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2021 Toyota Australia hybrid range
LATEST News 

Toyota: We are making progress on electrification!

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 EV Central team 1980 Views bz, hybrid, Lexus, mirai, Toyota, toyota bz, ux300e

Toyota Australia insists it is making progress on its electrification strategy even if critics disagree. Those critics – including EVcentral’s

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Toyota LandCruiser 200-Series is one of the many diesel-powered off-roaders in the Toyota portfolio. It will be replaced in 2021 by an all-new model expected to be called 300-Series
LATEST Opinion 

Toyota: The hybrid-ocrites…

January 10, 2021January 11, 2021 John Carey 4737 Views diesel, electric car, ev, hybrid, PHEV, toyota diesel sales, toyota hybrid sales

Magicians know that making a trick work depends on getting the audience to focus on flashy showmanship while the real

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Kia Niro HUV (hybrid utility vehicle)
News 

Kia Niro Hybrid to target RAV4 Hybrid

January 8, 2021January 14, 2021 Toby Hagon 2732 Views electric car, ev, hybrid, Kia, kia niro ev, kia niro hybrid, kia niro plug-in hybrid, niro, plug-in hybrid, rav4, Toyota

The Kia Niro Hybrid arrives in Australia in Q2 2021 with plans to take on the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

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Kia Niro EV goes on sale in Australia in Q2 of 2021
News 

Kia Niro EV confirmed for Australia alongside hybrid, plug-in

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Toby Hagon 3538 Views electric car, ev, hybrid, Kia, kia niro ev, kia niro hybrid, kia niro plug-in hybrid, niro, plug-in hybrid, rav4, Toyota

Kia has confirmed the all-electric Niro EV electric SUV will go on sale in Australia in the second quarter of

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2021 Bentley Bentayga Hybrid
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Australia-bound Bentley Bentayga Hybrid revealed

January 5, 2021January 11, 2021 Iain Curry 3421 Views bentayga, bentayga hybrid, Bentley, hybrid, PHEV

Bentley has revealed an updated version of its Bentayga Hybrid uber-luxe plug-in SUV, and the new model is confirmed for

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Toyota Motor Corporation president Akio Toyoda
Opinion 

Toyota chief Akio Toyoda is wrong about EVs…

December 24, 2020December 30, 2020 John Carey 3121 Views akio toyoda, hybrid, mirai, Tesla, Toyota

Akio Toyoda knows a lot about the car business. So when the president of Toyota was openly critical of EVs

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2021 Lexus IS300h
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Lexus IS 300h review

December 19, 2020December 29, 2020 EV Central team 9295 Views electric car, ev, hybrid, lexus is300h, review, Toyota

You’ve heard the adage that everything old is new again, right? It could have been written about the Lexus IS

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2020 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid
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2021 Hyundai Santa Fe hybrid could be the end for diesel

December 17, 2020December 23, 2020 Toby Hagon 2321 Views hybrid, Hyundai, Kia, Santa Fe

The hybrid version of the Hyundai Santa Fe could kickstart the beginning of the end diesels for the number three

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2022 Chevrolet Camaro Supercar
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Aussie V8 Supercar racing to go hybrid from 2022

October 31, 2020November 13, 2020 EV Central team 4800 Views Gen3, hybrid, supercars, v8 supercars

You know electrification is getting some cut-through when even Australia’s loud and proud V8 Supercars motorsport category says it will

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Toyota Yaris Cross
News 

Six hybrids in new Toyota Yaris Cross range, pricing revealed

October 28, 2020November 6, 2020 EV Central team 5693 Views hybrid, Toyota, Yaris Cross

Toyota has continued its roll-out electrified models, announcing the Yaris Cross hybrid SUV will be priced from $28,990 plus on-road

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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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