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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD
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Brave or bonkers? Toyota won’t be cutting the price of its bZ4X electric car, even as Tesla and BYD’s prices plummet

June 20, 2024June 19, 2024 Bruce Newton 11154 Views BZ4X, ev, Model, SUV, Toyota, Y

Toyota is ignoring the downward plunge in electric vehicle pricing and keeping the bZ4X SUV at its launch price. However,

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2024 Lotus Eletre.
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$50,000 price hack! Now the 2024 Lotus Eletre electric hyper-SUV only costs $190,000…

May 23, 2024May 19, 2024 John Mahoney 10138 Views Eletre, ev, lotus, SUV

Lotus Cars Australia has slashed the price of its incoming 2024 Lotus Eletre by as much as $49,010 from the

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The Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid
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Home on the Ranger: Ford paves the way for the arrival of the Ranger PHEV and Puma EV

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 John Mahoney 11951 Views ev, Evie, ford, PHEV, Puma, ranger

With the countdown to the arrival of both the plug-in Ford Ranger and Puma EV underway Ford Australia is teaming

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Kia EV teaser.
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2025 Kia EV3 sneak peek! BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EV rival to be unveiled soon

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 John Mahoney 10816 Views BYD, ev, EV2, EV3, EV5, Kia, mg, ZS

Kia has given us our first glimpse of its inbounded 2024 Kia EV3 that will do battle with the BYD

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2024 XPeng G6.
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China’s XPeng confirms Aussie launch: 2024 XPeng G6 Tesla Model Y rival will be here within months

May 10, 2024June 6, 2024 Bruce Newton 14616 Views ev, G6, Model, Tesla, Xpeng, Y

Ambitious start-up XPeng is the latest Chinese electric car company to confirm its arrival in Australia. To be imported, distributed

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Geely Galaxy E5.
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2025 Geely Galaxy E5 revealed: Meet the latest electric Chinese Tesla Model Y fighter coming to Australia

May 10, 2024May 8, 2024 Bruce Newton 19884 Views E5, ev, galaxy, geely, L7, Model, PHEV, Tesla, Y

The covers have come off the latest Chinse electric SUV headed for Aussie shores to tackle the Tesla Model Y.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.3.
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2025 Volkswagen ID.3 upgraded again ahead of Aussie launch: Includes more power, faster charging and enhanced tech

May 9, 2024May 8, 2024 John Mahoney 17056 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, id.3, Volkswagen

VW has once again upgraded its Volkswagen ID.3 compact electric hatch with a comprehensive range of updates. Included in the

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BYD Atto 3
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EVs in demand! BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model 3 fastest-selling used cars in Australia

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 Bruce Newton 13884 Views 3, Atto, BYD, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, Model, Tesla

Fresh data reveals used electric vehicles are now in high demand as buyers look to cash in on low retained

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2025 Kia EV6 front view teaser.
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2025 Kia EV6 overhaul confirmed and previewed: Updated Tesla Model Y fighter will be here later this year

May 8, 2024September 3, 2025 John Mahoney 13479 Views electric car, ev, EV6, Kia, Model, Tesla, Y

Three years after it was launched the Kia EV6 electric mid-size SUV is ready for an overhaul. To prove it,

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2024 Nio Power battery swap station.
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Batteries not included: NIO introduces pioneering new semi-solid-state battery with 1000km range … but there’s a big catch

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 John Mahoney 14870 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, Nio, semi solid-state

Two years after it said it would aspiring Chinese start-up NIO has announced it will finally roll out its next-generation

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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 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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