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ev charging

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EV advice LATEST 

AC home charging with your EV: Why you need to know whether the onboard charger is single-phase or three-phase

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 Toby Hagon 6422 Views ev charging, three-phase

How much power your EV pumps out makes is a crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to keeping

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2025 Jeep Avenger Summit
LATEST News 

Australia needs public EV charging standards! Follow the Pommy lead to eliminate unreliability and EV trash talk, urges Polestar boss

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 Iain Curry 8833 Views ev charging, poor ev charging, public ev charging, tritium fail

Australia should follow the British lead and introduce service standards for public charging networks, the leader of the premium EV

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Tesla Model X and Tesla Model S
EV LATEST News 

The Germans take on Tesla: Mercedes-Benz and BMW power ahead with new plan for their own Supercharger network

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 John Mahoney 3174 Views bmw, ev charging, Mercedes, Tesla Supercharger

Mercedes-Benz and BMW have decided to unite to build a new high-speed charging network in China that could provide the

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Evie Networks 350kW Tritium fast charger at Avenel, Victoria
LATEST News 

Evie plans additional 55 fast charging stations for rural Victoria

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Iain Curry 6629 Views electric car charging, ev charging, Evie, victoria ev charging

Evie Networks has announced new public EV fast charging stations in 55 towns and communities throughout rural and regional Victoria.

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EV charging News 

Another 5000 free fast chargers are coming to Australia with vast JOLT network to cover the country

August 24, 2021August 27, 2021 EV Central team 5278 Views Charging network, EV Chargers Australia, ev charging, fast ev charging, Free EV Charging

The JOLT charging network is set to expand nationally, with an announcement that another 5000 free fast chargers are coming

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News 

Faster than filling up with fuel: New 481kW chargers will have your EV back on the road in 5 mins

July 30, 2021August 6, 2021 EV Central team 3632 Views ev charging, GAC Aion V, ultra fast charging

Chinese company GAC might have just changed the electric-vehicle game, promising that its new 481kW chargers will have your EV

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BMW teamed with Shell in 2017 to explore ways to improve the customer experience with hydrogen refueling
EV charging News 

Shell to install hundreds of EV chargers

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Stephen Corby 5860 Views ev, ev charging, EV charging Shell

Giant multinational oil companies are sniffing the winds of change, and noticing that they don’t smell much like petroleum any

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Street lights being fitted with EV chargers
News 

No off-street parking? No problem: Street lights being fitted with EV chargers

May 17, 2021May 28, 2021 EV Central team 4267 Views ev charging

Street lights being fitted with EV chargers, with a raft of new smart lights being installed across Sydney, allowing off-street

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Volkswagen mobile charging robot protoype
EV charging Technology 

Meet the robot that could soon be charging your electric car

December 29, 2020January 5, 2021 Toby Hagon 3816 Views autonomous charging, charging, electric car charging, ev charging, robot, Volkswagen

Charging an electric car could soon involve little more than a tap of a smartphone screen. Volkswagen has developed a

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Pilot phase for innovative Volkswagen DC wallbox has started
News 

Revolutionary DC home charger under development

December 12, 2020December 27, 2020 John Carey 2209 Views DC home charger, electric car, ev, ev charging

Volkswagen is developing an innovative new wallbox to bypass the bottleneck that slows charging when an EV is plugged in

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

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NEW EVs News 

EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar

December 5, 2023 EV Central team Comments Off on New EV electric car calendar
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
EV advice EV types 

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
EV advice EV types 

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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

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
LATEST News Videos 

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
Videos 

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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