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2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS (generation 992.2), which gets the innovative T-Hybrid petrol-electric hybrid system
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Porsche 911 goes electric! T-Hybrid boosts heavily updated 992.2 generation supercar with innovative electric turbo and 40kW electric motor

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 Toby Hagon 15221 Views 911, hybrid, porsche, Porsche 911, T-Hybrid

Porsche’s iconic 911 is about to get a whole lot quicker thanks to electricity as part of a major model

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2024 Porsche 911 Hybrid.
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2024 Porsche 911 Hybrid shatters Nurburgring record ahead of May 28 launch

May 21, 2024May 19, 2024 John Mahoney 10694 Views GTS, hybrid, Nurburgring, porsche

Porsche has revealed more details about the first hybrid version of its iconic 911 sports car at the same time

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2024 BYD Sealion 6.
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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

May 19, 2024May 18, 2024 Bruce Newton 19457 Views 6, BYD, hybrid, Outlander, PHEV, rav4, Toyota

The whirlwind that is BYD’s Australian journey has dropped yet another model on local shores, the Sealion 6 medium SUV.

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Electrified utes get serious in Australia! China’s GWM launches Cannon Alpha with top towing and torque numbers

April 12, 2024April 11, 2024 Bruce Newton 12494 Views Alpha, BYD, Cannon, ford, GWM, HiLux, hybrid, ranger, Toyota

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. The Chinese plugless series/parallel

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Toyota ending the ICE age, commits to hybrid-only Corolla and Yaris hatch and promises more to come

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Bruce Newton 3609 Views Corolla, hybrid, Toyota, yaris

Toyota has continued the electrification of its Australian model line-up, announcing it will now only take orders for petrol-electric versions

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2024 Lexus LBX.
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Is this the luxury bargain of 2024? Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA

March 11, 2024March 9, 2024 John Mahoney 4646 Views bmw, GLA, hybrid, LBX, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, X1

Japanese luxury player Lexus has announced full pricing for its 2024 Lexus LBX ahead of its Australian launch on March

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2024 MG MG3.
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Park that Toyota Yaris! MG promises new MG3 petrol-electric hybrid will deliver higher performance and lower emissions

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 John Mahoney 4023 Views hybrid, Hybrid+, mg, MG3, yaris

MG Motor Australia has revealed how it will reconquer the light-car segment Down Under following the launch of the all-new

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The Audi e-Tron electric SUV towing a 1814kg trailer in the United States
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Complete guide to towing with a hybrid, PHEV or EV

December 1, 2023December 11, 2023 Toby Hagon 67740 Views electric car, electric suv, ev, EV towing, hybrid, PHEV, towing

Australians love to tow. Hit the roads during holiday times and there will be all manner of cars, SUVs and

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Toyota Kayoibako.
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Toyota says hybrids are better than Teslas, and I say I’m better than Shakespeare

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023 Stephen Corby 4962 Views ev, faceboook, hybrid, instagram, Sean Hanley, Tesla, Toyota, twitter, zuckerberg

Honestly, I try not to be cynical, I really do, just as I try to be patient with idiots, but

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Toyota Prado 250-Series
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2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado finally going green? Brand mulls electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell versions of iconic off-roader

August 15, 2023August 14, 2023 Stephen Corby 9145 Views electric, fuel cell electric vehicle, hybrid, landcruiser, plug-in hybrid, Toyota

The 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado will finally welcome a hybrid powertrain (though not in Australia, where for now we will

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

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

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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