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Range Rover PHEV charging indicator
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Is an EV better for the environment?

January 30, 2021July 26, 2021 EV Central team 6000 Views electric car, electric vehicle, environment, ev, green

Yes, but… Only if the electricity to power the EV comes from renewable or low-CO2 sources. While an EV will

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GM chairman and CEO Mary Barra presenting the company's electric future. GM plans to eliminate CO2 tailpipe emissions across its light vehicle fleet by 2035, suggesting it will stop selling diesel and petrol cars by then
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GM to stop building petrol and diesel cars by 2035

January 29, 2021February 14, 2022 Stephen Corby 2670 Views cadillac, electric car, ev, GM, Holden, hummer

Where America leads, the world follows, and if that is the case then it seems an EV future is approaching

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A computer generated image of the GMC Hummer that will race in the Extreme E off-road championship
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Hummer EV to go racing in Extreme E championship

January 29, 2021February 10, 2021 Stephen Corby 2429 Views electric car, ev, extreme e, GMC, hummer

The idea of Hummer winning any contests other than “Heaviest” or “Ugliest” seems slightly absurd, but not as crazy as

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President Joe Biden
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President Joe Biden’s $20 billion EV fleet order

January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 EV Central team 1820 Views Biden, electric car, ev, ford, general motors, Tesla, US government

New US President Joe Biden has put his country’s money where his mouth is, declaring the entire federal government automotive

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Former Holden designer Peter Hughes' vision for an electric Holden supercar
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Holden’s EV future: What could have been

January 26, 2021January 31, 2021 Toby Hagon 8332 Views electric car, ev, general motors, Holden, Ultium

Ever wondered what a Holden EV would have looked like? Well, here it is, in all its futuristic glory. Actually,

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As well as the upcoming Evija electric hypercar (right) Lotus has confirmed it is working on three all-new sports cars, one of which is known as the Type 131 and is expected to get a V6 hybrid system
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Lotus Type 131 to usher in new sports car era and V6 hybrid

January 25, 2021February 2, 2021 Toby Hagon 2459 Views alpine, electric car, electric hypercar, evija, geely, lotus, type 131, volvo

Lotus has given a glimpse of its electrified future by confirming it will soon reveal an all-new sports car currently

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The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray relies purely on V8 power, but electrified models are coming
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Zora, E-Ray point to electric future for Chevrolet Corvette

January 25, 2021February 2, 2021 Toby Hagon 3495 Views Bose, chevrolet, Corvette, E-Ray, electric car, electric supercar, ev, general motors, GM, hummer, Zora

An electric Chevrolet Corvette? It’s only a matter of time until the Chevrolet Corvette adopts electrification. Rumours and spy pictures

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2022 VinFast VF33
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Vietnam’s VinFast shocks with tech-laden EVs

January 24, 2021February 2, 2021 EV Central team 5760 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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BMW i4 prototype drifting
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BMW i4 drifting closer to production

January 23, 2021February 2, 2021 John Carey 1775 Views BMW i4, drifting, electric car, ev

Drifting fans will just love the BMW i4, judging from a fresh set of images and video of the car.

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Professor Francois Aguey-Zinsou with a LAVO hydrogen battery
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Australia leads the way with hydrogen battery – and BBQ

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Stephen Corby 5840 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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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
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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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