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Tesla

The Volkswagen ID.5 is one of the reasons the brand is rated highly on the electric vehicle winners and losers list.
EV LATEST Opinion 

Electric vehicle winners and losers: Volkswagen steps up as Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Nissan drop the ball – and Tesla and BYD run away with it | Opinion

June 24, 2023June 23, 2023
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Stephen Corby 5180 Views australia, BYD, electric vehicles, Tesla, Volkswagen

The Volkswagen ID.5 is one of the reasons the brand is rated highly on the electric vehicle winners and losers list.

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Tesla Model Y Performance and Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive
LATEST Reviews SUV reviews TOP STORIES 

Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive vs Tesla Model Y Performance: Which electric SUV is for you?

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March 29, 2023April 5, 2023
Toby Hagon 33691 Views Tesla

The Tesla Model Y is already the top-selling prestige SUV on the market, which isn’t a bad effort since until

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EV comparison collage: Polestar 2, Tesla Model 3, Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Volvo XC40 Pure Electric
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Australia’s best-selling EVs: Are they worth it?

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 Toby Hagon 5013 Views bmw, ev, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, mg, polestar, Tesla, volvo

EVs are still a relative niche compared with the overall Australian new-car market. Vehicles powered solely by electricity accounted for

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Mazda MX-30 M-Hybrid
EV LATEST Opinion 

Japan finds our interest in EVs bemusing: How sticking with ICE is slowing the electric transition

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Stephen Corby 4525 Views Hyundai, Japan, Lexus, mazda, Tesla, Toyota

I love Japan, and the Japanese people, indeed, I bet they taste like particularly good sashimi, but on my most

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Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive and Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive
LATEST News NEWSLETTER TOP STORIES 

Tesla mystery solved: Exactly how much power your Model 3 and Model Y produces in Australia revealed

March 14, 2023March 21, 2023 Toby Hagon 26424 Views Tesla

The Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y produce plenty of power – but not quite as much as the

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Tesla undergoing final quality inspection at the Gigafactory Berlin production line
LATEST Opinion 

Tesla? No. Merc… not yet. Why there’s not a single EV I would buy today

March 4, 2023March 5, 2023 Stephen Corby 4188 Views Hyundai, Kia, polestar, Tesla

The question I am most often asked – on an almost equal footing with “how do you stay so young,

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Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive
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Tesla on top: Model 3 Australia’s best-selling passenger car as EV sales soar

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 EV Central team 3236 Views australia, model 3, model y, Tesla

The Tesla Model 3’s seemingly unstoppable sales run shows no sign of slowing, with the popular EV crowned Australia’s top-selling

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Screenshot from the Tesla investor presentation in March 2023 showing an upcoming model covered by a sheet
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New family of affordable Teslas detailed: ‘multiple’ EVs coming as part of 20 million vehicle push

March 2, 2023March 9, 2023 Toby Hagon 4438 Views Tesla

The long-hyped circa-$40,000 Tesla Model 2 didn’t break cover at the company’s investor day held at the Texas Gigafactory this

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Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive
LATEST News 

New Tesla Model Y coming in 2024: reports

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 EV Central team 4454 Views Tesla

A new Tesla Model Y could be just around the corner, with new reports suggesting a significantly refreshed version of

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Tesla Model X and Tesla Model S
EV charging LATEST News 

Tesla begins unlocking Supercharger sites for all EVs

January 31, 2023March 14, 2023 EV Central team 6894 Views australia, EVs, supercharger, Tesla

Elon Musk has just made good on a promise to revolutionise Australia’s (and the world’s) EV charging infrastructure, as Tesla

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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

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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
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

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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

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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
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

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