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2026 Renault Scenic E-Tech.
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2026 Renault Scenic E-Tech Aussie price and specification: French rival for BYD Atto 3 and MG S5 SUV travels up to 625km on a single charge

November 19, 2025November 18, 2025 John Mahoney 2759 Views 0 Comments renault, Renault Scenic E-Tech, Scenic E-Tech

The 2026 Renault Scenic E-Tech has been detailed and priced for Australia. The French car-maker claims no small SUV will

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2026 Renault Scenix E-Tech electric SUV.
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2026 Renault Scenic E-Tech EV in Australia before the end of 2025: French electric Kia EV3, MG S5 and BYD Atto 3 rival to land with 625km range

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 John Mahoney 14177 Views renault, Scenic E-Tech

After a 15-year hiatus, the Renault Scenic will return to Australia late this year as an all-electric SUV designed to

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2023 Renault Megane RS Ultime.
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Renaultsport is back! Renault Megane RS to be reborn as wild halo EV. Megane E-Tech to get a big boost

September 24, 2025October 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 2130 Views Megane e-Tech, renault, Renaultsport

Renault has confirmed it will revive its legendary Megane RS hot hatch as an EV as part of a much-needed

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2026 Nissan Micra.
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Denied! The cute Nissan Micra has been reborn as an EV rival for the MG4 and BYD Dolphin, but not for Australia

May 24, 2025May 25, 2025 John Mahoney 6574 Views 5 E-Tech, nissan, renault

Nissan has pulled the drapes of its 2026 Nissan Micra EV small car. Developed alongside the well-received Renault 5 E-Tech,

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2026 Renault 4 Savane 4x4 concept.
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2026 Renault 4 Savane 4×4 revealed! Concept set to make a splash as a rugged all-electric rival for Suzuki Jimny

May 22, 2025May 21, 2025 John Mahoney 6637 Views renault, Renault 4 Savane 4x4

If the small but highly appealing Renault 4 isn’t attractive enough it looks like the French brand’s baby EV might

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2027 Renault 5 Turbo 3E.
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Ferrari and Lambo fighting electric hot hatch! More of the Aussie-bound Renault 5 Turbo 3E’s stunning tech revealed

March 24, 2025March 23, 2025 John Mahoney 7903 Views renault, Renault 5 Turbo 3E

Fresh tech details of the he all-new 2027 Renault 5 Turbo 3E hyper-hatch that will go on sale in Australia in 2027

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Tesla on fire.
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Fire sale: Renault has patented an EV fire fix and it’s giving it away to other car makers!

February 20, 2025February 19, 2025 John Mahoney 117968 Views EV fire, Fireman Access, renault

The Renault Group has announced that pioneering fire safety tech it has developed to put out EV fires faster and

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Renault Filante Record concept car
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To the Batcave! Renault Filante Record is the new Batmobile-shaped prototype hiding the French brand’s next-gen EV tech

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 John Mahoney 8883 Views Filante Record, renault

Renault has revealed its advanced new Filante Record prototype that will help it develop its next-generation electric car technology. Looking

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2026 Renault 5 Turbo 3E.
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Merry Christmas! Wild Renault 5 Turbo 3E locked in for Australia as $250K hot hatch supercar slayer

December 24, 2024February 2, 2025 Toby Hagon 19345 Views R5, renault, Turbo 3E

The wild Renault 5 Turbo 3E is coming to Australia as a race-inspired hot hatch rival to purebred supercars. Renault

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2026 Renault 5 Turbo 3E.
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Sacre Bleu! Wild 375kW Renault 5 Turbo 3E given green light as unhinged rear-drive all-electric super-hatch to fight Porsche

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 John Mahoney 10264 Views 5 Turbo 3E, renault

Renault has surprised the world by announcing that its wild Renault 5 Turbo 3E will enter production in 2026 as

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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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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

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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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