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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

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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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Cop that BYD Shark 6! Ford fires up Ranger PHEV towing and off-road credentials as plug-in war of words breaks out

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In a press release that never named the Shark 6 by name, Ford extolled the Ranger PHEV as the “right kind of electrified ute for Australia”. BYD Shark 6 Premium in the outback The Ranger PHEV will be available from around mid-2025 in four model lines – XLT, Sport, Wildtrak and the PHEV-specific Stormtrak limited edition.

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

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BYD Shark 6 has a turbo petrol engine and two electric motors. That’s close to the combined claimed average fuel use of the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux, although around town those two diesel utes will use more. There are more coming, including the Ford Ranger PHEV and GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV. There’s also a 1.5-litre

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

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It is a cornerstone of its stunningly bold triple-double sales objectives and eventual targeting of Toyota as Australia’s top-selling brand. But Australians have shown little interest in PHEVs up to now, preferring plugless hybrids and pure BEVs … if they are interested in electrification at all. 2024 BYD Sealion 6 cockpit.

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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. READ MORE: Give us a plug!

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Toyota Hilux EV by 2030: How the heavy hitter of the ute market plans to take on China

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An all-electric Toyota Hilux could be in dealerships by the end of the decade. Toyota says an engineering trial of a Hilux EV with mining giant BHP could pave the way for a production program designed to broaden the appeal of the brand’s top selling model – and take the electric car fight to China. READ MORE: Advantage Toyota?

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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV review: plus-sized plug-in dual cab on Aussie soil

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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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