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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. The decision reflects weak demand for PHEVs in Australia.

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

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A Taycan’s DC charge port is behind the front left wheel, and Tesla chargers are designed for Teslas to back into position and recharge at their rear-mount ports. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. Monies paid, we’re heading north away from the Big Smoke.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

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But will Australia follow suit? Late to the party on EV incentives and decent charging infrastructure, only in the past two years have EV sales really made a dent in the Australian market. Here are the used EVs you can buy in Australia for under $50,000. These tiny i-MiEVs were the first EVs on sale in Australia in 2010.

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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

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And there are zero emissions if you recharge a scooter’s batteries from a sustainable source. Some e-scooters have a range around the 100km mark, although 20-50km is more typical. It means you can travel, should you wish, a substantial distance between charges. It’s actually a massive bloody shame.

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Renault and Opel join the electric camper van party

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The recipe includes pure battery power, reasonable range, sleeping for two or four, and embarrassingly daft (sorry, fun lifestyley) model names. ” Its 90kW motor with 45 kWh battery pack offers a claimed range of 285km. Anyone for Caviar? Renault Hippie Caviar Motel showcar, based on the Kangoo L2 E-Tech Electric. Volkswagen ID.

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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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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

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Range anxiety. Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. So just how far can you travel between charges? and a mighty range when in RWD, smaller wheel guise.