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Toyota

Toyota GR Super Sport prototype taking to the Le Mans track ahead of the 2020 24 Hour race
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735kW Toyota GR Super Sport hybrid hypercar tested

September 22, 2020October 2, 2020 Toby Hagon 4594 Views gr, gr super sport, le mans, Toyota, ts050

Toyota’s first hybrid hypercar is nearing production following a publicity run around the famous Le Mans circuit in France. The

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2029 Toyota Lunar Cruiser
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Toyota electric SUV is out of this world

September 7, 2020September 10, 2020 EV Central team 4055 Views fuel cell electric vehicle, Lunar Cruiser, Toyota

There’s been plenty of speculation about Toyota launching an electrified version of the go anywhere Land Cruiser SUV, but this

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2020 Toyota Yaris ZR Hybrid
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2020 Toyota Yaris Hybrid review

September 3, 2020October 6, 2020 Toby Hagon 16867 Views prius, Toyota, toyota hybrid, yaris, yaris hybrid

The Yaris has long been the smallest, most affordable car in the Toyota lineup. That is still the case, but

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2023 Skydrive flying car
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Flying EVs one step closer to production

September 3, 2020September 8, 2020 EV Central team 3249 Views eVTOL, Skydrive, Toyota

A battery electric flying car backed by automotive giant Toyota has passed a critical test. It’s proved it can actually

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VW ID.4 EV
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VW ID.4 to target Toyota RAV4, not Tesla

September 2, 2020September 8, 2020 EV Central team 3246 Views id.4, Toyota, VW

Volkswagen’s all-electric SUV, the ID.4, will offer “a lot of what Tesla offers at a much lower price point”, but

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Lexus UX300e electric SUV
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Lexus Australia trademarks UX300e, raising hopes for electric SUV

August 31, 2020October 6, 2020 Toby Hagon 2871 Views electric vehicle, Lexus, lexus ev, lexus ux300e, Toyota

The Lexus UX300e pure electric compact SUV is one step closer to Australia. Lexus has applied to trademark the UX300e

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Updated 2020 Toyota HiLux
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Hybrid Toyota HiLux could be here in 2021

August 27, 2020September 8, 2020 EV Central team 14614 Views ev, HiLux, hybrid, Toyota

An electrified version of the top-selling Toyota HiLux could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2021. A mild hybrid

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Toyota RAV4.
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Toyota says Australians don’t want full-electric vehicles as RAV4 hybrid sales soar

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 EV Central team 6588 Views australia, battery electric, hybrid, hybrid sales, Toyota, toyota hybrid

Toyota says battery electric or plug-in hybrids “may not be the most desirable or practical solution” for Australia, saying “the

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2023 Subaru EV concept
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Subaru Evoltis on-sale “in a couple of years”

August 14, 2020October 6, 2020 EV Central team 7885 Views e-TNGA, Evoltis, Subaru, Toyota

Subaru’s first battery electric vehicle – said to be named Evoltis – is due within “a couple of years”. That’s

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Toyota LQ BEV concept
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COVID foils Toyota solid-state battery debut

July 29, 2020August 3, 2020 EV Central team 4407 Views solid-state, Toyota

Toyota’s plan to roll out an electric vehicle prototype powered by a solid-state battery has been foiled by the coronavirus.

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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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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

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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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