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Toyota

BYD Atto 3, Renault Megane E-Tech and Tesla Model Y
LATEST News 

2024 electric car sales in Australia: A deep dive into the state of the EV market led by Tesla and BYD

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024
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Toby Hagon 32628 Views ev sales, Tesla, Toyota

EV sales tell an interesting story about the car market, which has adjusted its pace of growth in 2024. Sales

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Next-gen plug-in hybrid 2026 Toyota Corolla being developed to feature a bladder-busting 2100km range

July 30, 2024July 29, 2024
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John Mahoney 27092 Views BYD, Corolla, hybrid, PHEV, Toyota

The all-new 2026 Toyota Corolla will be capable of covering up to 2100km on a full charge and a brimmed

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2024 Toyota Prado.
LATEST News 

Powertrain doubts and sales concerns: Toyota Prado Hybrid Aussie chances decline

June 28, 2024June 27, 2024 Bruce Newton 13927 Views hybrid, Prado, Toyota

The prospects of the hybrid version of the new 250 Series Toyota Prado coming to Australia any time soon have

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD
LATEST News 

Brave or bonkers? Toyota won’t be cutting the price of its bZ4X electric car, even as Tesla and BYD’s prices plummet

June 20, 2024June 19, 2024 Bruce Newton 11404 Views BZ4X, ev, Model, SUV, Toyota, Y

Toyota is ignoring the downward plunge in electric vehicle pricing and keeping the bZ4X SUV at its launch price. However,

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2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid.
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New 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid undercuts MG3 to be Australia’s cheapest electrified car: But should it actually be called a hybrid?

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 Bruce Newton 11717 Views hybrid, MG3, suzuki, Swift, Toyota, yaris

The 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid mini-car has claimed the crown as Australia’s cheapest electrified new vehicle, undercutting the equally new

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The new 2025 Subaru Crosstrek will use a new generation internal combustion engine for its hybrid system. The engine was developed in conjunction with Toyota and Mazda
News 

ICE powers on: Toyota and Subaru debut new compact engines that will underpin next generation hybrids

June 12, 2024June 11, 2024 John Mahoney 13011 Views mazda, Subaru, Toyota

Toyota and Subaru have released details of their state-of-the-art combustion engines that have been designed for their next-generation hybrid technology

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Toyota RAV4 PHEV plug-in hybrid is available overseas but in Australia there is only the regular hybrid
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Toyota hybrid onslaught: RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and Kluger to drop petrol engines and join C-HR, Yaris and new Camry with only petrol-electric drivetrains

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 Toby Hagon 14137 Views Corolla, hybrid, Kluger, Prado, RAV4 hybrid, Toyota, yaris

Some of Toyota’s most popular models will soon be available exclusively with hybrid power. The RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris

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2023 Toyota HiLux Revo BEV concept.
EV LATEST News 

Look out Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz! Toyota plotting affordable all-electric baby HiLux  

May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 John Mahoney 14757 Views HiLux, Toyota

Toyota’s USA boss has sparked rumours that the world’s largest car-maker might be secretly readying a production version of its

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2024 BYD Sealion 6.
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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

May 19, 2024May 18, 2024 Bruce Newton 20647 Views 6, BYD, hybrid, Outlander, PHEV, rav4, Toyota

The whirlwind that is BYD’s Australian journey has dropped yet another model on local shores, the Sealion 6 medium SUV.

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The BYD Shark
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BYD Shark attack! China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia!

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 John Mahoney 15186 Views BYD, ford, HiLux, PHEV, ranger, Shark, Toyota

The 2024 BYD Shark has been launched at an event in Mexico City, with full details released on how the

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming in 2024

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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
EV advice EV types 

Hybrid 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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