EV Central

JUNE 16, 2025

It’s hoped the new plug-in will boost Australian sales for the newly-minted Chinese brand, which currently sells only one model here. The combustion four-cylinder’s only there to recharge the battery when required. 30 mins REEV: 30-80% DC fast charging in approx. 18 mins BEV: 30-80% AC charging in approx.

PHEV

EV Central

MARCH 2, 2025

Positioned only $1000 more than the Born hatch (with discounts) in the Cupra range, the new Tavascan is also more affordable than the Formentor VZe plug-in hybrid ($64,490). The 2025 Cupra Tavascan will be priced from $60,990 plus on-road costs when sales begin in Australia this April, two years after its global debut. 2025 Cupra Tavascan.

Price

EV Central

MARCH 4, 2025

The rechargeable Ranger will cost between $3150 and $5150 more than the V6-powered dual-cabs that currently sits at the top of the brands workhorse ute range. Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak: Looks and smells like any other Ranger, but it can be recharged externally. READ MORE: Has the BYD Shark 6 already been dethroned?

PHEV

EV Central

MAY 17, 2025

Its a plug-in hybrid five-seat medium SUV freshly on-sale in China and there have already been plenty of hints its headed our way as soon as this year. That means they have some form of electrification with a plug to recharge externally. Theres a size and ambition here that suggests while many will falter it will persevere.

PHEV

EV Central

MAY 31, 2025

The newly arrived version of GWMs largest ute now comes with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain that can run purely on electricity but with the backup of a petrol engine for added thrust and long distance touring. The battle for the electrified ute dollar is heating up with the arrival of the GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV. GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV has a 14.6-inch

PHEV

EV Central

JULY 17, 2025

If you suffer from range anxiety, choose the rear-wheel-drive CLA 250+ that can cover the headline 761km before it needs plugging in. Plug into a fast DC charger and the CLA charges at more than 320kW, with as much as 310km of range added in little more than 10 minutes. A 10-80 per cent recharge takes around 22 minutes.

Mercedes

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 9, 2025

Just Try To Look Away From the Coolest Car On The Road Oh, the looks you will get when cruising in your 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz. In my case it was along Pacific Coast Highway in Southern California, making the beach scene and then to a softball tournament where about a hundred families were watching their daughters play.

Re-Charge

EV Central

JULY 24, 2025

Plug it in and DC charging is capped at 50kW, while AC top-ups are limited to j11kW. That means a 20-80 per cent DC recharge takes 60 minutes, and a full AC charge a tedious 10 hours. That equals $123,000 in Australia, give or take a bit of spare change. READ MORE: NVES Strikes! Isuzu D-Max EV. Norwegian interior.

Isuzu

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 22, 2025

Polestar’s First Dedicated EV Platform Delivers Polestar has released three models in America, with variants, beginning with the company’s last gasoline engine propelled car, the limited production sublime 2021 Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid. Highly developed What is Polestar? In a few 0-60 mph runs we averaged a respectable 7.5 kWh per 100 miles.

Motors

EV Central

MARCH 21, 2025

From April 1 2025, it, like every other plug-in hybrid (PHEV), will no longer be considered a zero or low emissions vehicle under fringe benefits tax (FBT) law. Its driven Aussies into plug-in hybrids if theyre not prepared to go full EV. Lifes about to get harder for the Cupra Formentor VZe. Day 1: Handsome chap, arent you?

PHEV

EV Central

JULY 12, 2025

I’ll check back when you’ve finished it Where the C10 BEV runs solely on electricity, the REEV (range extender electricity vehicle) adds a petrol engine to help recharge the battery. Like the BEV the battery can use brake regeneration to recharge and also be plugged. 2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV Design. litre engine is drained).

Australia

EV Central

MARCH 8, 2025

LFP is less energy dense than NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt/lithium-ion) but it is much happier being DC fast-charged to 100 per cent than NMC. The EV5 has easily swallowed our luggage and its plug and play parcel boards in the 513 litre boot help secure them. It sounded like a good idea at the time. Well, I wont keep you in suspense.

Kia

EV Central

JULY 26, 2025

2025 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring. Apart from the ludicrous M5 PHEV, the i5 M60 xDrive Touring is the only way to get into a station wagon in the 5 Series line-up. It’s also the most expensive i5, topping two sedan variants. If Audi brings the A6 e-tron Avant to Australia that would be another rival, but that’s not guaranteed, as we’ve reported here.

BMW

EV Central

JUNE 6, 2025

That’s a big claim in a market segment not only brimming with regular hybrid options – Toyota RAV4, Kia Sportage, Nissan X-Trail among them – but a new breed of plug-in hybrids that allow owners to sample some EV running without walking away from the bowser. The MG HS Super Hybrid is priced from $52,990 drive-away.

Chery

EV Central

AUGUST 1, 2025

Unlike NMC, LFP batteries are also OK to be regularly recharged to 100 per cent. READ MORE: 2025 MG S5 arrives with BYD Atto 3-beating price READ MORE: 2025 MG ZS Hybrid+ Excite Review: Updates to this affordable SUV mean the battery now stays charged, but it still left us feeling a little flat READ MORE: Now that’a a BIG statement!

SUV

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

As part of a new package of product updates, Volvo Cars has improved both the range (WLTP) and charging for the all-electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge compared with the outgoing model year, increasing range by as much as 60 kilometers on some variants. A 10-80% charge takes approximately 34 minutes using a 130kW DC public charger.

Fully Electric

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2023

The Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, a plug-in series hybrid model that uses a rotary engine as a generator, made its world premiere at the Brussels Motor Show. kWh lithium-ion battery and a 50-liter gas tank to create a series plug-in hybrid system with very competitive total driving range. Earlier post.) Rotary engine. Drive modes.

Mazda

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

As previously announced ( earlier post ), Volvo Buses will officially launch the new plug-in 7900 Electric Hybrid bus at the International IAA Commercial Vehicles show in September. The plug-in hybrid drive reduces diesel fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 75%, compared to a conventional diesel bus. Power charger.

Volvo

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Click to enlarge.

Hawaii

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. XL1s ready to roll. Click to enlarge. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 Click to enlarge.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2020

Drivers of electric vehicles will have more locations to recharge their vehicle’s batteries as they travel across Michigan through $1.7 The EGLE Charge Up Michigan Program grants will partially fund 36 EV DC fast charging stations with a total of 76 plug-in points for automobiles and light-utility vehicles.

Michigan

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2015

Hyundai Motor is showcasing a range of innovative fuel efficiency and connectivity technologies at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, among them a 48V Hybrid concept and a plug-in hybrid vehicle concept, both based on the all new Tucson platform. The 48V Hybrid combines a 2.0-liter The new hybrid system adds a modest 20 kg to the vehicle weight.

Tucson

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2020

Australia-based Tritium, a global provider of electric vehicle (EV) DC fast charging technology, has launched its Plug and Charge solution, the first of its kind in the world available to the market. This firmly and irreversibly tips the convenience scales to the recharging experience over the refuelling experience.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

Honda revealed its all-new Clarity Plug-in Hybrid and Clarity Electric ( earlier post ) alongside the already available Clarity Fuel Cell ( earlier post ), saying it will target US sales of 75,000 Clarity vehicles in the first four model years. Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

Plug-in

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

For the uninformed, the question was: Does the battery need to be plugged in to a hybrid car charger ? When hybrids appeared most used nickel-metal-hydride batteries This question was such a big roadblock for increasing sales that Toyota began an advertising campaign for the Prius that clearly emphasized that plugging in was not necessary.

Nickel Metal Hydride

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

Direct PV-to-vehicle DC battery charging will substantially improve charging efficiency by reducing losses associated with DC-to-AC and AC-to-DC conversion. model home in San Marcos, Calif., and potentially in additional KB Home markets. Honda Smart Home US. Direct solar PV-to-vehicle charging. Earlier post.). ZeroHouse 2.0

Honda

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It will complement PEUGEOT’s already extensive family of electrified engines, including plug-in hybrid, 100% electric and fuel cell variants. During deceleration, the gasoline engine cuts out and the electric engine becomes a generator to recharge the 48V battery. This saving is mainly achieved in the city (- 2.5l/100km)

Hybrid

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2022

The 2023 Niro will launch in the United States with three electrified powertrains: hybrid electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and all-electric (EV). kWh battery and a 150kW (201-horsepower) motor with DC fast-charging capability as standard. All Niro models are front-wheel-drive. The Niro HEV features a 1.6-liter

PHEV

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

Compared to current Plug-in Hybrids (PHEV), for example in the Golf GTE and Passat GTE, the MHEV drive equipped with 48V technology offers a reduced range of functions, but is significantly more cost-effective. A DC/DC converter supplies the conventional 12V grid with voltage. displacement and dual-clutch gearbox (DSG).

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

These swap stations remain to be seen as a novelty in Europe for the time being but will serve as a complementary public charging solution alongside plug-in infrastructure. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. Swapping to become more efficient by using smaller batteries.

China

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

The Electrify America charging systems located at Walmart stores will offer the first certified cooled-cable 150 to 350 kilowatt (kW) DC Fast Chargers. Electric vehicle chargers that offer this kind of power deliver energy for up to 20 miles of range per minute, which is seven times faster than today’s 50 kW DC chargers.

America

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

Accordingly, all Proterra buses utilize the SAE J1772 CCS (IEC Type 1) standard for plug-in charging, and newer models of Proterra Catalyst vehicles will now be fully compatible with the emerging SAE J3105 (Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System Using a Mechanized Coupler) standard for overhead conductive charging.

Charging

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2013

Spark EV will also be the first vehicle on the market to offer as an available option compatibility with the recently approved SAE combo charger for DC Fast Charging. Unlike most competitors, the Spark EV’s battery system is capable of handling multiple compatible DC Fast Charges daily. A 120V charge cord set comes standard.

Chevrolet

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2023

Plug & Charge charging technology, optional Sound Experiences and innovations from Mercedes-Benz electric model siblings are also making their way into the compact class. Plug & Charge charging technology, optional Sound Experiences and innovations from Mercedes-Benz electric model siblings are also making their way into the compact class.

Mercedes

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2023

The roadmap’s primary focus is on light duty, on-road plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) that are recharged via a connection to the electrical grid, as well as the supporting charging infrastructure needed to power them. Topics covered include standards to address high power DC charging; storage (i.e., Earlier post.)

Standards

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

In addition to the provided inductive charging system an additional charging unit for plug-based charging with up to 90 kW has been installed. The system-overlapping interaction of the energy storage unit and the power supply system with the power train and the recharging unit is optimized by Vossloh Kiepe’s energy management system.

Charging

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

The battery can be recharged overnight using a domestic 16-amp single-phase 3.3 A dedicated CHAdeMO DC 50 kW quick charger can recharge the battery from 0-80 percent in 30 minutes or less if the battery is already partially charged. e-NV200 underwent a full engineering development program as if it were new from the ground up.

Nissan