Thursday, December 11, 2025
Latest:
  • Are used EVs good P-plater cars? We list the pros and cons
  • Upgraded 2026 Toyota bZ4X is now $10,000 cheaper! Huge price cuts mean it’s more affordable than Tesla Model Y
  • BYD warns big-name car brands will face “fallout” from new Chinese rivals with “seismic shift” coming
  • Nissan’s Aussie battery recycling solution: LEAF batteries become second-life power packs at Melbourne factory
  • Wild all-electric Kia Vision Meta Turismo revealed: Sleek EV concept paves way for supercar-quick four-seat GT
EV Central

EV Central

News, reviews and comparisons of electric cars and SUVs from Australia's most trusted experts

  • News
  • Reviews
    • SUV reviews
    • Car reviews
    • Ute reviews
  • Tech
  • EV FAQ
  • Charging
  • EV types
    • EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
    • Hybrid vehicle
    • PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
    • FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
  • Opinion
  • Videos
  • Contact
  • About us

Holden

Mercedes-Benz's Factoty 56 in Sindelfingen is the result of a 2.1 billion Euro investment and will be capable of producing electric and hybrid cars
Opinion 

Australia is EV fantasy land … at least with manufacturing

March 7, 2021March 15, 2021 John Carey 3064 Views australia, electric cars, ev manufacturing, Holden

Manufacturing EVs in Australia isn’t a dream… it’s a fantasy. Among the world’s developed nations, Australia is possibly the most

Read more
GM chairman and CEO Mary Barra presenting the company's electric future. GM plans to eliminate CO2 tailpipe emissions across its light vehicle fleet by 2035, suggesting it will stop selling diesel and petrol cars by then
News 

GM to stop building petrol and diesel cars by 2035

January 29, 2021February 14, 2022 Stephen Corby 2717 Views cadillac, electric car, ev, GM, Holden, hummer

Where America leads, the world follows, and if that is the case then it seems an EV future is approaching

Read more
Former Holden designer Peter Hughes' vision for an electric Holden supercar
News 

Holden’s EV future: What could have been

January 26, 2021January 31, 2021 Toby Hagon 8458 Views electric car, ev, general motors, Holden, Ultium

Ever wondered what a Holden EV would have looked like? Well, here it is, in all its futuristic glory. Actually,

Read more
2022 VinFast VF33
News 

Vietnam’s VinFast shocks with tech-laden EVs

January 24, 2021February 2, 2021 EV Central team 5832 Views australia, electric car, electric suv, ev, Holden, VF32, VF33, Vinfast

The Vietnamese automotive start-up VinFast has revealed three new high-tech electric vehicles it intends to have on-sale by mid-2022. The

Read more
LATEST Technology 

Batteries of GM’s Ultium EVs will be upgradeable…

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 John Carey 4540 Views cadillac, chevrolet, electric car, electric pickup, ev, ev pickup, general motors, GMC, Holden, hummer, mark reuss, Ultium

Buyers of forthcoming EVs from brands like Chevrolet, Cadillac and Hummer will be able to install better batteries through the

Read more
Proposed VinFast Coupe
News 

VinFast reveals dramatic model expansion

December 19, 2020December 27, 2020 EV Central team 3864 Views electric car, electric scooter, ev, Holden, Vinfast

The Vietnamese auto manufacturer VinFast has revealed a swag of potential new models and confirmed many of them incorporate electrified

Read more
EV News 

This electric SUV could have been a Holden

April 26, 2020December 21, 2020 Bruce Newton 2426 Views bev, electric car, ev, Holden, Opel, Trax

Once upon a time this small electric vehicle could have been sold in Australia as a Holden Trax. But we

Read more

New EVs coming soon

Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
LATEST NEW EVs News 

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
EV HEV NEW EVs PHEV 

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
EV advice EV types 

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

Beginner’s Guide to EV Charging: Brought to you by Ampol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aevBHjWoXIY

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

About Us

EV Central is the centre of the electric-vehicle universe, a place where you can find out what’s watt in the whole wired world of EVs. We’ll bring you news, reviews and our views on this fast-moving segment of the car market, one which should increasingly become the mainstream. We welcome your input and your opinions as well, so please click the Contact Us link to get in touch.

Useful Links

  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • EV FAQ
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • How to charge an electric car
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • EV FAQ
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • How to charge an electric car
Copyright © 2025 EV Central. All rights reserved.