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2021 Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer concept
News PHEV 

New Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV coming in 2021

July 28, 2020August 3, 2020
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EV Central team 8109 Views Mitsubishi, Outlander, PHEV

While some legacy auto brands are still grappling with electrification, the globe’s first plug-in hybrid SUV is headed for its

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2017 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV
News 

Grey import EVs? No thanks, says car industry!

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July 17, 2020July 28, 2020
EV Central team 3702 Views battery electric vehicle, bev, electric vehicle, ev, Golf GTE, grey imports, Nissan Leaf, PHEV, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, Renault Zoe, Toyota Prius

A proposal to boost electric vehicle sales by allowing the unlimited import of second-hand EVs into Australia has had a

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News PHEV 

Hands up for Suzuki Across

July 12, 2020July 15, 2020 EV Central team 6470 Views electric car, electric suv, PHEV, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, suzuki, suzuki australia, toyota rav4 phev

The new Suzuki Across plug-in petrol-electric hybrid (PHEV) is on the wanted list for Australia. Based on the recently-revealed Toyota

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News 

VW Tiguan plug-in revealed

July 7, 2020July 15, 2020 EV Central team 4022 Views PHEV, Tiguan

A plug-in powertrain has been added to the line-up of the refreshed Volkswagen Tiguan compact SUV. But sadly, there appears

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2021 Ford F-150
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Electric Ford F-150s confirmed

June 30, 2020July 2, 2020 EV Central team 3072 Views bev, F-150, ford, PHEV

Ford has taken the wraps off the 14th generation F-150 pick-up truck, confirmed it’s adding a petrol-electric plug-in hybrid to

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2018 BMW 530e iPerformance using a wireless charging mat
EV advice 

Can I charge my EV wirelessly?

June 26, 2020June 30, 2020 EV Central team 7074 Views charging, ev, induction charging, inductive charging, PHEV, wireless charging

All EVs and PHEVs currently sold in Australia require a cable connection for charging. But wireless charging, also widely known

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2020 Ferrari SF90 Stradale
Car reviews PHEV Reviews 

Ferrari SF90 Stradale review

June 26, 2020August 13, 2020 John Carey 8708 Views Ferrari, ferrari sf90 stradale, PHEV, plug-in hybrid, sf90, stradale, supercar

The SF90 Stradale is Ferrari’s new top model … and its first-ever plug-in hybrid. But does electrification add spark to this

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FCA Geofence Lab EV
Technology 

FCA raises PHEV geofence

June 12, 2020June 25, 2020 John Carey 2695 Views PHEV, PHEV technology

Right now it’s only a small-scale experiment, but the Turin Geofencing Lab project previews technology city authorities could use to

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2020 Hyundai Santa Fe
News PHEV 

Hyundai hybrids headed down under?

June 8, 2020September 21, 2023 Toby Hagon 2705 Views hybrid, Hyundai, PHEV, plug-in hybrid, Santa Fe

Hyundai could be the next brand to add a hybrid option to the popular seven-seat segment SUV in Australia. The

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2021 Volvo XC40 EV
News 

Electric Volvo XC40s for Australia

June 7, 2020August 3, 2020 Bruce Newton 5234 Views battery electric vehicle, bev, PHEV, plug-in electric vehicle, volvo

Volvo will soon add a plug-in hybrid version of its popular XC40 compact SUV to its Australia range and follow

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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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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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