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2025 Tank 700 Hi4-T.
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Massive 4500kg braked towing from a PHEV for close to $100K! Tank 700 SUV could deliver that to Australia as soon as 2026

June 3, 2025June 2, 2025 Bruce Newton 6784 Views 0 Comments 700, GWM, Tank, towing 4500kg, V8

The Chinese auto giant GWM is set to tackle one of the last bastions of the Aussie car market preserved

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GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV
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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV Review: Why the first rival for the BYD Shark 6 is a real threat and a true alternative

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 Toby Hagon 2775 Views 0 Comments Cannon Alpha, GWM, PHEV

The battle for the electrified ute dollar is heating up with the arrival of the GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV. The

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2025 Wey Blue Mountain.
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Head for the Blue Mountains! GWM Haval Aussie three-row SUV solution emerges

May 20, 2025May 19, 2025 Bruce Newton 8672 Views Blue Mountain, GWM

The increasingly popular Chinese SUV brand Haval is close to confirming a new range-topping three-row plug-in hybrid wagon for its

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2025 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-Z PHEV.
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Aussie plan for Toyota Prado-crushing GWM Tank 500 PHEV with huge EV range

March 17, 2025April 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 14258 Views 500, Alpha, Cannon, GWM, H6, H7, haval, PHEV, Tank

A rush of new electrified models in Australian by Chinese powerhouse GWM could be capped off by a full-size Toyota

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Toyota Prado 250-Series
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Danger signs! Latest research shows top ICE brands including Toyota, Ford and Nissan struggling to hit new Aussie CO2 limits

February 17, 2025March 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 9782 Views GWM, nissan, NVES

New research has shown how much trouble some top brands including Ford, Nissan, GWM and even Toyota could find themselves

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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV.
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Has the BYD Shark 6 already been dethroned? Ahead of April arrival, GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV claims better towing and off-road numbers

February 14, 2025March 4, 2025 John Mahoney 19899 Views Cannon Alpha, GWM, PHEV

The BYD Shark 6 is no longer the only plug-in petrol-electric ute hunting diesels, with the 2025 GWM Cannon Alpha

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2026 Renault Twingo E-Tech concept.
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Inbound 2026 Renault Twingo E-Tech takes the fight to the BYD Dolphin, GWM Ora and MG4 with cut-throat pricing

October 14, 2024October 17, 2024 John Mahoney 7841 Views BYD, Dolphin, GWM, MG4, Ora, renault, Twingo

Renault isn’t messing around with its all-new baby EV. The French brand has already revealed its all-new Renault Twingo E-Tech

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2024 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV
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Plug-in frenzy! GWM announces PHEV Haval H6GT, Cannon Alpha ute and H6 SUV for Australia to target Toyota’s hybrid supremacy

September 18, 2024September 17, 2024 John Mahoney 13443 Views Cannon Alpha, GWM, H6, H6GT, H7, haval, hybrid, Ora, PHEV, Tank 500

GWM Australia has announced it has pulled the trigger on a raft of all-new vehicles to arrive in 2025 including

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GWM Ora
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GWM Ora now up to $2000 cheaper as entry EV attempts to steal sales from the BYD Dolphin and MG4

August 18, 2024August 17, 2024 John Mahoney 12954 Views GWM, Ora

GWM Australia has slashed $2000 off the 2024 GWM Ora Extended Range to help turnaround slow sales for the brand’s

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2024 GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid.
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Hybrid SUV price attack! Look out Toyota Corolla Cross, updated GWM Haval Jolion slashed by $4000

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 Bruce Newton 10963 Views GWM, haval, hybrid, Jolion

An updated GWM Haval Jolion has reset the entry bar for hybrid SUVs in Australia with a $32,990 drive-away price.

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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

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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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