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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 11236 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 6237 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 7080 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 6803 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 6407 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 7338 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 6428 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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Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric Twin
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Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric review

October 26, 2022February 28, 2023 Toby Hagon 8328 Views volvo

Volvo has some of the most aggressive goals when it comes to brand-wide electrification, and the new C40 Recharge is

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2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Aspire
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

October 21, 2022November 28, 2022 Iain Curry 15082 Views Mitsubishi outlander phev, outlander phev review, plug-in

Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. A

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power e-4orce
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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: A taste of EV-lite

October 17, 2022October 21, 2022 John Carey 11206 Views nissan

Nissan’s new hybrid tech has the potential to challenge Toyota’s dominance in Australia’s medium-size SUV segment with the RAV4. Around

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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

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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

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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