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

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Have you been waiting with bated breath for plug-in hybrid dual cabs? 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.

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

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Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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What is the Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE ? Mitsubishi does plug-in hybrids (like in the Outlander ), Toyota does conventional hybrids (like the RAV4 ), and Nissan does e-Power. This is our Nissan X-Trail e-Power review. What does the Nissan X-Trail e-Power cost? What do you get in the Nissan X-Trail e-Power?

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Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023

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Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. It will be the most powerful Q5 ever offered and the second most expensive model in the range behind the SQ5 high-performance turbo-diesel. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e.

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Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

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No-one would fall for such a flim-flam of fakery, of course, and yet, in some cases at least, the wider world is being asked to swallow something similarly slimy from car companies, in the shape of hybrids and plug-in hybrids. So you probably focus a little bit more on what plug-in hybrids do we have? “It It helps the calculation.

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BYD ute detailed: Chinese brand calls out HiLux and Ranger as its game-changing PHEV dual-cab approaches

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Speaking to EV Central from the Tokyo Motor Show, EVDirect’s Luke Todd says the new ute’s powertrain, range and a party trick he calls “tradie mode” will elevate it to the top of the field when the plug-in hybrid dual-cab launches. litre turbo-petrol engine, pointing to smaller power outputs for the dual-cab.

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Peugeot e-Partner electric van loaded vs empty: Range test

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Positively, we were more efficient than WLTP testers, and from full charge, the range indicated on the e-Partner’s dashboard was around 280km when full. Peugeot’s fully electric e-Partner van has an official range of 258km. That is, of course, unless you sling some weight in the back. Additional mass is an EV’s enemy.

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