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2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence.
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2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence Long Term Review #4: A bunch of things we love – and don’t – about MG’s plug-in hybrid medium SUV

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October 19, 2025October 18, 2025
Bruce Newton 3624 Views MG HS Super Hybrid

The 2025 MG HS Super Hybrid has been hanging out at the southern HQ of EV Central (the Newton household)

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2026 Volvo XC60 with a 1980s Volvo 240 wagon
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2026 Volvo XC60 T8 Ultra PHEV Review: Let Scandi-cool convince you away from German plug-ins

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Iain Curry 4067 Views Volvo PHEV, Volvo XC60 PHEV, xc60 t8 review

Best-selling Volvo of all time, this XC60 SUV. I’m shocked too. Surely not ahead of those boxy wagons and sedans

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2025 Lexus NX450h+.
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2025 Lexus NX 450h+ F Sport Review: As Chinese plug-in hybrids sweep into Australia does the NX PHEV still justify its $100K price?

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 5376 Views Lexus, Lexus NX450h+, NX450h+

There was a time when the Lexus NX 450h+ was on the cutting edge. Handsome looks and a sophisticated plug-in

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Alfa Romeo Junior Ibrida
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2025 Alfa Romeo Junior Review: Baby SUV sparks Italian resurgence against Japan, China, Germany and France

October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 Toby Hagon 3728 Views Alfa Romeo, Junior

There have been some tough times for Alfa Romeo in this era of electrification and intensifying competition. But the Italian

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2025 Chery Tiggo 7 CSH.
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2025 Chery Tiggo 7 CSH Urban Review: Is Australia’s cheapest plug-in hybrid worth the money? The answer might surprise you

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 Bruce Newton 5396 Views Chery Tiggo 7 CSH Review

Among the influx of Chinese ‘Super Hybrid’ SUVs, the Chery Tiggo 7 CSH (Chery Super Hybrid) holds a special place

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2025 Porsche Macan Turbo.
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2025 Porsche Macan Turbo Review: A drive into the country to decide if an electric Porsche still drives like a Porsche

October 4, 2025October 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 3680 Views macan electric, Macan EV, Porsche Macan Turbo Review

The battery electric Porsche Macan luxury SUV is the most controversial Porsche since the last time Porsche chose to do

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Lexus RX450h+.
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2025 Lexus RX450h+ Sports Luxury Review: Plug-in hybrid newcomer takes on BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo

September 28, 2025September 27, 2025 Toby Hagon 3856 Views Lexus, PHEV, RX, RX450h+

Lexus may behind luxury rivals with EVs but it’s long been a pioneer with hybrids – and the RX450h+ is

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2025 Geely Starray EM-i Inspire.
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2025 Geely Starray EM-i Inspire Review: Sure, it’s got some issues, but the value and efficiency of this Chinese plug-in hybrid family SUV is undeniable

September 27, 2025September 26, 2025 Bruce Newton 5141 Views Geely Starray EM-i

Suddenly, Australia is being inundated in affordable plug-in hybrid Chinese SUVs. The latest one to arrive is the Geely Starray

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2025 Zeekr 7X.
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2025 Zeekr 7X Performance All-Wheel Drive Review: Finally, a Chinese challenger arrives in Australia worthy of taking on the Tesla Model Y

September 22, 2025September 21, 2025 Stephen Corby 18474 Views 7X, Zeekr, Zeekr 7X Review

No-one gets it right first time. George Lucas’s debut movie was pants, Nirvana’s first album was like drinking Bleach through

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Nissan Ariya
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2025 Nissan Ariya Review: Electric SUV finally boosts Japanese brand’s EV artillery to fight Tesla, BYD, Kia and MG

September 14, 2025September 13, 2025 Toby Hagon 4999 Views Ariya, nissan

It’s taken many years to get here but Nissan finally has an electric SUV to compete with the heavy hitters

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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

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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid 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

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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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