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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

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May 6, 2024May 6, 2024
John Mahoney 15299 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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2025 Leapmotor C16 unveiled in Beijing.
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Beijing show: Aussie-bound Leapmotor shows off C16 three-row electric family SUV

May 6, 2024May 5, 2024
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Bruce Newton 15709 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, EV9, Kia, Leapmotor

Stellantis-backed Aussie-bound Chinese electrified car brand Leapmotor has revealed the three-row C16 SUV at the Beijing auto show. The sort

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2024 Genesis G80 EV Magma concept.
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Beijing show: Hot Genesis G80 EV Magma is a BMW M5-bashing super sedan

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 John Mahoney 14259 Views ev, G80, Genesis, GV60, M5, Magma

Genesis has pulled the drapes off the new Genesis G80 EV Magma at the Beijing motor show and revealed how

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2025 Lynk & Co Zero.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

Countdown to Zero: Ahead of Aussie launch, Chinese premium brand Lynk & Co reveals first EV

April 30, 2024May 13, 2024 Bruce Newton 17505 Views BYD, ev, Lynk & Co, Zeekr, Zero

The sleek electric sedan that is a big chance to lead Chinese-Swedish premium Lynk & Co’s Australian launch has been

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Tesla Cybertruck
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2024 Tesla Cybertruck review: First drive of the garish, childish, outlandish truck that Elon built

April 29, 2024April 30, 2024 Stephen Corby 7307 Views australia, Cybertruck, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, stephen corby, Tesla, tesla cybertruck, Tesla Cybertruck first drive

It’s long been hard to separate the brand and the man, Tesla and Elon Musk, and yet until now, until

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2025 Mazda EZ-6.
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Beijing show: Mazda6 replacement confirmed, it’s named EZ-6 and it’s going electric!

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 Bruce Newton 15774 Views Arata, ev, mazda, PHEV

The Mazda6 is changing name, going electric and will be on-sale in China before the end of 2024. Revealed today

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance.
Car reviews LATEST Reviews TOP STORIES 

2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance review: Global launch first drive of a sickeningly good electric sports sedan

April 24, 2024April 25, 2024 Stephen Corby 13155 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, first drive, Ludicrous, Tesla, Tesla Model 3 Performance

I’ve long wondered why Tesla goes to the trouble of making its cars so damn fast, and powerful, when in

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2025 Audi e-tron GT prototype.
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Power up: Refreshed Audi e-tron GT primed for Taycan upgrades as fast EV nears middle age

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 John Mahoney 8636 Views Audi, e-tron, ev, GT, Porsche Taycan, RS, supercar, Tesla Model S

As it nears middle age, an upgraded Audi e-tron GT has been teased ahead its full reveal later this year.

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Porsche Macan 4 and Porsche Macan Turbo
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Budget relief! Porsche planning more affordable Macan EV … but it will still cost heaps

April 23, 2024April 22, 2024 Toby Hagon 9629 Views ev, GTS, porsche

If you’ve been a bit gobsmacked by the rise in price of the new Porsche Macan EV compared to its

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2025 Alfa Romeo Milano.
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Name check: 2025 Alfa Romeo’s first electric car renamed Junior after objections from Italian officials

April 22, 2024April 20, 2024 John Mahoney 8468 Views Alfa Romeo, ev, Junior, Milano, SUV

A public clash with the Italian government has forced Stellantis to rename the 2025 Alfa Romeo Milano the Alfa Romeo

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Cupra Born review: High five for Spanish compact hatch
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Cupra Born review: High five for Spanish compact hatch

December 20, 2022 Bruce Newton 1
2026 Denza B5 Leopard Review: Toyota should be worried, this plug-in hybrid could redefine the Australian 4×4 wagon market
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2026 Denza B5 Leopard Review: Toyota should be worried, this plug-in hybrid could redefine the Australian 4×4 wagon market

October 27, 2025 Bruce Newton 2
2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE53 4Matic+ review: Why Toby Hagon thinks this electric performance car could be the best AMG ever!
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2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE53 4Matic+ review: Why Toby Hagon thinks this electric performance car could be the best AMG ever!

August 16, 2023 Toby Hagon Comments Off on 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE53 4Matic+ review: Why Toby Hagon thinks this electric performance car could be the best AMG ever!
2025 Smart #3 Brabus Review: Look out Mini! The loveable micro car brand has grown up with Mercedes-Benz DNA and an electric SUV line-up
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2025 Smart #3 Brabus Review: Look out Mini! The loveable micro car brand has grown up with Mercedes-Benz DNA and an electric SUV line-up

February 15, 2025 Toby Hagon Comments Off on 2025 Smart #3 Brabus Review: Look out Mini! The loveable micro car brand has grown up with Mercedes-Benz DNA and an electric SUV line-up

Types of EVs

What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained
EV types 

What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby 0

Like hybrids, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (or PHEVs) have an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor. Plug-in vehicles take the

What is an EV or BEV? Electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles explained
EV types 

What is an EV or BEV? Electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles explained

February 20, 2026 Stephen Corby 0
What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained
EV types 

What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained

February 10, 2026 EV Central team 0
What is a hybrid? Hybrid vehicles explained
EV types 

What is a hybrid? Hybrid vehicles explained

February 7, 2026 Stephen Corby 0

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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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