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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

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Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. litre turbo-diesel engine. The post Get out of the way diesel!

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Game-changer! 2024 Porsche Macan EV delivers 911-beating acceleration and epic driving range

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seconds and covers up to 613km between charges. And whereas high performance rivals from the likes of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Lexus and Volvo currently rely on petrol propulsion, Porsche has switched to electricity for the new Macan. The new Macan matches the petrol-powered model’s 2000kg tow capacity.

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

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Drive Electric analysis done in March showed the reduction in emissions of vehicles imported since the policy came into effect will save more than 2m tonnes of emissions over the lives of those vehicles, and $100m a year in petrol and diesel. There’s more to do. This discount won’t be needed forever – perhaps only another few years.

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Toyota reveals electric bZ compact SUV concept

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A new generation of Toyota’s popular C-HR small SUV is expected to arrive around the middle of next year, likely with choice of petrol, hybrid, PHEV and full EV powertrains. In December last year Toyota announced it would spend $100 billion launching 30 EVs – including a ute – by 2030 under the bZ, Toyota and luxury Lexus badges.

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2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda’s electric upmarket gamble

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It is the first of four SUV models it is launching to the world based on a new platform with all-new engines and featuring Mazda’s first petrol-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. It’s the same story for the mild-hybrid inline six-cylinder turbo-petrol (G40e) and turbo-diesel (D50e) CX-60s as well. 2024 Mazda CX-60 Azami.

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

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This system is found in Toyota’s Camry and Lexus hybrid cars. Full hybrids charge their battery systems in essentially the same way that mild hybrids do, using energy from the gasoline engine and regenerative braking. The engine never truly powers the wheels.

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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

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Norway also lets EV use bus lanes and special parking bays making ownership more beneficial than ICE in the city, Norway plans to outlaw pure Petrol or Diesel vehicles in 2025 – the country with the earliest ICE free deadline and 5 years before the UK’s deadline. 2 Toyota RAV4 Charging hybrid (B) 6 515 5.88 Cliff edge.

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