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Toyota

Toyota Pickup EV is concept that shows Toyota's idea of a battery electric ute
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Toyota accelerates EV commitment, confirms electric ute

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April 13, 2023April 13, 2023
EV Central team 6228 Views Toyota

An electric ute that starts production by the end of 2023 is part of a dramatic acceleration of Toyota ‘s

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Mazda MX-30 M-Hybrid
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Japan finds our interest in EVs bemusing: How sticking with ICE is slowing the electric transition

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March 20, 2023March 20, 2023
Stephen Corby 4611 Views Hyundai, Japan, Lexus, mazda, Tesla, Toyota

I love Japan, and the Japanese people, indeed, I bet they taste like particularly good sashimi, but on my most

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2024 Toyota C-HR prologue concept.
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Toyota C-HR to go hybrid only in Australia

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 EV Central team 4981 Views C-HR, hybrid, Toyota

Toyota Australia will sell only petrol-electric hybrid versions of the next-gen C-HR compact crossover in Australia when it goes on-sale

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2023 Toyota bZ4X
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Toyota bZ4X quick review: Driving global giant’s first Aussie BEV

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Bruce Newton 6510 Views BZ4X, Toyota

Within days of Toyota Australia providing us with this brief drive of the bZ4X, the new boss of its global

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Toyota bZ4X
LATEST News 

Toyota Australia’s bZ4X price warning: ‘it’s not going to be cheap’

February 1, 2023February 28, 2023 Toby Hagon 7203 Views Toyota

Toyota is planning an EV fight back that starts with the bZ4X late in 2023. But rather than the version

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2023 Toyota bZ4X
LATEST News 

Nothing is off the table: Toyota’s Aussie bZ battery electric blitz

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 EV Central team 5162 Views bz, BZ4X, Toyota

Stand by for a significant commitment to battery electric vehicles by Toyota Australia. The dominant player in the Australian new

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2023 Toyota bZ3.
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Toyota reveals Tesla-fighting bZ3 electric sedan as it rethinks EV rollout

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 EV Central team 5179 Views bZ3, Toyota

The second model from Toyota’s new bZ (Beyond Zero) EV brand has been officially revealed at the same time news

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Toyota HiLux local modification.
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Aussie electric truck maker SEA joins the race to build a Toyota Hilux EV

September 27, 2022October 10, 2022 EV Central team 5979 Views HiLux, SEA Electric, Toyota

The Australian electric truck maker SEA has revealed plans to launch a Toyota Hilux EV as soon as the second

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Toyota Compact Cruiser EV
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Toyota shows off Compact Cruiser EV

June 17, 2022August 17, 2022 EV Central team 4993 Views Toyota

Toyota has given us a closer look at its electric Compact Cruiser SUV. First shown as part of massive Toyota

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Toyota Hybrid range: RAV4, Corolla, Camry, Yaris, Kluger, Yaris Cross, C-HR and Prius
LATEST Opinion 

EV versus hybrid: Toyota’s CO2 hype analysed

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 John Carey 8387 Views Toyota

Did Toyota’s recent claim that hybrids are a better way to quickly reduce CO2 emissions than EVs get your attention?

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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
EV advice EV types 

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

July 27, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
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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