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Hybrids make history and overtake petrol in latest figures

Baua Electric

Does this signal the end of petrol’s reign? The dominance of the internal-combustion engine (ICE) may be at an end. Hybrids on top September was the first time that hybrid powertrains, made up of HEVs and MHEVs, overtook petrol to lead the new-car market. Then September saw a bounce back, as petrol and diesel both stagnated.

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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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Cheapest electrified seven-seat 2025 Mazda CX-80 aimed at families, but it’s also the one model without the PHEV

EV Central

Mazda to develop eight new EVs by 2030 – and it’s all thanks to Toyota READ MORE: 2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda’s electric upmarket gamble However, unlike the old CX-8 and CX-9, the CX-80 does at least come with some form of electrification for all powertrains. 2025 Mazda CX-80. While the G40e can average 8.4L/100km, 2025 Mazda CX-80.

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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. litre four-cylinder turbo engine, but for the most part it acts as a generator to create electricity and extend the range of the 29.58kWh battery.

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Are diesel’s days numbered? All-new Mitsubishi Triton and Nissan Navara to score plug-in hybrid petrol powertrains as Toyota RAV4 Hybrid outsells HiLux and Ford Ranger in Australia

EV Central

The days of diesel being a force in Australia’s always-booming dual-cab ute market appear to be coming to an end, with two household-name utes to switch to plug-in hybrid petrol power in their next generations, joining the top-selling Ford Ranger in the switch to electrified power. That will be the two-step approach.

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2024 Skoda Superb Estate PHEV to offer 100 km electric-only range

Electric Cars Report

There are three petrol engines with outputs ranging from 150 hp (110 kW) to 265 hp (195 […] The post 2024 Skoda Superb Estate PHEV to offer 100 km electric-only range appeared first on Electric Cars Report. Customers can once again choose between estate and a hatch body styles.

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Petrol and diesel registrations drop dramatically

Baua Electric

Both markets saw their internal-combustion engine (ICE) deliveries collapse, contributing to double-digit year-on-year declines. However, Spain also saw big declines in petrol and diesel registrations. ICE in turmoil In terms of volume loss, petrol was the worst-performing drive technology in September. While they held 31.1%

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