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Vic government sued in High Court over EV tax

September 17, 2021September 18, 2021 Stephen Corby 3473 Views ev, EV road tax, ev tax, High court challenge EV tax, victoria, Victorian EV road tax

Victoria’s astonishingly awful EV road tax – a world first that’s as well thought out as charging people for each

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Victoria Police's 2019 Tesla Model X
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Victoria’s EV road tax starts to bite – and suck

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 Stephen Corby 2817 Views ev, EV road tax, ev tax, Victorian Government

The Victorian Government has wished EV and PHEV owners an Unhappy New Financial Year after issuing a demand, on July

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Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid cutaway diagram
Opinion 

Oops! The Victorian government has forgotten about hybrids…

April 25, 2021May 7, 2021 Toby Hagon 2738 Views ev tax

Let’s hope none of those fiscally responsible pollies in the Victorian government wake up to the huge hybrid tax dodge.

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The Volkswagen ID.Roomzz concept car from 2019
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Victoria boasts ‘Worst EV policy in the world’

April 23, 2021April 29, 2021 Stephen Corby 2021 Views ev, ev tax, Victorian Government

The Victorian government has earned itself the ignominious honour of being labelled with having the “worst electric vehicle policy in

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Matthew Callachor, President and CEO of Toyota Australia, refuelling new Toyota Mirai. 20 Toyota Mirai fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) have been brought to Australia as part of a trial
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Policies, infrastructure over incentives for EVs, FCEVs: Toyota

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 Toby Hagon 2844 Views ev incentives, ev tax, Toyota

Toyota has called on the Federal Government to invest in EV and hydrogen fuel cell infrastructure and formulate policies to

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2019 Hyundai 45 EV concept
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EV hits and misses of 2020

January 5, 2021January 11, 2021 Toby Hagon 3575 Views akio toyoda, Badger, bz, Dyson, electric car, eq, ev, ev tax, Ferrari, H2X, hummer, Hyundai, mazda, Mercedes-Benz, mg, MX-30, Nikola, porsche, sf90 stradale, tax, taxes, Taycan, Tesla, Toyota, toyota bz, yaris, zs ev

It was year of change for electric cars, bringing big announcements and significant developments. But 2020 also had some unwanted

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Mercedes-Benz A250e plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
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Australia is “miles behind” following leaked draft of Government EV strategy

December 15, 2020December 27, 2020 Iain Curry 1979 Views australian government, electric cars, ev incentives, ev tax

Electric Vehicle Council chief executive Behyad Jafari has said Australia is “miles behind” in the transition to EVs following an

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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 3033 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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Audi e-Tron 55 Sportback charging at an ultra-rapid fast charger in Goulburn NSW
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“Simply beyond belief” South Australia plans road charges for electric vehicles

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Iain Curry 2173 Views ev tax, south australia

The South Australian Government has proposed plans to introduce a road user charge for electric vehicles, in a move roundly

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New EVs coming soon

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

January 4, 2025 Toby Hagon 9
EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
NEW EVs News 

EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

May 1, 2024 EV Central team 2
New EV electric car calendar
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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
LATEST NEW EVs News 

The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

January 3, 2023 Toby Hagon 2

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

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on 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
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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