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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

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There’s fashionably late, and then there’s whatever the hell you call Toyota’s mega-tardy arrival to Australia’s EV party. 2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD price and equipment The top-spec bZ4X lists at $77,990, which makes it marginally cheaper than the Tesla Model Y Long Range, which lists at $78,400.

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

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Mitsubishi does plug-in hybrids (like in the Outlander ), Toyota does conventional hybrids (like the RAV4 ), and Nissan does e-Power. You can get into a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid for $40,550, but Nissan does say it will look to expand the tech across cheaper trim levels in the future. What is the Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE ?

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

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Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. Even if you’re not taken by its looks, the Ioniq 6’s range makes headlines.

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2024 Toyota BZ4X FWD review: The Captain Sensible alternative to a Tesla Model Y

EV Central

Seen Toyota’s new ad? “Because it’s a… Toyota,” he states. Toyota’s our largest brand by a distance, and while late to market with its first full EV, the BZ4X’s arrival validates the electric car revolution to many a sceptic. READ MORE: Want a 2024 Toyota BZ4X on a full service lease?

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New EV electric car calendar

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BMW M cars – they’re coming with hybrid drivetrains. And if we’re guessing, we reckon it could be called the Ranger Lightning (see above). General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. Soon, apparently.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

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The starting price is $44,380 plus on-road costs, making it a lot more expensive than rival hybrids, mostly from Toyota. Kia Niro EV GT-Line is capped at around 100kW for charging. The Niro has the industry standard CCS combo plug that utilises the Type 2 system for slower AC charging.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) Ford spokesman in Wards Auto ) 6/9/06 "So, Mr. Ford is saying we’re looking into it. Detroit Free Press ). I think that our No.

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