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Tank 500 Ultra Review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

EV Central

Instead of being diesel like virtually all its rivals, the Tank 500 is electrified via a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain. READ MORE: 2024 GWM Ora Extended Range review: One of Australia’s cheapest electric cars tested READ MORE: New EV electric car calendar READ MORE: It’s got the Poer! It’s a combination of a 2.0-litre SCORE: 3.5/5

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2024 Genesis GV80 Review

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Overview GENESIS has introduced its updated GV80 and new GV80 Coupe range to the Australian market this month, the refreshed large segment luxury SUV range now rationalised to offer all-wheel drive V6 petrol power only, the four-cylinder petrol and six-cylinder diesel now axed from the Aussie line-up. litre petrol and 3.0-litre

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

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2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda has been telling us for years it wants to be a premium brand. 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. The PHEV prefers 95 RON petrol and claims a miserly 2.1L/100km.

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

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We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Ather 450X customer review

Electric Vehicles India

Ather 450X customer review. In this customer review, we have an Ather 450X electric scooter. The owner of this 450X approached us for sharing his experience which is surprising because we are planning for this electric scooter review. So let us know more about this scooter in the Ather 450X customer review. About 450X.

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2024 Audi Q5 55 TFSIe plug-in hybrid EV review

EV Central

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. Perhaps helping the TFSIe’s cause is Audi pitching the PHEV as a performance vehicle as much as one for low emissions motoring.

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2024 Subaru Solterra review: Can this electric SUV tackle the Tesla Model Y with some bush bashing nous?

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As well a different grille the Solterra has one other big point of difference from the bZ4X: it’s only available as a dual-motor all-wheel drive, whereas many rivals (including the bZ4X) also offer two-wheel drive versions. There’s also a 7.0-inch inch digital instrument cluster and a 12.3-inch appeared first on EV Central.

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