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Toyota hybrid onslaught: RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and Kluger to drop petrol engines and join C-HR, Yaris and new Camry with only petrol-electric drivetrains

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The RAV4, Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and Kluger will soon drop their petrol-only drivetrain options and instead be offered solely with petrol-electric hybrid systems. READ MORE: Toyota bZ4X review: Behind the wheel of Toyota’s first EV READ MORE: Electric Hilux incoming!

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Park that Toyota Yaris! MG promises new MG3 petrol-electric hybrid will deliver higher performance and lower emissions

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The big news is instead of a mild update of the current model – that remains Australia’s best-selling light-car – the new MG3 will come with an advanced petrol-electric hybrid powertrain that sets new standards for performance and efficiency in the segment. 2024 MG MG3 is a petrol-electric hybrid. The post Park that Toyota Yaris!

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Beware Toyota HiLux, look out Ford Ranger! BYD reveals plug-in ute headed for Aussie sale soon

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Chinese car-making giant BYD has released its first official pictures of the all-new mid-size ute that will challenge the best-selling Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger when it lands in Australia later this year. litre four-cylinder turbo petrol with a large electric motor there’s no word on just how powerful the new electrified ute will be.

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Tesla Model 3 just became cheaper than Toyota Camry in California

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The Tesla Model 3 just became less expensive than the price of the Toyota Camry in California thanks to the company’s confirmation that each of the all-electric sedan’s trim levels qualifies for the full $7,500 tax credit. ALSO READ: Tesla Model Y price cuts have brought costs below U.S.

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Toyota ending the ICE age, commits to hybrid-only Corolla and Yaris hatch and promises more to come

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Toyota has continued the electrification of its Australian model line-up, announcing it will now only take orders for petrol-electric versions of its popular Corolla and Yaris hatchbacks. Dropping the ICE powertrains means there are only two Yaris models, the $30,190 SX and $33,260 ZX (all prices plus on-road costs).

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Toyota to increase prices by up to 1% from April, will affect select models

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By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 28 Mar 2024, 14:21 PM Toyota is set to increase prices by up to one per cent and attributed the inflating prices to escalating input costs and operational expenditures. This will be Toyota’s second price hike this year, having increased prices across its range in January 2024.

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Toyota Australia’s bZ4X price warning: ‘it’s not going to be cheap’

EV Central

Toyota is planning an EV fight back that starts with the bZ4X late in 2023. But rather than the version of the car that is already on sale overseas, the Toyota bZ4X that will arrive late in the year will be an updated model that is yet to be revealed. But the belated EV arrival for Toyota is only part of its electrified story.

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