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2025 BYD Shark 6 review: Can the first PHEV ute take the workhorse fight to the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux?

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The BYD Shark 6 does ute very differently. Instead of a grumbly diesel engine and some initial laziness as a turbo spins up the Shark 6 eases away near silently – and with the sort of low speed pull that electric motors do so well. BYD Shark 6 has a turbo petrol engine and two electric motors. There’s also a 1.5-litre

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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!

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The 2024 BYD Shark has been launched at an event in Mexico City, with full details released on how the Chinese car giant plans to beat the likes of the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-MAX. 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

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AMPLY Power and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions collaborate on bus fleet electrification and solar-powered overhead charging

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Solar PPAs and managed charging can help fleet operators double-down on the cost savings that electric vehicles already deliver compared to diesel. Unlike diesel prices, electricity rate can fluctuate wildly throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 400%, making it impossible to ‘time the market’ and potentially wiping out EV savings.

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The best electric ute yet? New 325kW 2025 Maxus eTerron 9 is a big electric ute with little compromise for buyers switching from a Toyota HiLux or Ford Ranger

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Until now, most battery-electric utes were a poor substitute for a diesel-powered Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux, but that could change early next year following the arrival of the 2025 Maxus eTerron 9, the most convincing EV ute yet. As well as the electric version in China the Maxus eTerron 9 is also available with a 165kW 2.5-litre

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Tata Curvv and Curvv EV to launch on …

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Tata Curvv SUV Coupe will be offered with diesel, petrol and ICE powertrain. Tata will launch the Curvv with petrol, diesel and electric powertrain. litre diesel engine that is already doing duty on Tata Altroz and Nexon. Tata Curvv concept vehicle on display at the Tata Motors pavilion at Auto Expo 2023.

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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV review: plus-sized plug-in dual cab on Aussie soil

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Well you’re in luck, my friend, for not only are we getting the Ford Ranger and BYD Shark utes in PHEV form in a couple of months, GWM has locked in a plug-in version of its Cannon Alpha pickup for Australia, complete with 110km of EV range. Have you been waiting with bated breath for plug-in hybrid dual cabs?

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ABB, MAN announce megawatt charging, joint R&D plan

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ABB E-mobility has sold more than one million EV chargers across more than 85 markets, including over 50,000 DC fast chargers. Their extensive product portfolio encompasses vans, trucks, buses, along with diesel and gas engines, complemented by logistics services for both passenger and freight transport.