views australia, Long term review, Mitsubishi outlander phev, Plug in hybrid

In what might be called the normal, or even old world, I would have been very happy to drive alarge,

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Lexus RZ450e
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Lexus RZ450e review

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Toby Hagon 7168 Views Lexus

The Lexus RZ450e is the second electric car from the Japanese luxury brand. However, whereas the UX300e was adapted from

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Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model Y Performance
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Tesla Model Y Performance versus Kia EV6 GT: Which is Australia’s best go-fast EV?

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Andrew Chesterton 9791 Views australia, Kia EV6 GT, Tesla Model Y Performance

They’re two of Australia’s most in-demand performance EVs — the Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model Y Performance — and

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Tesla Model Y Performance and Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive
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Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive vs Tesla Model Y Performance: Which electric SUV is for you?

March 29, 2023April 5, 2023 Toby Hagon 31867 Views Tesla

The Tesla Model Y is already the top-selling prestige SUV on the market, which isn’t a bad effort since until

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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 50061 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 11011 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 4769 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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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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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

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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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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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