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2020 Tesla Model 3 Performance
News 

Tesla customers robbed by internet scam

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April 16, 2021April 16, 2021
Stephen Corby 2871 Views australia, ev, internet scam, online deposits, stolen, Tesla, Tesla Model 3

Tesla has been urged to review the way payments for its cars are made after Australian buyers lost tens of

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Mercedes-Benz's Factoty 56 in Sindelfingen is the result of a 2.1 billion Euro investment and will be capable of producing electric and hybrid cars
Opinion 

Australia is EV fantasy land … at least with manufacturing

March 7, 2021March 15, 2021
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John Carey 3178 Views australia, electric cars, ev manufacturing, Holden

Manufacturing EVs in Australia isn’t a dream… it’s a fantasy. Among the world’s developed nations, Australia is possibly the most

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2022 VinFast VF33
News 

Vietnam’s VinFast shocks with tech-laden EVs

January 24, 2021February 2, 2021 EV Central team 6062 Views australia, electric car, electric suv, ev, Holden, VF32, VF33, Vinfast

The Vietnamese automotive start-up VinFast has revealed three new high-tech electric vehicles it intends to have on-sale by mid-2022. The

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Professor Francois Aguey-Zinsou with a LAVO hydrogen battery
EV charging LATEST 

Australia leads the way with hydrogen battery – and BBQ

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Stephen Corby 6082 Views australia, batteries, charging, electric car, ev, hydrogen, Hydrogen batteries

Australia is leading the charge towards hydrogen-based power sources with a local company, LAVO, announcing the world’s first hydrogen-powered domestic

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Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD BEV being charged
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Controversial Victorian electric car tax could “kill” EV take-up: FCAI

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Toby Hagon 3261 Views australia, electric car, ev tax

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has slammed Victoria’s planned electric car tax as having the potential to “kill [EV]

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Porsche Taycan Turbo S
EV News 

Porsche forced to raid Audi employees to meet soaring Taycan demand

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 EV Central team 2117 Views Audi, australia, porsche, Porsche Taycan, Taycan

Soaring demand for the Porsche Taycan EV has forced the performance car brand to borrow 400 employees from its Audi

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Jet Charger
EV charging News 

Charging up – EV wallbox installs surge 500 percent

August 21, 2020September 8, 2020 Stephen Corby 2941 Views australia, charging, ev, evsales, homecharging, jetcharge, porschetaycan, Taycan, wallbox

Any doubt about the increasing level of interest in EVs in Australia can be quickly removed by a chat with

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Hundai Kona EV 2019
News 

Electric vehicle sales triple in Australia as petrol and diesel sales stumble

August 19, 2020October 6, 2020 EV Central team 2445 Views australia, Electric Vehicle sales, ev sales

Electric vehicle sales in Australia tripled in 2019 to 6718, up from just 2216 in 2018, according to a new

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Toyota RAV4.
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Toyota says Australians don’t want full-electric vehicles as RAV4 hybrid sales soar

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 EV Central team 6772 Views australia, battery electric, hybrid, hybrid sales, Toyota, toyota hybrid

Toyota says battery electric or plug-in hybrids “may not be the most desirable or practical solution” for Australia, saying “the

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2012 Holden Volt in the Australian Outback
Opinion 

Australia left behind as rest of the world accelerates with EVs

June 29, 2020July 2, 2020 Stephen Corby 3325 Views australia, australian government, electric car, electric car subsidies, ev, government assistance

OPINION It is surprisingly easy to make senior car-company people angry, or even tearful. Or, at least, it is if

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First local drive: 2021 Nissan Leaf e+
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First local drive: 2021 Nissan Leaf e+

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Seven day test: 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV. I’ll check back when you’ve finished it.

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2025 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring Review: A great car with relevance deprivation disorder
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2025 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring Review: A great car with relevance deprivation disorder

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2024 Lexus LBX Sports Luxury Review: The expensive youth market hybrid that’s missed its calling
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2024 Lexus LBX Sports Luxury Review: The expensive youth market hybrid that’s missed its calling

July 6, 2024 Bruce Newton Comments Off on 2024 Lexus LBX Sports Luxury Review: The expensive youth market hybrid that’s missed its calling

Types of EVs

What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained
EV types 

What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby 0

Like hybrids, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (or PHEVs) have an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor. Plug-in vehicles take the

What is an EV or BEV? Electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles explained
EV types 

What is an EV or BEV? Electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby 0
What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained
EV types 

What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained

February 10, 2026 EV Central team 0
What is a hybrid? Hybrid vehicles explained
EV types 

What is a hybrid? Hybrid vehicles explained

February 7, 2026 Stephen Corby 0

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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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