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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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Abarth 500e landing with $60,500 price tag, nudging Tesla Model 3 money

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That battery takes up to 85kW charge rate at a public DC charger, meaning 0-80 percent’s possible in 35 minutes. It’s included as standard and replicates the sound of an Abarth petrol engine through the brand’s signature Record Monza exhaust. Range is a very city-specific 253 to 265km (WLTP).

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

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It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. For a plug-in hybrid it is, but those prices are some $15,000 more than the equivalent Outlander petrol versions. Is it good value?

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Beach baby! 1971 VW Baja Beetle electromod is the ultimate electric toy

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Traction EV: Queensland company kicking goals in EV converting classic cars But unlike the Baja Beetles we’re used to, there’s no exposed air-cooled motor with whopping exhausts attached. I started this thought process as our house batteries are fully charged by eight in the morning, and that’s running full solar on the house,” he says. “So

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The next-generation Toyota Prius

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litre petrol vehicle, new Prius will accelerate from nought to 62mph in 10.4 And when operating in EV mode at speeds up to 30mph, it uses no fuel and produces zero exhaust emissions. litre VVT-i Atkinson cycle petrol engine replaces the 1.5-litre As a result the exhaust temperature is lower than that of conventional engines.

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