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Why you’ll have to wait for new Mazda EVs: Dedicated electric vehicle platform slated for 2025

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Mazda might have recently doubled-down on its EV ambitions, but new Mazda EVs still appear to be some way off, with the brand’s dedicated EV platform not slated to appear until 2025. litre four-cylinder petrol engine with a 100kW electric motor.

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Mazda CX-60 PHEV to sell from $72,300 plus on-roads

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The new Mazda CX-60 plug-in hybrid EV will sell from $72,300 before on-road costs when it arrives in Australian dealerships from June 2023 – and it has its eyes on the world’s biggest luxury brands. Mazda CX-60 PHEV. litre four-cylinder petrol engine with a 100kW electric motor. PHEV the CX-60 hero.

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Mazda CX-60 plugs in: New flagship PHEV SUV will be “most powerful Mazda ever”

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The Mazda CX-60 PHEV will be the most powerful road Mazda ever when it arrives in Australia in the first half of 2023, with the flagship SUV to debut new electrified powertrains right across the range. litre turbo-petrol paired with a 48-volt hybrid system, delivering 209kW and 450Nm. What’s the Mazda CX-60 like to drive?

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Shock report! Used EVs are losing value faster in Australia and taking longer to sell

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Used electric vehicles take longer to sell in Australia than petrol and diesel cars and have below average retained value, a new report has found. Petrol engines accounted for more than 1.3 That was around double Mazda and Ford in second and third. It also found that second-hand EVs accounted for just 0.6

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Auto sales drop to new low in Norway

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Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3% For example, petrol-only vehicles (with relatively high CO2 emissions) are now taxed much higher in Norway. That’s the reason why there was a December rush of 2,503 petrol-only units, whilst January saw just 36 units, roughly two orders of magnitude less! year on year.

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Ford Explorer EV firms as replacement for soon-to-be-discontinued Escape SUV

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The decision to discontinue the Escape mid-sized SUV in Australia – in both petrol and plug-in hybrid forms – leaves Ford without a competitor in the second biggest segment in Australia (utes are number one). It is based on Volkswagen’s MEB EV architecture that underpins the ID range of electric vehicles.

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Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023

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Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. Both the new Jeep Grand Cherokee and forthcoming Mazda CX-90 will also offer petrol-electric plug-in power. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e.

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