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Technology

Nio battery swap station.
LATEST Technology 

Charging forward! NIO takes battery swaps to new heights with 136,748 exchanges in just 24 hours

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February 10, 2025February 10, 2025
John Mahoney 115155 Views Nio, Onvo

The NIO Group has chimed in Chinese New Year by performing an incredible 136,748 battery swaps over a 24-hour period,

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Tesla group carpark.
LATEST Technology 

It’s official: Electric cars last 18 years on average, matching a typical petrol or diesel for longevity

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025
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John Mahoney 127093 Views Audi, EV lifespan, Skoda, Tesla

A fresh probe into electric cars longevity has found that battery-electric vehicles are lasting as long as a typical petrol

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BMW Neue Klasse new generation iDrive.
LATEST Technology 

CES 2025: Buttons are banished as BMW Neue Klasse Panoramic iDrive gives us our first glimpse of radical cabins set for next all-electric 3 Series and iX3

January 13, 2025January 9, 2025 John Mahoney 104159 Views 3 series, bmw, iDrive, iX3, Neue Klasse

BMW has revealed its next generation approach to interior design and the headline news is angled touchscreens, a slim full-width

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2025 IM L6.
LATEST Technology 

Cheap trick: MG’s advanced semi-solid-state batteries it will launch next year will be affordable says boss as Chinese brand gets upper hand on VW and Toyota

December 23, 2024January 9, 2025 John Mahoney 129885 Views ET5, IM L6, mg, Nio, semi solid state battery

MG has announced it’s ready to launch its next generation semi-solid batteries as soon as next year. And it promises

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Lamborghini Revuelto plug-in hybrid
LATEST Technology 

ICE age to continue! Lamborghini backs a long-term future for high-performance hybrids, says Aussie customers aren’t asking for EVs

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Iain Curry 120025 Views lamborghini electric, Lamborghini ev, lamborghini hybrid, lamborghini lanzador

With a blissful, screaming Lamborghini V10 over my shoulder while drifting on a frozen Mongolian lake, this probably isn’t the

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Mercedes-Benz EQXX.
LATEST Technology 

Revolutionary! Mercedes-Benz solar paint could mean Australians never have to plug their EVs in again

December 6, 2024December 5, 2024 John Mahoney 137097 Views CLA, EQXX, Mercedes-Benz, solar paint

Mercedes-Benz has developed groundbreaking new solar paint that could provide all the energy Australians will ever need for their daily

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BYD Blade battery.
LATEST Technology 

Stronger, further, faster, cheaper, smaller! BYD execs are hyping the next generation Blade battery. Would you bet against them delivering?

November 29, 2024January 9, 2025 John Mahoney 83174 Views BYD, Seal

BYD says its next generation Blade batteries launching in 2025 will be smaller, safer, cheaper and provide more than 30

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2025 Polestar 5 battery testing.
LATEST Technology 

Another battery breakthrough! Polestar 5 shows off ultra-fast 370kW EV charging

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 John Mahoney 332505 Views battery, charging, polestar, polestar 5, porsche, StoreDot, Taycan

Polestar has released the first details of its pioneering next-generation battery technology that will close the gap between recharging an

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2024 CATL Shengxing Plus battery launch Beijing auto show.
LATEST Technology TOP STORIES 

Beijing show: Breakthrough Chinese LFP battery can add 600km of range in just 10 minutes

April 30, 2024May 13, 2024 John Mahoney 334771 Views Blade 2, CATL, LFP, NMC, Shenxing

Chinese battery-making giant CATL has launched its new Shenxing Plus battery at the Beijing motor show claiming it’s capable of

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LATEST Technology 

Exclusive: Meet Aussie Daniel Ho, Tesla’s Full Self Driving guru. He loves it. But Corby’s afraid … very afraid

April 13, 2024April 12, 2024 Stephen Corby 353162 Views FSD, robotaxi, Tesla

For a long time, I have tried to deny the possibility that cars will ever become fully autonomous, but two

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
NEW EVs News 

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
EV advice EV types 

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
EV advice EV types 

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle
EV advice EV types 

Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
EV advice EV types 

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
LATEST News Videos 

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
Videos 

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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