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Volkswagen

The VW ID.7 GTX
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Volkswagen knocks Tesla off top spot in Europe: ID.3, ID.4 and ID.7 deliver big growth as demand slows for Model 3 and Model Y

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January 23, 2026January 23, 2026
John Mahoney 11752 Views Volkswagen, VW ID.3, VW ID.4, VW ID.7, VW sales

Tesla still leads the EV sales race in Australia but the US car-maker had a tough 2025 in Europe where

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2026 Volkswagen ID. Polo interior.
ID.Polo LATEST News Volkswagen 

Let’s get physical! Proper buttons return to next gen Volkswagen ID. Polo. MG4 and BYD Dolphin rival shows off its all-new cabin design

January 9, 2026January 8, 2026
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John Mahoney 10267 Views ID. Polo, ID. Polo interior, Volkswagen, VW ID. Polo

As the all-new 2026 Volkswagen ID. Polo iches closer to its full unveiling, VW has released new pics of the

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2026 Volkswagen ID. Polo.
ID.Polo LATEST News Volkswagen 

All-new Volkswagen ID. Polo detailed: BYD Dolphin and MG4 fighter’s EV powertrains confirmed

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 John Mahoney 30874 Views ID. Polo, Volkswagen, Volkswagen ID. Polo

Fresh details of the all-new 2026 Volkswagen ID. Polo have been released ahead of the small all-electric hatchback’s debut in

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2026 Volkswagen ID.Cross Concept.
ID.Cross LATEST News Volkswagen 

VW’s affordable EV offensive! New ID.Cross compact SUV makes global debut: VW ID.Polo, Skoda Epiq and Cupra Raval to join it on-sale in 2026

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 Bruce Newton 10409 Views Cupra, Epiq, ID.Cross, ID.Polo, Raval, Skoda, Volkswagen

A “near production” compact electric SUV concept has led a four car Volkswagen Group affordable EV roll-out at a Munich

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2025 Volkswagen T-Roc.
LATEST News T-Roc Volkswagen 

Volkswagen finally goes hybrid! New T-Roc compact SUV debuts with Toyota-fighting technology

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 John Mahoney 10733 Views hybrid, T-Roc, Volkswagen, VW

Look out Toyota, the second-generation 2026 Volkswagen T-Roc compact SUV has debuted Volkswagen’s first petrol-electric hybrid system. The new T-Roc

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Volkswagen ID. GTI concept.
LATEST News 

Volkswagen reinvents the hot hatch for the EV age: 300kW VW ID.2 R to get advanced in-wheel powertrain tech!

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 John Mahoney 9719 Views In-wheel motor, Volkswagen, VW ID.2 R

Volkswagen is well underway developing a wild new hyper hatch to sit above its inbound Volkswagen ID.2 GTI. It will

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Volkswagen Project Trinity
EV LATEST News 

Volkswagen switches strategy to embrace range-extender hybrids to keep pace with its Chinese rivals

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 John Mahoney 10043 Views SSP, Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Group has gone back to the drawing board when it comes to its inbound next-generation EV architecture to

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2025 Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 concept car.
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EVERY1’s a winner: 2027 Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 previews the cheap, chic baby EV built to beat the BYD Dolphin, MG4 and GWM Ora 

March 14, 2025March 13, 2025 John Mahoney 7255 Views ID. EVERY1, ID.2 X, Volkswagen

Volkswagen has unwrapped a close-to-production concept version of the all-new 2027 Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 that will be priced from less

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2026 VW ID 2X teaser.
LATEST News 

Another cheap VW EV confirmed! Affordable Volkswagen ID. 2X small SUV concept locked in for September debut

February 21, 2025February 19, 2025 John Mahoney 9260 Views ID. 2X, ID.1, Volkswagen

Volkswagen has confirmed it will unwrap a concept version of its all-electric replacement for the small T-Cross this September named

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2027 Volkswagen ID.1 design sketch.
LATEST News 

Price fighter!  Volkswagen shows more of its cheap Volkswagen ID.1 ahead of 2027 release when it will take on the BYD Dolphin and MG4

February 17, 2025February 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 9901 Views ID.1, Volkswagen

Fresh sketches of the 2027 Volkswagen ID.1 small hatchback have surfaced that reveal how VW’s cheapest EV is shaping up ahead of

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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

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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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

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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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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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