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2026 Subaru Trailseeker
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The first real off-road EV? Subaru Trailseeker unveiled at the New York show

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April 17, 2025May 12, 2025
John Mahoney 8884 Views Subaru, Trailseeker

The all-electric 2026 Subaru Trailseeker off-road SUV has been unwrapped at the New York motor show. The Trailseeker was revealed

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2025 Kia Sportage.
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Toyota targeted! Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion

April 14, 2025May 12, 2025
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Bruce Newton 8505 Views Carnival, hybrid, K4, Kia, Sorento, Sportage

Hybrid affordability in the Kia Australia line-up will be dramatically improved in 2025 as part of a strategy to ensure

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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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Tesla Model Y seven-seat unlikely for Australia – for now anyway

April 9, 2025May 9, 2025 Toby Hagon 9208 Views model y, Tesla

The Tesla Model Y is unlikely to make the seven-seat family car leap in Australia – at least not for

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2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV at the Melbourne motor show.
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Smart solution: Leapmotor C10 Apple and Android smartphone shortfall will be addressed in August

April 8, 2025May 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 13743 Views Apple CarPlay, B10, Leapmotor

If you’ve been turned off the new Leapmotor C10 electric SUV because it lacks Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone

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2024 Porsche Macan 4
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Porsche rethinks ICE exit: Macan to remain EV only, but new hybrid SUV likely by 2030

April 2, 2025April 20, 2025 Toby Hagon 10929 Views ev, Macan, porsche

Porsche has firmly closed the door on any return to petrol power for its mid-sized Macan SUV, doubling down on

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2026 Nissan Leaf.
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Nissan Leaf SUV revealed as Tesla Model Y rival! Rush of new product to lead Nissan’s survival fight

March 28, 2025April 20, 2025 John Mahoney 10636 Views leaf, Micra EV, Navara, nissan

Nissan has unwrapped the all-new third-generation Leaf SUV as a full-on Tesla Model Y fighter within a presentation intended to

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2026 XPeng Land Aircraft Carrier.
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XPeng’s enormous Land Aircraft Carrier is coming to Australia – soon!

March 19, 2025April 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 9687 Views eVTOL, Land Aircraft Carrier, Xpeng

If you enjoy off-roading and flying then XPeng has the vehicle landing in Australia just for you. It’s called the

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2025 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-Z PHEV.
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Aussie plan for Toyota Prado-crushing GWM Tank 500 PHEV with huge EV range

March 17, 2025April 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 16266 Views 500, Alpha, Cannon, GWM, H6, H7, haval, PHEV, Tank

A rush of new electrified models in Australian by Chinese powerhouse GWM could be capped off by a full-size Toyota

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2025 XPeng G6.
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Six appeal: 2025 XPeng G6 headed for Australia to fight refreshed Tesla Model Y

March 12, 2025April 3, 2025 John Mahoney 16069 Views G6, Xpeng

Just four months after it made its debut Down Under the 2025 XPeng G6 has been under the knife to prepare

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2026 Kia PV5.
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Diesel Doom! 2026 Kia PV5 means the end is in sight for traditional turbo-diesel delivery vans

March 10, 2025April 3, 2025 John Mahoney 9464 Views Kia, PV5

Vale Hi-Ace? The debut of the battery electric 2026 Kia PV5 is more evidence the ubiquitous Toyota delivery van and

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

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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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
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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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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
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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
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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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