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Locked in: Isuzu D-MAX EV ute gets green light for Australia to fight incoming electrified Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux 

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A near production-ready all-electric Isuzu D-MAX ute has been confirmed for an Australian launch as the Japanese brand attempts to head off electrified utilities based on the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger. Powered by a 66.9kWh battery the all-electric Isuzu ute should be capable of covering up to 300km, although that figure is unladen.

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Cupra plans luxury electric SUV to tackle Tesla, BMW and Benz, and it’s coming to Australia

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Volkswagen Group performance brand Cupra has confirmed it is hatching a new large battery-powered SUV that will help it conquer new territories and see it battle more established premium rivals like BMW and Mercedes for the first time. Not a classic SUV – a crossover, sportier in line with what Cupra’s all about.

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Born to race: Fast 240kW Cupra Born VZ storms the all-electric hot hatch class

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Spanish performance brand Cupra has revealed its all-new 2024 Cupra Born VZ that it has created to be its new flagship performance EV. That’s more power and torque than the current petrol-fed Volkswagen Golf R (235kW/400Nm) but some way off other hot new EV hatchbacks like the 320kW/660Nm MG4 XPower. 2025 Cupra Born VZ.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC to ditch plug-in hybrid tech for Australia, EVs the focus

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Mercedes-Benz Australia is hitting the brakes on PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – sales. There’s an all-new model of the big-selling GLC on the way, but this time the medium-size SUV line-up won’t include a PHEV version for Australia. This obviously won’t be the case in Australia.

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Look out Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz! Toyota plotting affordable all-electric baby HiLux  

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In a recent interview with US industry journal Automotive News , Toyota North America’s CEO Ted Ogawa said that the carmaker wanted a ‘baby HiLux’ to rival the strong-selling Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz and hinted that such a ute could be battery-powered. READ MORE: Electric HiLux incoming!

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing.

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Beijing show: Benz rips the covers off 432kW 3.0-tonne electric G-Class and it’s coming to Australia

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That very symbol of petrol-driven excess the Mercedes-Benz G-Class has gone electric. Unveiled at both the Beijing show and in a star-studded affair in Los Angeles, the G580 with EQ Technology (yep that’s its name) is expected to make it to Australia before the end of 2024. Great question. 30.3kWh (yep, you read that right).