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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck The top of the pile when it comes to attention, the Cybertruck just about broke the internet when Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen broke two of its windows during the global unveil late in 2019. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter! Will it come to Australia?

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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There has been much discussion for over thirty years or more around the use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. Fuel cells had been promoted in some sectors as the best alternative to the internal combustion engine.

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: road and track review of a Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model 3 Performance killer

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Much has been achieved through fakery – ‘petrolengine note and gear shifts included – but there’s been no reason to hide this. It’s a huge challenge to create a performance EV to tug at the heart strings of enthusiast drivers, but through incredible tech and engineering Hyundai’s cracked it.

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New EV electric car calendar

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Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aston Martin Valhalla – AMG V8 engine heavily tweaked by Aston Martin topped off with two electric motors. V12 engine meets electric power for F1 pace. Due in Australia early in 2022. Due November 2021.

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Tesla Model 3 vs Kia EV6 vs Polestar 2 vs Hyundai Ioniq 5: Which one is the best EV in Australia?

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The new breed of challengers aims to tempt buyers away from the unofficial EV king – the Tesla Model 3 – by offering a more tempting proposition. Our first combatant is the Tesla Model 3. Granted, the recently-arrived Tesla Model Y makes just as much sense, but it wasn’t available as we were pulling this test together.

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

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While Tesla has set the pace for EV new arrivals over the past couple of years, its dominant market share will come under pressure from the plethora of new arrivals. It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. Look out Tesla, BYD has you in its crosshairs with the Seal.

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2024 MG MG4 XPower review: Australia’s first EV hot hatch offers unmatchable bang for buck. But is it any good?

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2024 MG MG4 XPower review: In all the hoo-hah about the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N , Tesla Model 3 Performance and Kia EV6 GT , the fourth member of the battery electric go-fast family has been a little bit forgotten. It delivers bang for your straight-line buck that makes it look downright cheap when you consider a Porsche 911 Carrera is 0.3