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Volkswagen ID.4 Pro Performance
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Volkswagen ID.4 quick spin: first Australian drive of electric SUV

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Toby Hagon 6423 Views Volkswagen

The Volkswagen ID.4 will be on sale in Australia by the end of 2023 – and we’ve driven it in

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Volkswagen ID.Aero is a close-to-production concept of what could be called the ID.6 when it goes on sale in 2023
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Volkswagen ID.Aero previews ID.6 EV sedan to take on Tesla Model 3

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Toby Hagon 2908 Views Volkswagen

Volkswagen has revealed its ID.Aero, which is the brand’s all-electric answer to the Tesla Model 3 sedan. While Volkswagen’s EV

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Volkswagen ID.4
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Early mark for VW ID.4 and ID.5 as brand confirms three-model EV play in Australia

June 23, 2022July 9, 2022 EV Central team 3526 Views Volkswagen

The VW ID.4 and ID.5 could be in Australia as soon as the second half of next year, with the

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Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo
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Volkswagen set to snatch Tesla’s EV sales crown by 2024: report

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Toby Hagon 3537 Views Volkswagen

Volkswagen will be the world’s top selling electric vehicle manufacturer by 2024, according to new analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. That’s

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Volkswagen ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo
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Volkswagen ID.Buzz, ID.Cargo have ‘huge potential’ in Australia; arriving late 2024 at the earliest

May 18, 2022June 3, 2022 Toby Hagon 3933 Views Volkswagen

Volkswagen Australia is thinking big with the ID.Buzz electric people mover and ID.Cargo EV van. The company believes it is

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Volkswagen's Scout brand is a manufacturer of all-electric rugged SUVs and pickup trucks (or utes)
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VW’s Scout brand will return in 2026 with EV ute and SUV

May 12, 2022May 20, 2022 EV Central team 5430 Views Scout, Volkswagen

Volkswagen’s Scout brand will return in 2026 with an all-electric ute and SUV that will lead the charge for the

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Software generation 3.0 for the Volkswagen ID. family
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OTA software updates bring faster charging, new tech to Volkswagen ID models

March 22, 2022April 2, 2022 Toby Hagon 3921 Views Volkswagen

Volkswagen has given an idea of the improvements and upgrades owners can expect for the all-electric ID models that are

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Volkswagen ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo
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Volkswagen ID.Buzz revealed; electric Kombi comes to life

March 10, 2022March 28, 2022 John Carey 5473 Views Volkswagen

Volkswagen has unveiled the production versions of its ID.Buzz, in both microbus and commercial vehicle forms, bringing the DNA of

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Best EVs of 2021: collage of Hyundai Ioniq 5, Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo and Cupra Born
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Best EVs of 2021: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

December 17, 2021January 4, 2022 EV Central team 6493 Views Cupra, Hyundai, porsche, Tesla, Volkswagen

It’ll go down as the year EVs started to swing towards the mainstream. Tesla is looking to sell so many

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Volkswagen ID.4
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Volkswagen ID.4 Pro Performance review

November 25, 2021December 3, 2021 John Carey 7322 Views Volkswagen

The ID.4 is the big gun in Volkswagen’s growing EV arsenal. This medium-size crossover SUV will lead the charge in

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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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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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