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Kia Concept EV9
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$90K-plus Kia EV9 coming in 2023 with 7 seats, two battery capacities

January 27, 2023March 13, 2023 Toby Hagon 7118 Views Kia

The Kia EV9 will hit Australian dealerships by October as the new hero in the brand’s expanding electric car stables.

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Kia EV6 GT
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Kia EV6 GT to benefit from additional supply of electric crossover

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 Toby Hagon 5101 Views Kia

The potent Kia EV6 GT already has people queuing to own it. But there’s good news on the electric SUV

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Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD
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Kia to add OTA performance boost in Australia

July 15, 2022July 23, 2022 EV Central team 4804 Views EV6, Kia, niro, OTA

Kia will soon join EV specialists Tesla and Polestar in offering over-the-air (OTA) performance boosts for its electric vehicle range.

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EV comparison test: Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive v Kia EV6 Air v Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD v Polestar 2 Long Range FWD
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Tesla Model 3 vs Kia EV6 vs Polestar 2 vs Hyundai Ioniq 5: Which one is the best EV in Australia?

July 10, 2022September 3, 2025 Toby Hagon 18347 Views Hyundai, Kia, polestar, Tesla

Model 3 vs EV6 vs Polestar 2 vs Ioniq 5: There’s a sub-$80K sweet spot in the electric car market

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Kia Niro EV GT-Line
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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

July 8, 2022July 16, 2022 EV Central team 15371 Views Kia

Kia Niro EV review: It was only in 2021 that Kia introduced the Niro nameplate to Australia. Now that nameplate

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Kia Niro EV GT-Line
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Kia Niro EV pricing and specs confirmed: More tech, hybrid/EV only

July 1, 2022June 30, 2022 Toby Hagon 3477 Views Kia

The second generation Kia Niro brings a fresh tech injection and a larger body – as well as price rises

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Kia Sorento PHEV
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PHEV unlikely to be ‘successful’ as Kia Australia pulls the pin on plug-in hybrid Niro

June 3, 2022June 11, 2022 Toby Hagon 5050 Views Kia

Plug-in hybrid technology is facing a rough road in Australia, according to Kia executives. The company has just announced it

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The updated MG ZS EV will qualify for Queensland's $3k EV subsidy.
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Queensland launches $3k Electric Vehicle subsidy – but Tesla Model 3 misses out

March 16, 2022March 26, 2022 EV Central team 4066 Views ev sales, EV subsidies, Hyundai, Kia, queensland, Tesla

The Queensland Government has today announced it will be launching a $3,000 electric vehicle subsidy to boost EV uptake –

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Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD
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Kia EV6 wins European car of the year, EVs dominate

March 1, 2022March 5, 2022 EV Central team 3360 Views ECOTY, EV6, Kia

The Kia EV6, which has just launched in Australia priced from $67,990, has won the prestigious European Car of the

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Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD
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Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022September 3, 2025 Toby Hagon 9458 Views Kia

The EV6 is the most serious electric car yet from Kia. Sure, since 2021 there’s been the Niro EV in

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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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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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