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2025 Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid confirmed for Australia: Toyota HiLux rival scores seriously potent powertrain as electric utes power in

EV Central

The Ford Ranger is set to go electric, starting with a plug-in hybrid EV version in early 2025. Ford this week confirmed one of its worst kept secrets: that the country’s top selling four-wheel drive and second best selling ute will soon get electric assistance within 18 months.

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EU funded project developing fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery for hybrid and small electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5

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How hybrids could be the bridge to EV adoption?

Baua Electric

In India, we have three relatively affordable hybrid vehicles. litre strong hybrid powertrain with a claimed fuel efficiency of 21.1 Hybrid vehicles are slowly gaining popularity in the Indian market. Sales data shows that hybrids are gaining traction and people are interested in hybrid vehicles.

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Electric vehicles outsell ICE cars in Norway, forecasting a combustion engine decline

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Cars running on petrol and diesel engines made up 4.3% (451 vehicles) and 4.1% (430 vehicles) of new passenger car sales in Norway last month. Nettavisen calculated that nearly 16 electric vehicles were sold in Norway for every diesel car sold in July. Zero-emission car sales include hybrids and electric vehicles.

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

EV Central

Orders for the BYD Shark 6 will open in Australia on October 29 – and the plug-in hybrid electric ute looks set to undercut its dual-cab rivals. Rather than diesel, the Shark 6 uses a plug-in hybrid electric system that pairs two electric motors – one front, one rear, for all-wheel drive – with a frugal 1.5-litre

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Sometimes the electric motor does all of the work, other times the combustion engine does, and sometimes both work together. This generally occurs at slower city speeds.

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2025 BYD Shark 6 review: Can the first PHEV ute take the workhorse fight to the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux?

EV Central

Instead of a grumbly diesel engine and some initial laziness as a turbo spins up the Shark 6 eases away near silently – and with the sort of low speed pull that electric motors do so well. That’s because it is electric motors doing all the work to shift the dual-cab ute. There’s also a 1.5-litre

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