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2024 Audi Q5 55 TFSIe plug-in hybrid EV review

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The Q5 55 TFSIe is the most powerful Audi Q5 ever created and also the most fuel efficient. As with other plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), the Q5 promises the best of both worlds, delivering all-electric motoring for short distances and the freedom of having a fuel tank for those longer adventures. All get a 12.3-inch

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

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The new Audi RS e-tron GT is proof that if you’re going to enter a new era then you should do it with a bang. This long, low five-door super-coupe not only the most powerful Audi electric vehicle ever built, it’s the most powerful Audi production car of all time. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.

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Why Mazda electric cars won’t be tackling Tesla any time soon

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READ MORE: Tesla Model Y now cheaper than ever READ MORE: Tesla Model Y outsells Ford Ranger to become Australia’s second best-selling vehicle READ MORE: Tesla Model Y review Mazda has chosen a hybrid strategy for its all-new and critically important premium SUV model, the CX-60. 2023 Mazda CX-60 PHEV. 2023 Mazda CX-60 PHEV.

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Alfa Romeo Tonale hybrid Aussie pricing and arrival date revealed

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Alfa Romeo has announced its Tonale petrol-electric hybrid compact SUV will arrive in Australia in February 2023 priced from $49,900 plus on-road costs. While nominally a 48v mild hybrid, the Tonale’s powertrain is actually more capable than that name suggests, as John Carey explained in our European drive review.

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New EV electric car calendar

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Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards. No surprises there are promises of big performance for a PHEV due late in 2022 or early 2023.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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As such, we propose a building in a potential review of the emissions standards beyond 2025, in 2024. The purpose of this review would be to ensure the standards remain aligned to Europe and there will be satisfactory electric vehicle availability for New Zealand consumers. Dean Sheed, General Manager, Audi NZ. ICE ban .

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Bigger, better, cheaper? The all-new BYD Sea Lion 07 will be hunting the Tesla Model Y in Australia

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BYD’s Australian distributor already has a medium SUV – known as the Seal U overseas – headed our way in the first half of 2024 , but it will only be a plug-in petrol-electric hybrid initially at least. It’s also longer than the Model Y, narrower, the same height and has a longer wheelbase. architecture. 2024 BYD Sea Lion 07.

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