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’S**t-hot’ news! Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX electric super-van landing in Australia in 2025

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The Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX is coming to Australia. As the performance hero in the broad ID.Buzz range, the GTX promises serious punch from its dual motor set-up. Volkswagen also expects it to straddle the SUV segment while also drawing early adopters in the EV space. “It The Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX is coming to Australia in 2025.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.3 upgraded again ahead of Aussie launch: Includes more power, faster charging and enhanced tech

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Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX electric super-van landing in Australia in 2025 READ MORE: Volkswagen ID.Roc name registered in Australia. Small electric SUV could be top-seller READ MORE: Hotter hatch! 3 Pro S gets a new more powerful 170kW rear-mounted electric motor. READ MORE: ’S**t-hot’ news! Fast new electric Volkswagen ID.3

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2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV pricing and specifications: Stylish plug-in hybrid comes at a price in Australia

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The plug-in hybrid version of its new Tonale small SUV has gone on sale in Australia, priced from a chunky $77,500 before on-roads for the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV. The price puts the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Q4 in line with full electric small SUV rivals such as the Volvo XC40 Pure Electric ($73,990) or Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 ($81,700).

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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

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The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm.

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Electrifying! Nissan Ariya NISMO targets Tesla Model Y, Kia EV6 GT and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N in EV performance war

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Whichever you choose both B6 and B9 are unmistakable NISMO products sitting lower to the ground, gaining a specially developed body kit and wearing large 20-inch alloy wheels they make an impression, especially in the sub-brand’s Stealth Grey hero hue. 2024 Nissan Ariya NISMO. ” The post Electrifying!

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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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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. But the Japanese giant is here at last, and its first electric vehicle, the bZ4X, has got the top-selling Tesla Model Y firmly in its sights. Or is the bZ4X too little, too late? SCORE: 3.7/5

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