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2026 Mitsubishi Pajero artist's impression.
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It’s official: Mitsubishi Pajero is being reborn in 2026 and a PHEV is part of the powertrain plan

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Best EVs to buy in Australia right now: The ultimate guide to affordable electric cars

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Toyota HiLux. ANCAP five stars.
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Toyota HiLux BEV stars in safety tests: Maximum ANCAP rating confirmed as Subaru Trailseeker and Uncharted EVs also score highly

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2026 Leapmotor D99.
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Leapmotor D99 detailed: Posh electric people-mover rivals the Zeekr 009 and Lexus LM with big range, high-tech cabin

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MG U9 EV.
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Why the MG U9 could be the first electric dual cab ute Aussie buyers will take seriously

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2026 Denza B5.
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Denza B5 and B8 take fight to Toyota with improved off-road and towing capability: Practical Aussie testing key to OTA updates

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2026 BMW iX3 40.
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BMW iX3 40 price and specification confirmed: Entry-level luxury electric SUV undercuts the LCT

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MG S6 Essence AWD.
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2026 MG S6 Review: New mid-size SUV takes the value fight to Tesla, BYD, Zeekr and Geely

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MG has bolstered its stakes in the sub-$60K electric SUV market with the new S6. Slightly larger than the S5

2026 Volkswagen Tiguan eHybrid
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2026 Volkswagen Tiguan eHybrid Review: VW joins the plug-in hybrid battle with an ace up its sleeve

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2026 BYD Shark 6.
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2026 BYD Shark 6 Performance Review: Bashing the bush, quietly, and learning to Crawl before you run in BYD’s new flagship PHEV ute

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2026 GWM Tank 400 Hi4-Z in China
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GWM Tank 400 Hi4-Z PHEV Brief Drive: Torque monster Denza B5 rival likely for Australia

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Camping with a 2025 Hyundai Inster Cross
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Want to go camping in your EV? We’ve done it: Here are seven things you must know before your first electric car sleep-over

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I’m getting used to sleeping in cars. No, the family’s not kicked me out. Nor has the house burned down.

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EVs being drawn towards a giant magnet to illustrate the lure of taking out a novated lease to leverage the government's fringe benefits tax exemption.
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Thinking of taking out a novated lease to buy a new EV so you can leverage the fringe benefits tax exemption? Read this first

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V2G charging.
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Big step forward for V2G in Australia: Federal government’s huge investment expansion

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Australia’s biggest vehicle-to-grid trial is set to expand 20-fold after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) committed an additional $13.6

2026 BYD Flash Charger.
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BYD’s radical breakthrough! Next-gen Blade battery 2.0 is as fast to top up as petrol: 10-70 per cent charge will take just five minutes!

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2026 Verge TS Pro.
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First to the Finnish! Solid-state battery triumph claimed by Nordic upstarts

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Gangfeng solid state battery.
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Legacy car brands must embrace their heritage or die. So where’s our damn Renault 5? | Opinion

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EV batteries surviving longer than expected – I bloody told you they would | Opinion

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Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna
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Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna interview: “It’s our job to push forward EV innovation, but autonomous cars? No, never”

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