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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 and Tesla Model Y Performance

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 John Mahoney 4417 Views 0 Comments 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 Leapmotor C10.
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Leapmotor gets serious! Huge upgrades for 2026 Leapmotor C10 electric SUV make it a serious rival for Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7

May 12, 2025May 11, 2025 John Mahoney 14114 Views C10, ev, Leapmotor, PHEV, SUV

Less than five months since its launch in Australia a heavily updated 2026 Leapmotor C10 has been unveiled. Boasting more

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The VE Commodore of 2006 is recognised as one of the greatest Holden designs throughout its 69 years of making cars (1948-2017)
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Should we be encouraging EVs or discouraging old smoking cars that are the most polluting? | Opinion

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 Stephen Corby 2840 Views ev, Tesla

As an EV buyer, or at least an electric vehicle considerer – hell, even if you’re someone who thinks it’s

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2025 Mazda EZ-60.
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Sales sensation! Electric Mazda EZ-60 is an immediate hit in China, but would it succeed in Australia?

May 8, 2025May 6, 2025 John Mahoney 11275 Views ev, EZ-60, Mazd, range extender

The 2026 Mazda EZ-60 has been judged a sales success even before a single delivery. An impressive 10,060 pre-orders were

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2026 Lexus ES.
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Lexus ES goes EV! New luxury saloon has been super-sized and electrified to take on BMW i5 and Audi A6 e-tron

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 John Mahoney 5996 Views ES, ev, Lexus

The eighth-generation 2026 Lexus ES has made its global debut at the Shanghai auto show and gone all-electric for the

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Nissan Leaf charging In Japan.
LATEST Opinion 

Japan and China have massively different views on EVs. I think my money is now on Japan | Opinion

April 20, 2025April 18, 2025 Stephen Corby 10610 Views ev, Japan

It’s not a question that gets raised a lot in high-school history classes, but perhaps it should, and it’s certainly

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2025 Chevrolet Corvette concept.
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Electric Chevrolet Corvette C9 teased! First of three concepts previews next-gen GM supercar and it could go EV

April 12, 2025April 15, 2025 John Mahoney 7136 Views Chevrolet Corvette C9, ev, GM

General Motors has celebrated the opening of its new British design studio by giving us our first look at a

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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 8028 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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2025 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron Performance.
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About turn on 2032 promise: Audi joins the rush to abandon EV-only commitment

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 John Mahoney 7080 Views Audi, e-tron, ev

Audi has cancelled its plans to only build electric cars from 2023 and announced it will begin developing a new

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2025 Toyota bZ4X.
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Toyota bZ4X updated! Slow-selling Tesla Model Y rival gets more power, extra range and smooth styling. Arriving in Australia in 2025

March 14, 2025March 16, 2025 John Mahoney 7539 Views BZ4X, ev, Toyota

Just a year after it first landed in Australian dealers the 2026 Toyota bZ4X has been subjected to a substantial

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Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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