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

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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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2025 BYD Shark 6 PHEV ute: Price and equipment Clearly the Shark 6 will be tempting for those wanting to lower their ute running costs – and businesses keen to lower their environmental footprint. The Shark 6 looks set to become the first plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) ute to hit the market when first deliveries kick off in December.

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Mercedes-Benz begins production of two A-class PHEV models at Rastatt plant

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Mercedes-Benz Cars has begun production of the first Mercedes-Benz compact vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive ( earlier post ) at the Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant in southern Germany. kWh/100 km, electric range 74 km, combined CO 2 emissions 34-33 g/km). kWh/100 km, electric range 74 km, combined CO 2 emissions 34-33 g/km).

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Mercedes-Benz introduces 3 new compact-car PHEV models; CLA Coupé, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA now with EQ Power

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Benz Cars continues to increase its range of plug-in hybrids under the EQ Power label, with he latest additions being to the compact-car range. l/100 km, combined CO 2 emissions 35-31 g/km, combined electrical consumption 15.1-15.0 l/100 km, combined CO 2 emissions 37-33 g/km, combined electrical consumption 15.4-14.8

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The economy behind large batteries in electric vehicles

Baua Electric

What is the role of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs)? The average DC charging speed increased by 25% over the same period to 131kW. This meant measuring the annual costs associated with all-electric cars on a 20,000km, three-year lease.

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Penn State wins EcoCAR 2 Year 2 competition with E85 PHEV

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The Penn State University Advanced Vehicle Team (PSU AVT) designed a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fueled with E85. For the auxiliary power unit, the PSU AVT uses a Weber MPE 750 engine fueled with E85, coupled to a UQM PowerPhase 75 generator to supply DC power to the high-voltage bus.

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2024 Mitsubishi EK X review: First Aussie drive of the cuddly kei car that could become Australia’s cheapest EV

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Mitsubishi’s impossibly cute and cuddly “kei” car (it’s Japanese for “as small as a Tamagotchi’s testicle”), the all electric EK X, could become the cheapest EV on Australian roads if the company’s local arm succeeds in its mission to put it on sale here for “between $30,000 and $35,000”. 2024 Mitsubishi EK X is a tiny car with a tiny engine.