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Personal: My Ongoing EV Adventure

Clean Fleet Report

Learning to live with an EV Fidelio was super cute in his light blue paint with white trim, and he sported a bright white interior with orange and black accents and a retro styled dash and trim. I agonized over the color, and finally picked a bright Kinetic Blue, opting for the light gray interior. I named the little car Fidelio.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

Charged EVs

DC fast-charging is quoted at up to 200 kilowatts; as usual, that’s under ideal circumstances. We weren’t able to recharge the Buzz during our short time with the test vehicles, but we look forward to doing so when we get one for a longer test.

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Tesla Model Y Juniper undercut on price again! Meet the Cupra Tavascan, a Spanish Volkswagen out to carve its place in the medium EV segment

EV Central

Cupra Born review: Spanish hatch adds to the EV fun factor for $60K Whichever you choose, the battery of the new Tavascan can be topped up using a DC fast charger up to a rate of 135kW, with a 10 to 80 per cent recharge taking less than 30 minutes. 2025 Cupra Tavascan.

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Hyundai Inster priced: It’s the cheapest non-Chinese EV you can buy in Australia today, but still $10K more than a BYD Dolphin

EV Central

The optimistically named Inster Extended Range upgrades to an 84.5kW/147Nm e-motor, a 49kWh battery pack and a 360km claimed range between recharges. Charging rates for the battery packs are 10.5kW AC and up to 120kW DC. Hyundai says the Inster can recharge from 10-80 per cent in 30 minutes. All claims are to the WLTP standard.

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Australia’s only range extender! 1150km-claim Leapmotor C10 Ultra Hybrid arrives to challenge BYD Sealion 6 and Jaecoo J7 PHEVs

EV Central

The combustion four-cylinder’s only there to recharge the battery when required. 4cyl petrol engine BEV: 480km range (NEDC) REEV: 170km electric range (NEDC) / 1150km total range (NEDC) BEV: 160kW/320Nm RWD REEV: 158kW/320Nm RWD BEV: 11kW Onboard charger REEV: 6.6kW Onboard charger BEV: 30-80% DC fast charging in approx.

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Confirmed for Australia! 2026 Alpine A390 tri-motor terror coming to fight the Porsche Macan and Tesal Model Y Performance

EV Central

The benefit of its smaller size is the Alpine weighs 2121kg – which isn’t light by any measure – but is a considerable 209kg less than a dual-motor Porsche Macan 4. It caps DC charging at 190kW with a 15-80 per cent top up taking less than 25 minutes. The base GT produces 295kW and 650Nm of torque for a 4.8

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2025 GWM Haval H6GT PHEV Review: New plug-in hybrid packs in the value and EV range to make life tough for BYD Sealion 6, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

EV Central

It comes packed with gear, including a panoramic sunroof where the front section also slides back to reveal fresh air, head-up display, 360-degree camera, ambient lighting, dual-zone ventilation and 19-inch alloy wheels shod with Michelin tyres. Haval H6GT: Sleeker body differentiates it from a regular H6. Digital instrument cluster and 12.3-inch

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