EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Ford Ranger is set to go electric, starting with a plug-in hybrid EV version in early 2025. Ford is in the final stages of developing the PHEV system, which will pair a 2.3-litre Ford is in the final stages of developing the PHEV system, which will pair a 2.3-litre

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EV Central

JULY 23, 2023

The plug-in hybrid version of its new Tonale small SUV has gone on sale in Australia, priced from a chunky $77,500 before on-roads for the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV. The recently-launched Mazda CX-60 PHEV medium SUV is pushing for premium buyers, and undercuts the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV with its $72,300 starting price.

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EV Central

MAY 7, 2024

The emergence of the Atto 3 and Model 3 contrasts with previous data released by AutoGrab that used EVs were taking longer to sell in Australia than petrol and diesel cars. As leases finish, owners are likely to upgrade their car to a new lease and this will support the used EV market.” READ MORE: It’s a buyers’ market!

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A plug-in hybrid version of the new Lexus RX will soon join the fifth-generation large luxury SUV range being launched now in Australia. Lexus Australia couldn’t include the RX 450h+ PHEV as part of its launch range because supply preference was given to markets with mandated emissions limits. It employs a 2.5-litre

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EV Central

JUNE 10, 2024

Audi has confirmed that it wants to rapidly increase the number of plug-in hybrid vehicles it offers in the Australian market beginning with the Audi Q3 45 TFSI e ahead of the inbound New Vehicle Efficiency Standards (NEVS) regulations that are due in 2025. A more affordable Q5 PHEV is also on the wish list. “[The]

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EV Central

MAY 14, 2024

The big news is that BYD isn’t bothering with a diesel version, preferring to introduce aa plug-in hybrid powertrains that blend a 1.5-litre Both are compatible with its Xiaoyun plug-in hybrid system, which packages a 29.5kWh battery and an electric motor that could provide for an all-electric driving range of up to 100km.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 29, 2023

While BYD has given the thumbs up for the outrageous Yangwang U8 SUV to come to Australia by the end of 2025, it’s thumbs down for the U9 hypercar. Mind you the plug-in hybrid U8 SUV is priced roughly equivalently, but Australian BYD importer Luke Todd is convinced the Range Rover fighter has a worthwhile local market. The post Denied!

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Mitsubishi says work has begun on a new large SUV that would likely ditch diesel and lean on the company’s plug-in hybrid know-how, which could also mean the triumphant return of one of the brand’s most iconic nameplates. So there may be an evolution of mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid and even BEV in that mix.”

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2024

BYD’s Australian importer EVDirect has also requested engineering upgrades to the dual-cab ute that will use plug-in hybrid drivetrains – and, eventually, a full battery electric system – to take on the established players in a segment that accounts for one in five new vehicle sales locally. READ MORE: BYD Shark attack!

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. We are looking for volume absolutely.” 2024 BYD Shark.

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EV Central

APRIL 13, 2023

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Exceed with electric scooter on the Gold Coast, Queensland They don’t take up much room, are easy to maintain and can be bought for not a lot of money. Basically, if your electric car or plug-in (PHEV) vehicle has V2L tech, it has built-in bi-directional charging and an AC power outlet.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Revealed by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle execs at last week’s Amarok dual-cab 4×4 ute global preview drive in South Africa, the PHEV is set to use a Ford powertrain in line with the collaboration under which the new VW ute was developed alongside the Ford Ranger. Its first BEV in Australia will be the ID.4

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EV Central

APRIL 16, 2024

per cent) A healthy and growing pool of affordable used EVs is critical to their wider adoption in Australia. New electric vehicle sales in Australia March 2024 comprised 9.5 The rise in demand for EVs and – to a lesser extent – plug-in hybrids still hasn’t caught up with stock, AADA CEO James Voortman said. “The

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EV Central

JUNE 22, 2022

Peugeot has confirmed its new Tesla Model 3-sized 408 coupe-crossover is headed to Australia and electrification appears certain to be a part of the local model lineup. How many of these drivetrains come to Australia when the 408 launches here in 2023 is yet to be confirmed. “It Both plug-in hybrids employ a 1.6-litre

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

On the eve of its Australian relaunch, the Chinese auto maker Chery Automobile has revealed a massive rollout of 23 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Slated to launch within the next few years, they will be based on a new family of three architectures the brand is developing. 2023 Chery Omoda 5.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The new Mazda CX-60 plug-in hybrid EV will sell from $72,300 before on-road costs when it arrives in Australian dealerships from June 2023 – and it has its eyes on the world’s biggest luxury brands. Mazda CX-60 PHEV. PHEV the CX-60 hero. The CX-60 will also be available with new 3.3-litre

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EV Central

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. An all-new PHEV system is being developed for the new Triton, which debuts in Australia with an orthodox turbo-diesel engine next February. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton.

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EV Central

APRIL 15, 2024

BYD’s incoming ute has been capture without camouflage, giving us our first proper look at what the plug-in hybrid dual-cab will be bringing to the fight against the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux. The post Meet BYD’s first ute: Chinese brand’s plug-in hybrid dual-cab caught without camouflage appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Mazda CX-60 PHEV will be the most powerful road Mazda ever when it arrives in Australia in the first half of 2023, with the flagship SUV to debut new electrified powertrains right across the range. What’s the Mazda CX-60 like to drive? Find out here.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

It’s a scoop pic of the new GWM Ora Good Cat battery electric car testing undisguised in Melbourne. It’s one of two examples of the Chinese compact five-door hatch that are currently in Australia being evaluated ahead of the brand’s launch under the GWM Ora banner around April 2023. 2023 GWM Tank 500 PHEV. 2023 GWM Ora Good Cat.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Australian EV sales are soaring, with September marking the first month on record that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) outsold hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles combined. And, as is often the case in Australia, the term electric vehicle is code for Tesla here, with Elon Musk’s company responsible for the lion’s share of sales.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Vehicle-to-grid EV charging technology has arrived in Australia – or, at least, one small part of it. A Nissan Leaf owned by Barossa winemaker Joseph Evans has become the first car to be connected to the electricity grid in South Australia. He says the V2G technology has turned his power bill into a small profit maker.

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EV Central

AUGUST 30, 2023

Off-road brand Jeep has announced its Compass compact SUV is going hybrid only in Australia. The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Jeep Compass 4xe and Compass e-Hybrid will take over the local range in the first half of 2024, replacing the existing petrol and diesel powertrains. 2024 Jeep Compass e-Hybrid interior.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2024

Australia’s automotive sector saw a stellar 2023, with new vehicle deliveries rising 12.5% Tesla saw its Australia sales reach 46,116 units in 2023, effectively beating BYD, which sold 12,438 units during the year. For context, Australia’s best-selling vehicle in 2023 was the Ford Ranger, with sales of 63,356 units.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Even though the new Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance is a plug-in hybrid with a turbo 2.0-litre Officially unveiled in Germany overnight and due to arrive in Australia in the middle of 2023, it will be much more powerful and accelerate harder, while burning less fuel. litre four, it’s a guaranteed V8-crusher.

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Teslarati

MAY 8, 2024

However, the BYD shark will be a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with the Asian automaker’s DMO (Dual-Mode Super Hybrid All-Terrain Off-Road Platform) technology). BYD’s PHEV is expected to launch first in right-hand-drive markets, like Australia and South Africa.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. Where is Australia for renewable energy power stations?” 2024 Mitsubishi Triton. I have a car that’s ready to go.”

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. The Alpha isn’t the first electrified ute to arrive in Australia but its certainly shapes as the most useful and meaningful to reach the hugely popular segment so far. The post Electrified utes get serious in Australia!

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EV Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

BYD has announced that it has become the first car-maker to build more than six-million New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) beating US car-maker Tesla who isn’t set to hit the production milestone until early 2024. NEVs is the Chinese category of cars that consist of plug-in hybrid (PHEVs), range-extender hybrids and pure-electric cars (EVs).

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EV Central

AUGUST 14, 2023

The 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado will finally welcome a hybrid powertrain (though not in Australia, where for now we will persevere with a 48-volt mild hybrid version of the carryover diesel engine), but that seems to be just the beginning of the brand’s green vision. The post 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado finally going green?

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EV Central

JUNE 17, 2024

BYD’s Australian importer has declared itself ready and able to withstand the pressure of more than a dozen new Chinese brands arriving in Australia keen to emulate its sales and steal its market share. Since then the Chinese brand has added the Dolphin mini-car , Seal sedan and Sealion plug-in hybrid medium SUV.

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EV Central

JULY 17, 2022

Peugeot has continued its steady electrified build-up in Australia confirming the arrival of a plug-in hybrid version of the new 308 small car in 2023. Likely to land in the first half of the year, the PHEV five-door hatchback will follow orthodox 308 petrol-turbo ICE hatch and wagon models that start arriving here in late 2022.

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EV Central

APRIL 21, 2024

BYD has outlined a stunningly ambitious new model roll-out and sales growth plan in Australia. Essentially, the Chinese electrified vehicle specialist wants double sales each year to reach 100,000 sales per annum in 2026 in Australia on the back of up to five new model launches each year. READ MORE: Wanted for Australia!

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2014

Those of you holding out for Mitsubishi''s Outlander Plug-In Hybrid will have to hold out even longer--as the car''s U.S. The Outlander PHEV is already on sale in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and has been on the market in Japan for over a year, but a series of small problems has seen its U.S. debut pushed.'

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EV Central

JUNE 29, 2023

The new SF90 XX Stradale coupe and Spider convertible cost roughly 80 percent more than the standard versions. Though pricing for Australia hasn’t been announced, these new SF90s will likely sit in the $1.5 But Ferrari has also improved its plug-in hybrid propulsion system, which combines a twin-turbo 4.0-litre

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EV Central

OCTOBER 30, 2023

BYD says it respects, but doesn’t fear, dual-cab stalwarts like the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger as the Chinese brand readies its “best-in-class” ute for launch in Australia. And it’s not a hybrid as you know them,” he says. The U8 pairs a 2.0-litre “(HiLux and Ranger) have been around for a long time.

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EV Central

JUNE 5, 2024

It’s the busiest (period) in the history of Audi in the next 24 months of brand new cars,” says Mannering, adding “it’s not just facelifts, it’s nearly all new cars”. “(It) sits in a segment that I reckon there’s a bit of a gap for us,” said Mannering. The new A6 sedan and wagon is also expected to make the EV switch. “In

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