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2025 Smart #5 Brabus.
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Get Smarter! Boxy 2025 Smart #5 Brabus squares up against the Tesla Model Y Performance and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 Bruce Newton 6344 Views 2 Comments #5, Brabus, smart

Mercedes-Geely owned Smart has released pictures of the hot electric 2025 Smart #5 Brabus mid-size SUV ahead of its official

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Smart #3 Brabus
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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, 2025February 15, 2025 Toby Hagon 3336 Views #3, smart

Smart is back, bigger than ever. The brand that made its name making two-seat micro cars as a collaboration between

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2025 Smart #5 EV mid-size SUV
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Smart pulls plug on EV-only future with incoming #5 SUV to get PHEV powertrain to take on Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, BYD Sealion 6 and Mitsubishi Outlander

January 24, 2025January 23, 2025 John Mahoney 15093 Views #5, PHEV, smart, smart #5

Smart has responded to the global slowdown of EV sales by announcing that it will roll out a petrol-electric plug-in

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2025 Smart #5 testing in Australia.
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Making a splash! Australia soon to host global reveal of new Smart #5 Tesla Model Y rival

August 12, 2024August 14, 2024 John Mahoney 12301 Views #1, #3, #5, ev, smart, SUV

The Chinese-German electric vehicle specialist Smart will stage the global reveal of its new #5 compact SUV in Australia in

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Smart Concept #1 electric SUV
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The smartest electric car buy? Smart to launch as EV brand in Australia with two affordable SUVs to tackle BYD and GWM

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 John Mahoney 13749 Views australia, smart

Smart will soon officially announce plans to return to the Australian market in the near future after a 10-year hiatus

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Smart Concept #1 electric SUV
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Smart Concept #1 EV headed for production, but not Australia

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 John Carey 4313 Views smart

Smart’s Concept #1 show car for the 2021 Munich IAA motor show previews a new urban SUV from the nowadays

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Smart EQ ForTwo coupe
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Tiny Smart car to spawn electric SUV for 2022

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Toby Hagon 6673 Views daimler, electric car, electric suv, ev, geely, Mercedes-Benz, smart, smart car, volvo

Smart has confirmed it will build a premium compact electric SUV. The new Smart battery electric vehicle SUV is due

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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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
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

May 1, 2024 EV Central team 2
New EV electric car calendar
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New EV electric car calendar

December 5, 2023 EV Central team Comments Off on New EV electric car calendar
Complete guide to rebates, discounts and incentives when buying an EV in Australia
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Complete guide to rebates, discounts and incentives when buying an EV in Australia

April 30, 2023 EV Central team 5

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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
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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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

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
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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

Best electric cars of 2021

The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

February 11, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

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