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Toyota

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Electrified utes get serious in Australia! China’s GWM launches Cannon Alpha with top towing and torque numbers

April 12, 2024April 11, 2024 Bruce Newton 12512 Views Alpha, BYD, Cannon, ford, GWM, HiLux, hybrid, ranger, Toyota

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. The Chinese plugless series/parallel

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BYD Ute in official spy shots.
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Beware Toyota HiLux, look out Ford Ranger! BYD reveals plug-in ute headed for Aussie sale soon

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 John Mahoney 17651 Views BYD, ford, HiLux, ranger, Toyota, ute

Chinese car-making giant BYD has released its first official pictures of the all-new mid-size ute that will challenge the best-selling

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2024 GWM Tank 500 Ultra.
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GWM Tank 500 Ultra review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

March 31, 2024April 11, 2024 Bruce Newton 9144 Views 500, Prado, Tank, Toyota

So you’re trying to figure out what this chrome-laden Chinese 4×4 is doing here right? Well, yep for many EV

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Toyota LandCruiser 300-Series
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Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

March 27, 2024March 28, 2024 Bruce Newton 12553 Views landcruiser, NVES, Patrol, Toyota

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. The

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2025 Isuzu D-Max EV.
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Locked in: Isuzu D-MAX EV ute gets green light for Australia to fight incoming electrified Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux 

March 27, 2024April 3, 2024 John Mahoney 11151 Views ev, ford, HiLux, Isuzu, One-tonne, ranger, Toyota, ute

A near production-ready all-electric Isuzu D-MAX ute has been confirmed for an Australian launch as the Japanese brand attempts to

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Toyota ending the ICE age, commits to hybrid-only Corolla and Yaris hatch and promises more to come

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Bruce Newton 3628 Views Corolla, hybrid, Toyota, yaris

Toyota has continued the electrification of its Australian model line-up, announcing it will now only take orders for petrol-electric versions

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Toyota LandCruiser Se concept shows what an electric LandCruiser could look like
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Confirmed! Electric Toyota LandCruiser family has on-road rather than off-road focus, could be on-sale as soon as 2026

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 Bruce Newton 7536 Views electric, landcruiser, SE, Toyota

A new family of electric Toyota LandCruiser wagons could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2026. Previewed by the

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2024 Toyota Prado.
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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 Bruce Newton 11565 Views i-FORCE MAX, Lexus GX, Prado, Tacoma, Toyota

Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as

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2024 Toyota bZ4X.
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2024 Toyota bZ4X pricing announced – be very afraid Tesla Model Y

February 27, 2024March 5, 2024 Bruce Newton 3936 Views 5, BZ4X, Hyundai, kia ev6, model y, Tesla, Toyota

Market leader Toyota has launched its first electric vehicle in Australia, the bZ4X SUV, and priced it just $600 higher

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2024 Subaru Solterra updated version
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How’s that for a haircut! Subaru slashes $8000 off Solterra electric car, but it’s still more expensive than Tesla Model Y

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 John Mahoney 3189 Views BZ4X, id.4, solterra, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen

The price of the 2024 Subaru Solterra electric SUV has been slashed just days before first examples reach Aussie owners.

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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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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

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