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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. Feeding the electric motor is a 37.1kWh battery – a unit almost the same size as a Nissan Leaf’s.

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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. four-cylinder turbo petrol drinks at a rate of 9.3L/100km. Despite its sizeable zero-emission range, the Cannon Alpha PHEV still manages to muster 300kW and 750Nm from its combustion engine/electric motor combo.

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BYD Shark 6 to make life tough for Ranger, Hilux with circa-$60K start price; first deliveries late 2024

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BYD reveals plug-in ute headed for Aussie sale soon But the hints are there that it will slide in somewhere close to $60,000, making it a serious rival for cars that are powered by turbo-diesel engines. litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine. The Shark 6 also has different thinking beyond its PHEV drivetrain.

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2024 Jeep Compass Hybrid takes aim at Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

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The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Jeep Compass 4xe and Compass e-Hybrid will take over the local range in the first half of 2024, replacing the existing petrol and diesel powertrains. The post 2024 Jeep Compass Hybrid takes aim at Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV appeared first on EV Central.

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Confirmed! Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system

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The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. An all-new PHEV system is being developed for the new Triton, which debuts in Australia with an orthodox turbo-diesel engine next February. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton.

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It’s a buyers’ market! Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y dominate  rapidly growing used EV sales in Australia

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While demand growth for EVs outstrips traditional petrol and diesel vehicles, buyers still have the upper hand in an Australian used electric vehicle market dominated by Tesla. EV sales grew more than 13 per cent in March, which was substantially faster than petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles.

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Shock report! Used EVs are losing value faster in Australia and taking longer to sell

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Used electric vehicles take longer to sell in Australia than petrol and diesel cars and have below average retained value, a new report has found. Nissan completed the used EV rostrum with 980 sales and an 8.4 Meanwhile, 56,870 used hybrids were sold and 1208 PHEVs. Petrol engines accounted for more than 1.3

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