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BYD ute detailed: Chinese brand calls out HiLux and Ranger as its game-changing PHEV dual-cab approaches

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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. “It is the best of both worlds, 100kms range on pure electric, and then switch over to the dual-motor technology. . The U8 pairs a 2.0-litre

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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. As a common theme with Chinese imports, cabins are dripping in luxury and features.

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China’s Tesla Model 3 Performance fighter arrives in Australia: AWD BYD Seal preps for launch in Sydney

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Dressed all in black, the Seal appears to be wearing 19-inch alloys (albeit while riding on jacks to make moving the stationary vehicle easier), which suggests we’re looking at a top-spec model, either the RWD or AWD edition fitted with an 82kWh ‘Blade’ Battery. inch rotating screen.

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2025 Hyundai Inster review: the $40k city SUV challenge to the MG4, GWM Ora and BYD Dolphin

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Hopefully they’ll squeeze it in for less to properly challenge the Chinese cheapies, who this year have been busy price war squabbling. 2025 Hyundai Inster – all four seats fold flat for van/camping potential, if you’re brave. It public charges up to 120kW, the battery taking 30 minutes to go from 10-80 per cent.

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Special 2024 MG 4 XPower review: Brand’s first homegrown hero scores local upgrades that deliver China’s most scorching electric hot hatch

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But it is considered a proof of concept, designed to gauge interest and demand for locally improved models from the Chinese brand. Like the regular Xpower, you’re still using a dual-motor powertrain that delivers 300kW/600Nm, and which promises to clip 100km/h in less than four seconds. Incredible. Score: 3.5/5

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Report: PHEVs will peak at 10% of global market in 2030

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EVs are still the future The sudden revival of plug-in hybrids is predicted to peak at 10% of the market Sales of PHEVs is predicted to call as battery prices drop and EVs become less expensive Plug-in hybrids are experiencing a sales resurgence , but they’re unlikely to surpass EVs in the long term, predicts Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

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“We’re changing the IT infrastructure, we’re changing actually our manufacturing line so that we can use over-the-air updates in the manufacturing lines. We’re also changing how our dealers are doing it and everything,” Oestberg said. General Motors on Dec.

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