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PHEV

Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive
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Global EV and PHEV sales rocketed in January, but here’s why analysts are gloomy

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February 23, 2024February 21, 2024
John Mahoney 3548 Views ev, PHEV, sales

Sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids globally leapt by 69 per cent to an incredible 1.1 million deliveries in

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2022 Mitsubishi eK X EV kei car for the Japan market
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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

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December 10, 2023December 9, 2023
Bruce Newton 7857 Views ek, kei, Mitsubishi, Outlander, PHEV

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy

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The Audi e-Tron electric SUV towing a 1814kg trailer in the United States
News 

Complete guide to towing with a hybrid, PHEV or EV

December 1, 2023December 11, 2023 Toby Hagon 69184 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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2024 Mitsubishi Triton.
LATEST News 

Confirmed! Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 Bruce Newton 9085 Views Mitsubishi, PHEV, Triton

The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger

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2024 Mazda CX-60 Azami.
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2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda’s electric upmarket gamble

August 6, 2023August 8, 2023 Bruce Newton 12081 Views CX-60, mazda, PHEV, premium SUV, SUV

2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda has been telling us for years it wants to be a premium brand. The

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2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Q4
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2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV pricing and specifications: Stylish plug-in hybrid comes at a price in Australia

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Iain Curry 6199 Views Alfa Romeo Tonale, PHEV, Plug in hybrid, tonale phev

The plug-in hybrid version of its new Tonale small SUV has gone on sale in Australia, priced from a chunky

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2023 Lexus RX SUV.
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Lexus confirms plug-in RX 450h+ for Australia

February 7, 2023February 28, 2023 EV Central team 6722 Views Lexus, PHEV

A plug-in hybrid version of the new Lexus RX will soon join the fifth-generation large luxury SUV range being launched

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The all-new Mazda CX-90 PHEV
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Mazda unplugs CX-90 PHEV for Australia, for now

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 EV Central team 4769 Views australia, CX-60, CX-90, mazda, PHEV, plug-in hybrid

Mazda’s new three-row SUV, the premium-buyer-focused CX-90, will land in Australia without a plug-in hybrid option, with the brand instead

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2023 Audi Q5 Sportback TFSI e
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Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 EV Central team 7164 Views Audi, PHEV, Q5

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the

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Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid, which comes with a 2.9-litre V6 twin-turbo and a 100kW electric motor that can provide upwards of 40km of electric driving
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Bentley starts Aussie electric move with PHEV Flying Spur launch

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 EV Central team 4441 Views Bentley, Flying Spur, PHEV

Luxury brand Bentley’s transition to an all-electric line-up begins in Australia in November when its first plug-in hybrid EV arrives.

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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
EV advice EV types 

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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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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