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Cupra

2025 Cupra Tavascan.
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Tesla Model Y Juniper undercut on price again! Meet the Cupra Tavascan, a Spanish Volkswagen out to carve its place in the medium EV segment

March 3, 2025March 1, 2025 John Mahoney 8892 Views Cupra, Juniper, model y, Tavascan, Tesla

The 2025 Cupra Tavascan will be priced from $60,990 plus on-road costs when sales begin in Australia this April, two

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Cupra Tavascan
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Cupra Tavascan on track for late 2024 arrival as EV action hots up for Spanish brand

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 Toby Hagon 12455 Views Cupra, Cupra Tavascan, Tavascan

The Cupra Tavascan electric SUV has been fast tracked to Australia as the Spanish brand ramps up its EV offerings.

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2024 Mini Aceman.
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Beijing show: Mini Aceman electric wagon confirmed for Australia to fight Cupra Born, Jeep Avenger, Peugeot e-2008

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 Bruce Newton 10416 Views Aceman, Avenger, Beijing, Cupra, e-2008, jeep, Peugeot

Mini has unveiled its new Aceman electric-only wagon at the Beijing auto show and immediately confirmed it will go on-sale

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2024 Abarth 600e.
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Viva Italia! Abarth 600e is a 177kW Italian hot hatch aimed straight at Cupra Born

April 9, 2024April 6, 2024 John Mahoney 11126 Views 600e, abarth, Born, Cupra, ev, Scorpionissima

Abarth has fully revealed its incoming Abarth 600e as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations and announced it will be

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2025 Cupra Tavascan design detail.
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Cupra plans luxury electric SUV to tackle Tesla, BMW and Benz, and it’s coming to Australia

April 3, 2024April 2, 2024 John Mahoney 11983 Views Cupra, electric, model x, model y, Tesla

Volkswagen Group performance brand Cupra has confirmed it is hatching a new large battery-powered SUV that will help it conquer

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2025 Cupra Born VZ.
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Born to race: Fast 240kW Cupra Born VZ storms the all-electric hot hatch class

February 22, 2024February 21, 2024 John Mahoney 2689 Views Born, Cupra, VZ

Spanish performance brand Cupra has revealed its all-new 2024 Cupra Born VZ that it has created to be its new

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2026 Volkswagen ID.2 GTI hot hatch.
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Electric Volkswagen ID. GTI hot hatch gets the green light for 2026 launch

January 5, 2024January 1, 2024 John Mahoney 5026 Views Cupra, GTI, ID., Raval, Volkswagen

Volkswagen’s design boss Andreas Mindt has undone months, if not years, of choreographed marketing and PR by using his Instagram

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Cupra Born
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Cupra Born review: Spanish hatch adds to the EV fun factor for $60K

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Toby Hagon 5320 Views Cupra, Cupra Born

The Born is the first EV from fledgling car maker Cupra. The Spanish manufacturer that is part of the Volkswagen

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Cupra Tavascan
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Cupra Tavascan EV coming to Australia in 2025

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 John Carey 6215 Views Cupra, Cupra EV, Cupra Tavascan

Though it won’t reach Australia for two years, Cupra unveiled the production-ready version of its new Tavascan EV in Berlin

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2023 Cupra Born.
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Cupra Born review: High five for Spanish compact hatch

December 20, 2022December 21, 2022 Bruce Newton 6417 Views Born, Cupra

The arrival of the Cupra Born in Australia is pretty significant. Available to order from today (December 20 2022) and

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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
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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

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

February 11, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

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