EV Central

MAY 7, 2024

The 2024 BYD Shark has been revealed without camouflage, with the plug-in petrol dual cab’s launch timing now officially revealed. But in the lead-up to that event, BYD has given us our first proper look at its PHEV ute, with the Shark pictured off-road as part of the promotion for its launch. litre turbo or 2.0-litre

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EV Central

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The exemption will continue on for EVs indefinitely, but the April1 2025 cut-off for PHEVs seems destined to stay in place. READ MORE: BYD Sealion 6 under threat! Chinese rival Jaecoo J7 PHEV confirmed for March 2025 launch in Australia READ MORE: Axed! 2024 BYD Sealion 6. 2024 BYD Sealion 6.

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

Pricing for the highly-anticipated BYD Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid medium SUV will start at $48,990 plus on-road costs for the entry-level front-wheel drive Dynamic. READ MORE: BYD Shark attack! 2024 BYD Sealion 6. 2024 BYD Sealion 6. What is the 2024 BYD Sealion 6? Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The BYD Shark 6 is the biggest news in the ute market for years. But the BYD Shark 6 is set to shake things up. Instead of diesel it utilises a petrol-fed plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) drivetrain. And will the Shark 6’s PHEV drivetrain be enough to woo buyers away from diesel? The BYD Shark 6 Premium is sharply priced.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Instead, it has announced an increased swing toward plug-in hybrids , confirming this morning in a media statement that the Transit Custom PHEV will be coming to Australia in 2025. It will join the much-anticipated PHEV version of the Ranger ute in Ford Australia’s 2025 line-up. READ MORE: Cop that BYD Shark 6! The post Axed!

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2024

The BYD Shark is odds-on to hit Aussie dealerships late in 2024 and looks set to come with a razor sharp price tag aimed at shaking up the booming ute segment. READ MORE: BYD Shark attack! The CEO of local importer EVDirect, David Smitherman, said it was key BYD presents vehicles that meet Australian customer requirements.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

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. 2024 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV. 2024 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Orders for the BYD Shark 6 will open in Australia on October 29 – and the plug-in hybrid electric ute looks set to undercut its dual-cab rivals. BYD isn’t saying what the Shark 6 will cost yet, instead repeating it will be “competitive” in a market dominated by the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux. READ MORE: BYD Shark attack!

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EV Central

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The days of diesel being a force in Australia’s always-booming dual-cab ute market appear to be coming to an end, with two household-name utes to switch to plug-in hybrid petrol power in their next generations, joining the top-selling Ford Ranger in the switch to electrified power. That will be the two-step approach.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 16, 2024

BYD might still be chasing down Tesla in Australia in terms of sales, but it seems the Chinese brand is already equal with (if not ahead of) its American rival when it comes to making big, bold Musk-like promises that don’t always come true. 2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium. 2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium. Utterly and entirely accurate.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The BYD Tang seven-seat SUV and Seal 06 GT electric hot hatch are surprise candidates to join the Sealion 7 SUV as BYD’s Australian distributor plans at last five new model launches in 2025. The latest update to one of BYD’s most long-standing names, the Tang SUV, is a strong candidate to be the seven-seat SUV coming to Australia.

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EV Central

JULY 28, 2022

Chery will be the next Chinese brand to attempt to disrupt the Australian auto market, with the car maker following established brands like MG and Great Wall – as well as newcomers like BYD – to our market with the Chery Omoda 5 PHEV.

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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. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The upcoming BYD electric ute is about to touch down in Australia. The yet to be revealed new EV pickup truck will embark on a local engineering development drive within weeks – and around the same time the new BYD Seal arrives to tackle the Tesla Model 3 – ahead of its planned 2024 arrival.

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EV Central

JULY 31, 2024

Half of all mid-sized sedans/wagons/hatches are now EV BYD Seal Performance EVs are now the dominant force in the mid-sized passenger car market, which includes some big names such as the Mazda6, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and BMW 3-Series. That means diesel and petrol still dominates, accounting for 98.6 That means 49.5

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EV Central

DECEMBER 4, 2024

READ MORE: 2024 EV sales: Tesla and BYD still on top READ MORE: Green light for electric vehicles! While EVs are outselling PHEVs by four to one, sales of PHEVs have doubled in 2024. The BYD Shark 6 can already be ordered and has thousands queuing to own one. And sales of petrol cars generally dropped 14.4

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CN EV Post

MARCH 11, 2024

BYD's next-generation DM hybrid system is expected to give the vehicle a combined range of nearly 2,000 kilometers, while the new e-Platform 4.0 will have a higher level of integration and is expected to further reduce costs, according to local media.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The government estimates the low interest loan could save EV buyers more than $8000 off a $40000 loan with a seven-year term – on top of savings from ending petrol bills. The scheme was announced by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen at a BYD dealership in Sydney this morning. per cent in 2024.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The 2025 BYD Shark 6 is now just weeks away from launching in Australia, when it will become the first plug-in hybrid ute available in our market when it’s goes on sale next month on October 29. That’s a big deal in the diesel-dominated world of utes, which means the plug-in petrol load lugger has its work cut out for it.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

BYD has confirmed its next entrant into the Australian market will be a plug-in hybrid wagon arriving in early 2024 that will enter the huge and lucrative SUV segment to take on the likes of the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. BYD Seal pricing undercuts Tesla Model 3 by more than $10k! 2024 BYD Song Plus DM-i.

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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. The passion of the BYD owners is immense,” he added. They claim 1.1L/100km

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

All-new Mitsubishi Triton and Nissan Navara to score plug-in hybrid petrol powertrains as Toyota RAV4 Hybrid outsells HiLux and Ford Ranger The one-off electric Hilux prototype gives an insight into how fast the EV ecosystem is evolving for the nation’s biggest car brand – and how increasingly important electric propulsion is becoming for Toyota.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Ford is in the final stages of developing the PHEV system, which will pair a 2.3-litre litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor and a battery pack. Either way, Ford sees the Ranger PHEV as a vehicle that could boost the company’s overall ute sales and appeal to increasingly environmentally focused fleet buyers. “We

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CN EV Post

MARCH 11, 2024

@Dan Christian In reply to Dan Christian. Yeah not happening with the American strong protectism policy. You charge too much import tariff on Chinese cars.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A new-generation petrol-electric hybrid powertrain will be the first step beyond traditional diesel taken by the highly-anticipated new Kia Tasman ute. All-new Mitsubishi Triton and Nissan Navara to score plug-in hybrid petrol powertrains as Toyota RAV4 Hybrid outsells HiLux and Ford Ranger The new 2.5-litre litre turbo-diesel engine.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Unveiled on Monday evening at the Hanover commercial vehicle show in Germany, the Ranger PHEV looks like any other dual-cab ute in the top-selling range except for the charging pod on its left-hand side. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV has V2L capability. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV has V2L capability.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 4, 2024

04 October 2024 Read next BYD Seagull sales soar in China’s EV market 03 October 2024 Read next Monthly Market Update: Used car RVs forecast to fall further by end of 2024 02 October 2024 Read next Is Europe’s EV decline impacting market forecasts? However, Spain also saw big declines in petrol and diesel registrations.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system Australia’s cheapest electric car? “Now obviously we are experts in the PHEV space, but the reality is that at some point we need to transition beyond that, and that would include other options, which is BEV. READ MORE: Confirmed!

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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. litre turbo-petrol engine with four electric motors – one at each wheel – to produce 880kW and 1280Nm. The U8 pairs a 2.0-litre

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EV Central

DECEMBER 15, 2024

READ MORE: 2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium review: First Aussie drive of game-changing ute rival for Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux that will absolutely shock you READ MORE: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N review: Sell your Tesla, sell your Taycan! Toby Hagon said the BYD Shark 6 represents amazing value. Hyundai Santa Fe.

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EV Central

APRIL 16, 2024

While demand growth for EVs outstrips traditional petrol and diesel vehicles, buyers still have the upper hand in an Australian used electric vehicle market dominated by Tesla. EV sales grew more than 13 per cent in March, which was substantially faster than petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles. per cent) BYD Atto 3 – 179 (2.4

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EV Central

JANUARY 31, 2024

Used electric vehicles take longer to sell in Australia than petrol and diesel cars and have below average retained value, a new report has found. Meanwhile, 56,870 used hybrids were sold and 1208 PHEVs. Petrol engines accounted for more than 1.3 It also found that second-hand EVs accounted for just 0.6 2021 Nissan Leaf e+.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The H6 SUV will be updated and arrive in quarter two with a hybrid option and almost certainly a PHEV as well. MY22 Haval H6 GT The GWM Haval H6GT will rival the BYD Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid when it arrives in the first quarter of 2025. four-cylinder turbo petrol drinks at a rate of 9.3L/100km. It’s also due in Q2.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

While Chinese brands BYD and GWM are readying plug-in hybrids electric (PHEV) utes and Ford plans to roll out a PHEV Ranger around the middle of 2025, the legendary Toyota Hilux could beat them all to a zero emissions dual-cab that can also tackle the tracks and trails Aussies expect a ute to conquer. The post Advantage Toyota?

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EV Central

JULY 14, 2024

Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD ute and Ford Ranger with new PHEV READ MORE: Why electric cars will be more capable off-road Can Mitsubishi’s plug-in Pajero take down the LandCruiser Prado and Ford Everest? READ MORE: Confirmed!

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Legacy diesels and plugless hybrids continued to stagnate below 20% share, with petrol taking a breath at just under 37% share, before its next dive. November saw France, Europe’s second largest auto market, hit a record 23.5% plugin electric vehicle share, up from 14.8% share a year ago.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

share in November, with Petrol at just 2.3% Norway, the world’s leading market in the electric vehicle transition, saw plugins take 91.2% share in November, up from 79.9% a year ago. Non-hybridized combustion vehicles saw a record low of under 5.1%

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