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Seven day test: 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV. I’ll check back when you’ve finished it.

EV Central

I started my journey with 100 per cent charge and indicated range of 467km. Of course you only remember this when you’re a few hundred metres up the road and get the first bong, so it’s pull over, into Park, through the screen and turn every damn driver assist off. I need to charge. inch effort. Is it 2015?

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Overhauled! 2025 GWM Haval H6 medium SUV lays down the challenge to 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV with advanced plug-in hybrid tech

EV Central

For the first time, the popular H6 will include plug-in technology, as well as orthodox ICE and petrol-electric hybrid. The four-wheel drive plug-in is still said to cover 100km on EV power, although total range drops off to 1043km, but you’re rewarded with a brisk 0-100km/h dash of just 4.3 It’s $1000 cheaper than before.

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Skoda Kodiaq vs Volkswagen Tiguan R Line: Which new SUV fits your style

Baua Electric

litre turbo-petrol engine making 201 bhp and delivering 320 Nm of torque. These are no mere facelifts or cosmetic overhaulsboth are a distinct step ahead in terms of design, tech, and overall attraction. litre turbo-petrol engine making 201 bhp and delivering 320 Nm of torque. Under the hood, both SUVs share the same 2.0-litre

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Most advanced EV tech yet? Mercedes-AMG’s new super-SUV that’s set to take down the new Porsche Cayenne EV and Lotus Eletre

EV Central

architecture, advanced new e-motors and state-of-the-art battery tech when it arrives in 2026. Created to rival the latest Lotus Eletre, the petrol-electric BMW XM and the next-generation Porsche Cayenne EV, the headline news is the AMG super-SUV has been developed from the ground up by AMG and is not spun-off any production Mercedes-Benz.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

EV Central

We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Electric cars buyers guide

Drive Electric

That’s why the government has banned the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030. One of the big concerns we encounter when people are considering switching to an electric vehicle (EV) , is that they think it’s going to be much more expensive than a petrol or diesel car. How long does it take to charge an electric car?

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Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023

EV Central

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine mated with a 105kW/350Nm electric motor integrated into the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission for a combined output of 270kW and 500Nm.

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