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Honda ZR-V hybrid SUV confirmed for Australia

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Honda will launch yet another rival for the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid mid-2023. The ZR-V is the first new SUV nameplate from Honda since 1999 and it will sit between the smaller HR-V and larger CR-V in the line-up. 2023 Honda ZR-V interior. 2023 Honda ZR-V interior. 2023 Honda ZR-V. litre engine.

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Hyundai hybrids coming soon: 2023 Kona, Tucson and Santa Fe to drive electrified push in Australia

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The brand already has the Santa Fe Hybrid in its stable, and the all-new Kona will introduce a petrol-hybrid model by the end of 2023. It has three powertrains, it has an ICE powertrain, a hybrid powertrain and it has an EV powertrain,” Hyundai Australia Chief Operating Officer, John Kett, told media last week.

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Honda CR-V and ZR-V two-pronged electrified attack on Toyota RAV4 hybrid

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Honda is plotting double trouble for the market-leading Toyota RAV4 Hybrid with two new SUVs coming to Australia in 2023 that will include petrol-electric powertrains. Honda predicts these two SUVs will be its two top-selling models here, with the CR-V leading the way. 2023 Honda ZR-V. 2023 Honda ZR-V.

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MINI goes big on small electric SUVs. New Aceman all set for April 24 debut

EV Central

Without having to accommodate petrol or diesel power there’s a longer wheelbase liberating more room within. It’s not clear when Australia will receive its cars yet but they should land by early 2025. But the British car-maker says there’s much more passenger space with ability to carry five adults. 2024 Mini Aceman.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Abarth Nuova 500e – high-performance version of the electric Fiat 500 promises pocket rocket thrills, and it’s due in Australia late in 2023.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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New Zealand should use Europe, not Australia, as the source of homologation vehicle standards in this Bill. Mainstream brands like Honda, GM, Volvo, VW Group, Ford (Europe) have committed to going all EV, and recently Toyota announced a strong move in this direction also. The first EV utes are now coming to market.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models. you see that?

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