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

EV Central

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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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

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This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm. China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia. READ MORE: Give us a plug!

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Plug-in frenzy! GWM announces PHEV Haval H6GT, Cannon Alpha ute and H6 SUV for Australia to target Toyota’s hybrid supremacy

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The H6 SUV will be updated and arrive in quarter two with a hybrid option and almost certainly a PHEV as well. If that’s not enough, the Chinese firm will also roll out a new rugged mid-size SUV that could be called the H7, Dargo or, even, Big Dog, that will sit above the current Haval H6 but below the Tank 300 4×4.

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2024 MG HS Review

Baua Electric

Though way behind the H6 in sales, MG also has a PHEV version of the new HS around the corner which may further redress the situation in MG’s favour. litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with 125kW and 275Nm driving the front wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. Power comes from a 1.5-litre

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

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Tom Hooker, Autovista24 journalist, reviews the results. August is the first full month after the EU brought in its provisional tariffs on Chinese-built BEVs. PHEVs in a panic? decline, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) were the third-worst performing powertrain in August. The poor PHEV performance was fuelled by a 56.9%

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Emissions gamble: Why electric car-maker BYD is adding ICE in Australia with the 2024 BYD Sealion 6

EV Central

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. Smitherman conceded a challenge for BYD would be popularising PHEVs.

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Electrified utes get serious in Australia! China’s GWM launches Cannon Alpha with top towing and torque numbers

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Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. The Chinese plugless series/parallel hybrid will boast more torque than the Ford Ranger Raptor super-ute and – crucially – a full 3500kg braked towing capacity. 2024 GWN Cannon Alpha interior. While the 2.4-litre