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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 10680 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 Smart #5 EV mid-size SUV
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Smart pulls plug on EV-only future with incoming #5 SUV to get PHEV powertrain to take on Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, BYD Sealion 6 and Mitsubishi Outlander

January 24, 2025January 23, 2025 John Mahoney 15249 Views #5, PHEV, smart, smart #5

Smart has responded to the global slowdown of EV sales by announcing that it will roll out a petrol-electric plug-in

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2024 BYD Sealion 6.
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PHEV fortunes! BYD cuts pricing of Sealion 6 AGAIN, while Mitsubishi is forced to pull the plug on Eclipse Cross PHEV

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 23625 Views BYD, BYD Sealion 6 Essential, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV, PHEV, plug-in hybrid

While BYD is doubling down on plug-in hybrids in Australia, its primary PHEV rival Mitsubishi is pulling the plug. BYD

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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 11100 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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2012 Holden Volt plug-in hybrid
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Why a 12 year-old Holden Volt PHEV is the perfect first car. And it’s not because I’m still drunk | Opinion

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 Iain Curry 2987 Views holden volt, PHEV, Plug in hybrid, used PHEV

With my head fuzzy from a pre-Christmas cocktail, a mate’s question about the old, over-priced and poor selling 2012-15 Holden

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BYD Shark 6 Premium in the outback
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BYD Shark 6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N the big winners as Aussie new car awards season turns electric!

December 16, 2024December 17, 2024 Bruce Newton 11892 Views BYD, ev, Hyundai, PHEV, Shark 6

Electrified vehicles have swept two major Australian automotive media best car awards announced in recent days. The BYD Shark 6

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2025 Ford Puma Gen-E.
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Axed! Ford abandons plan to sell Puma Gen-E compact electric SUV in Australia, opts for PHEV van instead

December 4, 2024January 10, 2025 Bruce Newton 11298 Views ford, Gen-E, PHEV, Puma, Transit Custom

Ford has axed plans to bring the battery electric Puma Gen-E compact SUV to Australia. Instead, it has announced an

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Ford Ranger PHEV Sport.
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Cop that BYD Shark 6! Ford fires up Ranger PHEV towing and off-road credentials as plug-in war of words breaks out

November 28, 2024January 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 13358 Views BYD Shark 6, ford ranger, PHEV

Ford has attempted to spear BYD Shark 6 mania with a reminder its forthcoming Ranger plug-in-hybrid dual cab ute offers

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2025 Kia Tasman Ute.
LATEST News TOP STORIES 

Dual-cab game-changer? New Kia Tasman ute eyes potent turbo-hybrid to battle Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – but promised EV a no-show for now

November 6, 2024November 30, 2024 Bruce Newton 11026 Views bev, diesel, hybrid, Kia, PHEV, Tasman

A new-generation petrol-electric hybrid powertrain will be the first step beyond traditional diesel taken by the highly-anticipated new Kia Tasman

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2025 Mazda CX-80.
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Cheapest electrified seven-seat 2025 Mazda CX-80 aimed at families, but it’s also the one model without the PHEV

October 25, 2024October 24, 2024 John Mahoney 11881 Views CX-60, CX-70, CX-80, CX-90, mazda, PHEV

The electrified 2025 Mazda CX-80 has been priced from a family-friendly $54,950 (before on-road costs) – $5600 less than the

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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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