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2025 Jeep Avenger.
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2024 Jeep Avenger review: Can this pint-sized high-priced American EV take the fight to China? 

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 Matt Campbell 2406 Views Avenger, jeep

This little SUV is a big deal for Jeep. The Avenger is the first all-electric vehicle from the brand and

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Polestar 4
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2025 Polestar 4 review – clever design makes Tesla Model Y and other SUVs look old fashioned

November 23, 2024November 22, 2024 Stephen Corby 16446 Views polestar

Everything new is new again. Decades after design guru Ian Callum revealed Jaguar’s I-Pace, the first EV ever from a

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2025 Mazda CX-80 PHEV
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2025 Mazda CX-80 plug-in hybrid review: A true replacement for the CX-8 and CX-9?

November 17, 2024December 20, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 9133 Views CX-80, mazda

Another day, another large SUV from Mazda. In fact, Australia is the only market to get the CX-60, CX-70, CX-90

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The 2025 Geely EX5
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2025 Geely EX5 review: Cheaper than a Tesla Model Y in Australia, and with a more joyful cabin, but they need to fix the way it drives

November 16, 2024December 21, 2024 Matt Campbell 15050 Views geely ex5

The latest new brand from China to arrive in Australia is Geely. Well, technically, the Geely Holdings group is already

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BYD Sealion 7
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2025 BYD Sealion 7 review: Electric newcomer brings tech, space to fight Tesla, Zeekr, Xpeng, Deepal and Leapmotor

October 20, 2024October 19, 2024 Toby Hagon 31370 Views BYD, Sealion 7

BYD is the only brand currently giving Tesla some serious competition in the EV market. Between the two brands they

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Cadillac Lyriq
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2024 Cadillac Lyriq review: Iconic American brand back Down Under to take on BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi with an all-electric SUV

October 13, 2024October 12, 2024 Toby Hagon 3792 Views cadillac, Lyriq

It’s a brand synonymous with celebrities and pop culture and now Cadillac is back in Australia after more than half

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Lotus Eletre
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2024 Lotus Eletre S review: This could be the best electric SUV ever

October 12, 2024October 14, 2024 Stephen Corby 4921 Views Lotus Eletre

Sure, I’ll grant you, the idea of Lotus building an SUV – let alone one that weighs 2.6 tonnes because

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The Leapmotor C10
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2024 Leapmotor C10 review: Can this cheaper alternative to the Model Y tempt you from a Tesla?

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 6332 Views Leapmotor C10, Tesla

If you have a penchant for Chinese electric cars, you must feel like you’ve won the damn lottery in Australia,

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2024 Polestar 3.
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2024 Polestar 3 review: First Aussie drive of the luxury EV that proves Polestar deserves to survive

September 29, 2024May 13, 2025 Bruce Newton 3596 Views 3, ev, polestar, SUV

There’s a sense of chaos about Polestar. In its short life the Scandinavian electric vehicle specialist owned by Chinese giant

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2024 Chery Omoda E5
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2024 Chery Omoda E5 review: is it too flawed to challenge the BYD Atto 3?

September 28, 2024September 27, 2024 Iain Curry 8935 Views chery omoda e5, Omoda E5, omoda e5 review, omoda electric

At the risk of going all ‘Okay, Boomer,” the Chery Omoda E5 electric SUV arrives with baggage. We older lot

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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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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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