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PHEV boost! Popular Lexus NX450h+ plug-in mid-size SUV returns to sale in Australia as Tesla Model Y and Mercedes GLC rival’s production bottleneck finally eases

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With plug-in hybrid sales on the rise in Australia, Lexus has welcomed the NX450h+ PHEV back on sale Down Under for the first time since March 2023 when a stop sale was placed on the popular SUV. The 450h+ arrives back with PHEV sale sup 100 per cent in 2024, albeit off a small base. Lexus NX 450h+.

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Shift aside Range Rover, look out Rolls-Royce: Zeekr 9X is China’s new uber SUV, complete with 42,242 laser engravings

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Chinas ambitious Zeekr plans zany people-mover, Tesla Model 3 fighter and first PHEV as Aussie ambitions expand READ MORE: How much? 2025 Zeekr 009 electric minivan priced for Australia, and undercuts Lexus LM by $25,000 The 9X promises more than 300km of EV-only running and 0-100km/h acceleration in just 3.0

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2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda’s electric upmarket gamble

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2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda has been telling us for years it wants to be a premium brand. It is the first of four SUV models it is launching to the world based on a new platform with all-new engines and featuring Mazda’s first petrol-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. Just saying… What do you get in the Mazda CX-60 PHEV?

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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. China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia. 2024 GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T PHEV.

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Waiting for a Lexus RX 450h+? NX PHEV back-orders are still stopping the launch of the RX PHEV in Australia

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The Japanese luxury brand Lexus reckons it is finally getting on-top of its stuttering petrol-electric plug-in hybrid roll-out in Australia. Lexus is still working through a backlog of orders for the NX and as a result has pushed the debut of the RX out as far as 2025. The current Lexus RX model range.

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Lexus confrims plug-in RX 450h+ for Australia

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A plug-in hybrid version of the new Lexus RX will soon join the fifth-generation large luxury SUV range being launched now in Australia. Lexus Australia couldn’t include the RX 450h+ PHEV as part of its launch range because supply preference was given to markets with mandated emissions limits. 2023 Lexus model range. “We

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Explained: What’s really going on with EV sales in 2024. Yes, a record is looming … but only just

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Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: Everything you need to know It’s technically correct, but the EV Council figures include battery electric vehicle sales as well as sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ( PHEVs ), the latter adding 20,543 sales to the tally.

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