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Isuzu vows to stay in Australia: Plug-in hybrid research revealed, but questions over D-Max EV confirmation

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Local Isuzu executives have confirmed research is underway into a D-Max plug-in hybrid BYD Shark 6 fighter while at the same time delivering a conflicting picture of just how signed-off the pure battery electric version of the popular ute is for Australia. 2025 Isuzu D-Max BEV on the Isuzu Norway website. Danger signs!

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Discount bonanza: EV prices could be chopped because of changes to NVES CO2 reduction scheme

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Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X diesel SUVs are culled to avoid CO2 emissions fines READ MORE: Danger signs! Currently, the New Vehicle Emissions Scheme (NVES) bases an automotive brands combined CO2 emissions on how many vehicles it imports. READ MORE: NVES Strikes!

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NVES Strikes! Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X diesel SUVs are culled to avoid CO2 emissions fines

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Multiple models from two of Australias top selling diesel SUV line-ups have been culled from the Aussie market because of the New Vehicle efficiency Standard (NVES) even before it officially starts measuring CO2 emissions. 2025 Isuzu MU-X. The base model Isuzu MU-X LS-M 3.0-litre READ MORE: Danger signs!

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Danger signs! Latest research shows top ICE brands including Toyota, Ford and Nissan struggling to hit new Aussie CO2 limits

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It assesses a basket of best known brands against the 2025 and 2029 targets for both Level 1 passenger vehicles (cars and light duty SUVs) and Level 2 commercial vehicles such heavy-duty diesel SUVs and utes. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak. Ford, GWM, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Nissan are joined by Isuzu and Toyota in the Level 2 red zone.

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2024 BYD Shark revealed: Plug-in petrol dual-cab wants to decimate diesel

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The ute that will take on the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-Max was a surprising no-show at the Beijing Motor Show last month, and we now know that the brand will officially launch the ute in Mexico on May 14. The post 2024 BYD Shark revealed: Plug-in petrol dual-cab wants to decimate diesel appeared first on EV Central.

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“A Bundle Of Cash!” Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme can be lucrative for EV brands, predicts local XPeng importer

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The introduction of the NVES has already prompted Ford to drop 4×2 Everest and Isuzu its 4×2 MU-X diesel SUV models. Chinas XPeng reveals astounding roll-out of “more than a dozen” all-new EVs and PHEVs, but how many are coming to Australia? NVES Strikes!

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No Ford Everest PHEV! Hybrid Toyota Prado packaging compromises explain why top-selling large SUV won’t go plug-in

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Thats despite a PHEV version of the Ranger ute, which sits on fundamentally the same T6 ladder platform, being scheduled for launch later this year. Ford says fitting the PHEV systems battery pack would mean sacrificing too much interior space, hence it will stick with the current all-diesel powertrain line-up.

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