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2025 Hyundai Staria going electric as zero-emissions rival for Ford E-Transit, Volkswagen ID. I want a ute that can compete with the number one [Ford Ranger] and number two ute [Toyota HiLux] in the country. litre petrol four-cylinder engine being released with the next-gen Palisade SUV. But these are very much back-up plans.
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A Gen 2 Series PHEV Powertrain under development is installed in a running rolling chassis. ALTe plans to develop series plug-in hybrid powertrains for a range of popular vehicles such as taxis, shuttle busses, pickup trucks, SUVs, etc, and is targeting more than $2 billion of revenues within five years. Click to enlarge.
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When handed the keys to the 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD, the experience ended-up not only being pleasant, but one that raises the question–where has Lincoln been hiding this gem? What the Corsair PHEV does, or should do, is open the brand to a new audience who will consider buying a Lincoln for the first time.
Stop that eye-rolling and tutting at the back, those who regard PHEVs as a sad halfway house on the way to battery electric. And, when you consider the inevitable boost in performance an electric motor or two brings when allied with a combustion engine, any long-held PHEV iciness you have may thaw a touch. There are reasons here.
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