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Toyota

2026 Toyota Grand Highlander.
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2026 Toyota Kluger coming with EV power! Kia EV9 and Hyundai Ioniq 9 are going to have some serious competition

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 John Mahoney 16391 Views Highlander EV, Kluger, Kluger EV, Toyota

Toyota is readying an all-new battery-powered seven-seater EV that will share looks and its nameplate with the all-new fifth-generation 2026

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2025 Haval H7 Vanta.
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New Chinese rival for Toyota RAV4 revealed: Haval H7 hybrid joins GWM’s triple-pronged strategy to topple top-selling Toyota in Australia

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 Bruce Newton 21767 Views GWM, H6 GT PHEV, H7, haval, rav4, Toyota

Chinese giant GWM has revealed the latest weapon in its multi-pronged strategy to topple the Toyota RAV4 hybrid from its

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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 18713 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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Toyota Prius
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Toyota Prius could return to Australia! But it would be as a plug-in to rival Tesla and BYD

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 Toby Hagon 8984 Views prius, Toyota

The Toyota Prius could make a return to Australia as a plug-in hybrid to tackle the increasing electrified interest in

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2026 Toyota RAV4
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New Toyota RAV4 PHEV confirmed for 2026 with 100km EV range!

May 21, 2025June 27, 2025 Toby Hagon 9675 Views PHEV, rav4, Toyota

Toyota has added a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) drivetrain to its all-new 2026 RAV4, unveiled today ahead of its arrival

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Toyota bZ4X Touring.
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Toyota’s second Aussie EV revealed … and it’s a bigger bZ4X!

May 16, 2025June 20, 2025 Toby Hagon 10040 Views BZ4X Touring, Toyota

Toyota is expanding its bZ4X electric SUV line-up with the bZ4X Touring, a bigger, more practical flagship that also happens

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Toyota bZ7
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Large electric Toyota bZ7 sedan confirmed for China, but we’re still waiting

April 30, 2025May 27, 2025 John Mahoney 10595 Views bZ7, Toyota

While Toyota drags its its heels when it comes to EVs in Australia, in China it’s about to welcome a

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Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton.
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Wrong! Coalition’s decision to axe NVES penalties is based on outdated research

April 22, 2025April 21, 2025 Toby Hagon 6050 Views fcai, NVES, Toyota

The justification used by the federal opposition to axe penalties for excessive new vehicle CO2 emissions if elected to government

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2025 Toyota C-HR+.
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Toyota reveals super-sized compact electric SUV: 2025 Toyota C-HR+ EV is bigger than BYD Atto 3, Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia EV3 and has 600km range!

March 17, 2025March 16, 2025 John Mahoney 10701 Views C-HR+, Toyota

The 2025 Toyota C-HR+ compact electric SUV has been unveiled in Europe and there’s every chance it will come to

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Toyota EPU concept is an electric four-door ute
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Toyota locks-in futuristic electric HiLux and LandCruiser EV for 2026 debut in Europe, but will battery-powered ute and rugged SUV make in Down Under?

March 15, 2025March 14, 2025 John Mahoney 12091 Views EPU, LandCruiser Se, Toyota

Toyota has teased what’s hotly tipped to be an all-new battery-electric dual-cab Toyota ute and what looks like an all-electric

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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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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

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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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