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2027 Mahindra XEV 9e.
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Indian Mutiny! While Toyota sells thousands of hybrids in Australia, Mahindra will jump straight to EVs as soon as 2027

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The Indian auto giant Mahindra will not prioritise hybridisation and instead remains committed to bringing battery electric vehicles to Australia

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2026 Polestar 5 test vehicle.
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Take Five! New Polestar 5 flagship snapped testing in Australia months before its global launch

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July 2, 2025August 8, 2025
Bruce Newton 13072 Views polestar 5

The most ambitious model yet from the emerging luxury electric brand Polestar has been caught testing in Australia. The sleek

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2025 Foxtron Model B.
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More details of Mitsubishi’s Aussie EV outed!

June 25, 2025August 1, 2025 John Mahoney 8754 Views

Fresh patents have revealed Mitsubishi Australia’s incoming EV arriving in the second half of 2026 will carry its popular ASX

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2025 Honda Super EV concept.
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Is this Japan’s cheapest EV yet? Honda Super EV set to fight BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora

June 23, 2025August 1, 2025 John Mahoney 9994 Views Honda, super ev

Honda has given us our first glimpse of its battery-powered Honda e city replacement ahead of its debut at this

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2025 Leapmotor C10
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1150km-claim Leapmotor C10 Ultra Hybrid arrives in Australia to challenge BYD Sealion 6

June 17, 2025July 18, 2025 Iain Curry 12295 Views Leapmotor C10, leapmotor c10 reev, leapmotor phev, leapmotor range extender

Leapmotor’s range-extender C10 “Ultra Hybrid” has landed in Australia boasting 170km pure electric range and 1150km combined range on the

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BYD Atto 2
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Budget 2026 BYD Atto 2 locked in for Australia!

June 16, 2025July 18, 2025 John Mahoney 13664 Views BYD

The 2026 BYD Atto 2 is coming to Australia as BYD dramatically ramps up its presence Down Under, with the

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Toyota LandCruiser 300-Series: Toyota has confirmed there will be a performance hybrid version of the legendary off-roader in H1 2026.
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Hybrid Toyota LandCruiser confirmed for 2026!

June 13, 2025July 11, 2025 Toby Hagon 19356 Views hybrid, landcruiser, PHEV, Toyota

The mighty Toyota LandCruiser off-roader will go hybrid from 2026. Toyota has confirmed its popular large four-wheel drive will pick

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2025 Tesla Model Y Junipers lined up to be delivered.
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Tesla sales fightback reinvigorates EV sales

June 6, 2025July 11, 2025 Toby Hagon 11202 Views ev sales

Fresh new electric cars and a Tesla sales rebound helped drive a strong uptick in EV sales for May. Sales

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2025 Alpine A390.
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Confirmed for Australia! 2026 Alpine A390 tri-motor terror coming to fight the Porsche Macan

May 30, 2025July 4, 2025 John Mahoney 6037 Views a390, alpine, ev

Hot on the heels of the Xiaomi YU7, the mid-size luxury SUV segment has grown again with the arrival of

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2025 Subaru Forester.
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2025 Subaru Forester Strong Hybrid pricing and equipment revealed

May 29, 2025July 4, 2025 John Mahoney 6476 Views Forester, Strong Hybrid, Subaru

The new generation of one of Australia’s best known and most popular medium SUVs, the Subaru Forester, has been priced

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

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