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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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BYD Shark 6 to make life tough for Ranger, Hilux with circa-$60K start price; first deliveries late 2024

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Orders for the BYD Shark 6 will open in Australia on October 29 – and the plug-in hybrid electric ute looks set to undercut its dual-cab rivals. Plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux READ MORE: Why electric car-maker BYD is adding ICE in Australia with the 2024 BYD Sealion 6 READ MORE: Beware HiLux and Ranger!

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2025 Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid confirmed for Australia: Toyota HiLux rival scores seriously potent powertrain as electric utes power in

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The Ford Ranger is set to go electric, starting with a plug-in hybrid EV version in early 2025. litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor and a battery pack. EV only range is claimed to be upwards of 45km, allowing around half of all Ranger buyers to drive it solely on electricity for their daily driving.

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Volvo Cars introducing S60 plug-in hybrid concept at Beijing show; production version in early 2015

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Illustration of drivetrain in the S60L plug-in hybrid concept. Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The recharging time varies with the amperage. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) S60L PPHEV Concept.

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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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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. BYD Shark 6 has a turbo petrol engine and two electric motors. So instead of being limited to about 80km of range – it can be recharged from a home wallbox in about 4.5

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Mercedes-Benz bringing series of 3rd-generation plug-in hybrids to market; EQ Power, gasoline or diesel; C-, E- and S-Class

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Mercedes-Benz is delivering the first new third-generation plug-in hybrids—labelled EQ Power—to customers now and over the coming months. Another first is the combination of plug-in-hybrid technology with a fuel cell in the new Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL (combined hydrogen consumption 0.34 kWh/100 km). Earlier post.).

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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

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A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. So it is more realistically a Range Rover and Benz rival. The U8 is its debut model, along with the U9 supercar. 2023 Yangwang U8.

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