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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. READ MORE: Hybrid SUV price attack! four-cylinder turbo petrol drinks at a rate of 9.3L/100km. Along with the hybrid and PHEV powertrains, the mid-size H6 SUV will be updated with a larger 14.6-inch

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Give us a plug! China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia.

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Stop that eye-rolling and tutting at the back, those who regard PHEVs as a sad halfway house on the way to battery electric. And, when you consider the inevitable boost in performance an electric motor or two brings when allied with a combustion engine, any long-held PHEV iciness you have may thaw a touch. There are reasons here.

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Centurion! Updated 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV set for 100km range and tweaked styling

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The facelifted 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is just days away from a full reveal and to prove it the Japanese car-maker has released three new shadowy teasers to whet your appetite for the best-selling plug-in hybrid. Within, it’s almost certain the plug-in hybrid mid-size SUV will get plenty of new in-car tech. New sounds.

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

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Off-road brand Jeep has announced its Compass compact SUV is going hybrid only in Australia. 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. 2024 Jeep Compass e-Hybrid. The Compass 4xe comes with 1.3-litre

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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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Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4orce is a taste of EV-lite

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Nissan’s new hybrid tech has the potential to challenge Toyota’s dominance in Australia’s medium-size SUV segment with the RAV4. Around 75 percent of RAV4 sales are petrol-electric powered. This is $4200 more than the X-Trail Ti and Ti-L with a petrol-burning 2.5-litre Nissan X-Trail e-Power e-4orce.

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