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Volkswagen

Volkswagen ID.3
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Volkswagen ID.3 Pro Performance review

November 10, 2021November 19, 2021 John Carey 7699 Views Volkswagen

Picture, if you can, a Nissan Leaf with longer driving range, higher efficiency, quicker charging, superior refinement and more attractive

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Volkswagen ID.5 and ID.5 GTX
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Volkswagen ID.5 and ID.5 GTX expand electric SUV family

November 4, 2021November 12, 2021 Toby Hagon 5589 Views Volkswagen

Volkswagen has revealed the ID.5, the third production model in the expanding ID electric car family and one that edges

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2022 Volkswagen Touareg R PHEV will come to Australia in 2022
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Volkswagen Touareg R PHEV locked in for Australia in 2022

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 Toby Hagon 4901 Views Volkswagen

Volkswagen will swap V8 power for plug-in hybrid electric propulsion for its Touareg large SUV with the imminent arrival of

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The Porsche 718 Boxster could soon switch to electricity as Porsche's first EV sports car
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Porsche 718 EV push a precursor to an electrified 911

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Toby Hagon 3053 Views 718, 911, Boxster, Cayman, electric sports car, ev, Macan, porsche, Taycan, Volkswagen

Two of Porsche’s most famous sports cars could soon be making a very different noise – or almost no noise

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VW speeds up EV pace, but Australia isn’t in the race…

March 12, 2021March 15, 2021 John Carey 2946 Views Volkswagen, vw id, VW ID Buzz, VW ID Space Vizzion, VW ID.3, VW ID.4, VW ID.5, VW ID.6

At Volkswagen’s headquarters in Germany they’re hitting the accelerator on EV production, but when it comes to exporting them to

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Volkswagen global boss Herbert Diess
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Volkswagen: We loves EVs, but ICE age continues

February 23, 2021March 5, 2021 EV Central team 2085 Views Diess, id.3, id.4, Tesla, Volkswagen

The global boss of electric vehicle evangelist the Volkswagen Group has refused to give a deadline for the production of

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Volkswagen battery recycling pilot plant in Salzgitter, Germany
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VW begins EV battery recycling

January 30, 2021February 10, 2021 John Carey 2931 Views battery recycling, electric car, ev, Volkswagen, VW

Volkswagen’s has opened its first EV battery recycling plant. The company says it aims to be able to recover more

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VW ID Vizzion sedan concept
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Volkswagen announces Tesla Model S rival with Project Trinity

January 27, 2021February 2, 2021 EV Central team 3907 Views ev, id.3, Trinity, Volkswagen

While Volkswagen has just started its massive battery electric vehicle roll-out, it has already revealed the first vehicle with next

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Tesla Model S
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Tesla value tops AUD$1 trillion

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 Toby Hagon 3320 Views Cybertruck, elon musk, market capitalisation, model 2, nyse, share price, stock price, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen

Tesla’s value has topped AUD$1 trillion. Tesla’s stock market capitalisation shot past AUD$1 trillion overnight, marking a new record for

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Honda e electric car
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Affordable (and cool) EVs Australians can’t buy…

December 30, 2020January 5, 2021 John Carey 3714 Views affordable evs, electric car, ev, fiat, Honda, renault, Volkswagen

Wealthier Australians looking to go EV have plenty of options to choose from, but the same can’t be said for

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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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EV videos

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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