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2024 Lexus UX 300e.
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Axed! 2025 Lexus UX 300e bows out in Australia leaving upgraded RZ as luxury brand’s only EV

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 John Mahoney 5492 Views 0 Comments Lexus, RZ 450e, RZ 500e, RZ 550e, UX 300e

Lexus Australia has confirmed it has axed the 2025 Lexus UX 300e from its line-up. The decision comes less than two

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2026 Lexus ES.
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Lexus ES goes EV! New luxury saloon has been super-sized and electrified to take on BMW i5 and Audi A6 e-tron

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 John Mahoney 6038 Views ES, ev, Lexus

The eighth-generation 2026 Lexus ES has made its global debut at the Shanghai auto show and gone all-electric for the

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2025 Lexus RX450h+.
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Better late than never: 2025 Lexus RX450h+ plug-in hybrid SUV arrives in April to challenge BMW X5 and Volvo XC90

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 John Mahoney 10894 Views Lexus, PHEV

Three years after its original reveal the 2025 Lexus RX450h+ Plug-in Hybrid finally lands in Australian dealers from this April

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2025 Lexus NX 450h+.
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PHEV boost! Popular Lexus NX450h+ plug-in mid-size SUV returns to sale in Australia as Tesla Model Y and Mercedes GLC rival’s production bottleneck finally eases

January 2, 2025January 1, 2025 John Mahoney 11245 Views Lexus, NX450h+, PHEV

With plug-in hybrid sales on the rise in Australia, Lexus has welcomed the NX450h+ PHEV back on sale Down Under

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2024 Polestar 3.
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“You can’t go burning stuff”: Polestar boss says Audi, BMW and Benz only “dabble” in EVs

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 Bruce Newton 7432 Views bmw, ICE, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, model 3, polestar

The new boss of Polestar Australia has taken a swipe at the EV specialist’s luxury rivals because they continue to

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2024 Lexus LBX.
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2024 Lexus LBX Sports Luxury Review: The expensive youth market hybrid that’s missed its calling

July 6, 2024July 6, 2024 Bruce Newton 4888 Views hybrid, LBX, Lexus

If your mind equates luxury cars with size and exclusivity then the Lexus LBX hybrid is gonna do your head

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2022 Lexus NX 450h+ F Sport.
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Waiting for a Lexus RX 450h+? NX PHEV back-orders are still stopping the launch of the RX PHEV in Australia

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 Bruce Newton 13295 Views Lexus, NX, PHEV, RX

The Japanese luxury brand Lexus reckons it is finally getting on-top of its stuttering petrol-electric plug-in hybrid roll-out in Australia.

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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 4010 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 Volvo EM90.
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Volvo enters space race: Volvo EM90 is an all-electric minivan that provides limo levels of luxury for six

November 14, 2023November 13, 2023 John Mahoney 4555 Views EM90, Lexus, LM, Mercedes-Benz, V-Class, volvo

Volvo has pulled the drapes off the Volvo EM90, its first minivan in more than 70 years of car-making. Not

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Lexus RZ450e
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Lexus RZ450e review

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Toby Hagon 6227 Views Lexus

The Lexus RZ450e is the second electric car from the Japanese luxury brand. However, whereas the UX300e was adapted from

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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

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

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