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2026 Toyota LandCruiser hybrid test vehicle.
LandCruiser LATEST Toyota 

Move over diesel! Electrified Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series breaks cover ahead of 2026 launch. First details confirmed. It isn’t going to be cheap!

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 Bruce Newton 2393 Views landcruiser, LandCruiser Hybrid, Toyota

Toyota has confirmed first details and given us our first look at the new petrol-electric hybrid 300 Series Toyota LandCruiser

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Toyota LandCruiser 300-Series: Toyota has confirmed there will be a performance hybrid version of the legendary off-roader in H1 2026.
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Hybrid Toyota LandCruiser confirmed for 2026!

June 13, 2025July 11, 2025 Toby Hagon 18318 Views hybrid, landcruiser, PHEV, Toyota

The mighty Toyota LandCruiser off-roader will go hybrid from 2026. Toyota has confirmed its popular large four-wheel drive will pick

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MEVCO Rivian R1T.
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Rivian arrives in Australia! New deal will supply all-electric R1T utes to Australian mines

April 26, 2024April 25, 2024 John Mahoney 16958 Views HiLux, landcruiser, MEVCO, R1T, Rivian, Toyota

Australian miners will soon take deliveries of Rivian R1T utes as part of a global partnership between both the US

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Toyota LandCruiser 300-Series
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Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

March 27, 2024March 28, 2024 Bruce Newton 12465 Views landcruiser, NVES, Patrol, Toyota

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. The

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Toyota LandCruiser Se concept shows what an electric LandCruiser could look like
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Confirmed! Electric Toyota LandCruiser family has on-road rather than off-road focus, could be on-sale as soon as 2026

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 Bruce Newton 7319 Views electric, landcruiser, SE, Toyota

A new family of electric Toyota LandCruiser wagons could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2026. Previewed by the

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Toyota LandCruiser Se concept shows what an electric LandCruiser could look like
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Smarter, tougher and more capable: Why the electric Toyota LandCruiser Se will be better than your diesel-powered 300 Series

October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 Toby Hagon 6912 Views HiLux, landcruiser, Toyota

The Toyota LandCruiser Se could change the way Aussies explore their own backyard with extreme off-road capability – all while

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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 9000 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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Toyota's first BZ electric vehicle is expected to be called BZ4X, part of a family of new EVs
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Toyota BZ: BEVs must be fit for Aussie conditions

April 15, 2021April 23, 2021 EV Central team 2833 Views bz, BZ4X, landcruiser, mirai

Days before Toyota unveils its first battery electric vehicle of the modern era – tipped to be called BZ4X –

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An electric-powered Toyota LandCruiser 70-Series EV being used as part of a trial with mining giant BHP
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Toyota LandCruiser 70-Series EV pilot program to expand

April 15, 2021July 1, 2021 Toby Hagon 4528 Views 70-Series EV, landcruiser, Toyota

An electric Toyota LandCruiser 70-Series is one step closer to dealerships. The “small scale trial” involving a single vehicle with

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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
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Hydrogen FCEV ‘suitable technology’ for LandCruiser: Toyota

April 13, 2021April 15, 2021 Toby Hagon 5194 Views fcev, hydrogen, landcruiser, Toyota

Toyota believes hydrogen will play a significant role in Australia’s zero emissions future – all the way up to the

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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025
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Happy electric new year! Every EV coming to Australia in 2025

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024
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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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New EV electric car calendar

December 5, 2023 EV Central team Comments Off on New EV electric car calendar
The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023
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The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023

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Types of EVs

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

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle
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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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EV videos

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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