EV Central

JUNE 1, 2025

litre petrol four-cylinder engine being released with the next-gen Palisade SUV. It is expected to also feature in the Tasman in the future. It does not currently sell PHEVs in Australia. Powertrain options that could suit Hyundais ute that are currently in the public sphere include the new 246kW (combined) hybrid 2.5-litre

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EV Central

APRIL 23, 2025

litre turbo-petrol engine and a single e-motor packaged within its transmission, the new Nissan Frontier Pro features a proper mechanical all-wheel drive, ladder-frame chassis and locking rear differential. This model is planned for export to select global markets which will be announced in the future.” Combining a 1.5-litre

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EV Central

APRIL 5, 2025

It’s the latter that is expected to see BYD hit unprecedented volumes, already gaining a valuable head start on the Ford Ranger PHEV in the ute market. With FBT exemptions for PHEVs ending March 31, the question will be whether those sorts of sales numbers will be sustained. BYD is where the action is, Smitherman said.

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EV Central

MARCH 15, 2025

litre and rise to $128,900 for the shouty and sporty M50 xDrive, while the PHEV sits in the middle at $104,100. For those who arent quite ready to go for one of the many BMW BEV options, the PHEV is a very smart first step towards electrification. What was surprising was just how good the PHEV was compared to the other two options.

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EV Central

MAY 20, 2025

Toyota has added a plug-in hybrid EV ( PHEV ) drivetrain to its all-new 2026 RAV4, unveiled today ahead of its arrival in Australia in the first half of next year. We believe PHEV will be a big growth market here, and the timing is right,” said Sean Hanley, Toyota Australias vice president of sales, marketing and franchise operations.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 19, 2021

Here we take a look at how EVs compare to petrol, diesel and hybrid cars. As there are fewer moving parts in an EV compared to a combustion engine, they have lower maintenance costs which can translate to significant savings compared to petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Litre Petrol.

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EV Central

JANUARY 23, 2025

Smart has responded to the global slowdown of EV sales by announcing that it will roll out a petrol-electric plug-in hybrid version of its inbound flagship Smart#5 SUV that has been confirmed for Australia. When it arrives, the Smart #5 will be powered by a plug-in hybrid powertrain that’s already used by other Geely owned car-makers.

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EV Central

JUNE 8, 2024

Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes You might have noticed, and I certainly have, that the car company execs have stopped talking about electric vehicles, and begun describing the Australian car market of the near future using such vague and nebulous terms as “electrified” now that a New Vehicles Emissions Standard looms.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The Flying Spur plug-in hybrid sedan , priced from $479,100 (plus on-road costs), will be followed within 12 months by a PHEV version of the Bentayga SUV. PHEV versions of the Continental GT and GTC coupe and convertibles should be in Australia by mid-decade. They are very excited about the future of Bentley,” he said.

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EV Central

JULY 28, 2022

Chery will be the next Chinese brand to attempt to disrupt the Australian auto market, with the car maker following established brands like MG and Great Wall – as well as newcomers like BYD – to our market with the Chery Omoda 5 PHEV. The post Chinese brand Chery to launch Omoda 5 PHEV in Australia appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

MAY 7, 2024

The 2024 BYD Shark has been revealed without camouflage, with the plug-in petrol dual cab’s launch timing now officially revealed. But in the lead-up to that event, BYD has given us our first proper look at its PHEV ute, with the Shark pictured off-road as part of the promotion for its launch.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are polarising things. Positively put, they offer emissions-free electric driving most of the time, but a petrol engine backup when you need it – very handy, thanks. Mazda CX-60 PHEV, due here in the first half of 2023, put could be priced up to $80,000. Do Australians wants PHEVs, EVs or both?

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Calling it the M Lounge, rear passengers, on a bench-like seat, are enveloped in diamond-quilted velvet upholstery in the shade of Deep Aquamarine Petrol. Road Test: 2021 BMW 330e PHEV. Road Test: 2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e PHEV. Thick green-toned pile carpeting has a diamond pattern to caress passengers’ feet. Photos by BMW. [

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more than half of auto executives involved in the survey feel that battery electric vehicles will have the same driving range as their petrol-fueled equivalents within 6 years.”. Only 54% of respondents from TRIAD countries believe the existing dealership model is vital to future success. Urbanization and mobility.

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EV Central

JANUARY 28, 2025

Chinese rival Jaecoo J7 PHEV confirmed for March 2025 launch in Australia The trend to focus on plug-in equally alongside EV will continue with expected future models including the C16 large seven-seat SUV and a bunch of yet-to-be revealed models for international markets. per cent in sales in 2024 and PHEVs 100.2

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2023

Upcoming Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets a new V12 engine and three electric motors as part of a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) system Rather than downsizing the engine or switching only to electric motors, the Italian sports car maker has instead added three electric motors to the supercar mix.

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EV Central

MARCH 24, 2025

Previously, Volkswagen Group Audi said that it would roll out its last petrol-powered vehicle in 2026 and only sell battery-electric cars from 2032 onwards. Audi lands Q4 and Q6 EVs with more PHEVs and hybrids to follow as it challenges Benz and BMW READ MORE: Lets Off-Road! READ MORE: The fightback begins!

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2025

The widespread loss of private demand in the BEV trade should show the future coalition partners in Berlin that political support for the faltering ramp-up of electric mobility cannot be delayed. PHEVs push forward Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) recorded 19,534 deliveries in February. PHEVs accounted for 9.6% in February.

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EV Connect

JUNE 25, 2024

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) PHEVs give you the peace of mind of a backup fuel source. Instead, you’re compromising on the performance of both and will have to settle for a less powerful petrol-driven engine and an electric motor with a lower driving range. A non-luxury PHEV costs around $25,000 to $35,000.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Does this signal the end of petrol’s reign? Hybrids on top September was the first time that hybrid powertrains, made up of HEVs and MHEVs, overtook petrol to lead the new-car market. This came at the expense of petrol, dropping 1pp in market share, and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), which fell by 2.1pp. year on year.

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EV Central

APRIL 30, 2025

GWM shocks the auto world at least its a PHEV! New luxury saloon has been super-sized and electrified to take on BMW i5 and Audi A6 e-tron READ MORE: Shark hunter: Plug-in Nissan Frontier Pro unwrapped in Shanghai to rival BYD Shark 6, Ford Ranger and GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV READ MORE: Yet another Chinese Toyota Prado Fighter!

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EV Central

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. An all-new PHEV system is being developed for the new Triton, which debuts in Australia with an orthodox turbo-diesel engine next February. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton.

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EV Central

MAY 26, 2025

The fifth generation of the nameplate known for forging a new path as a hybrid has so far been left off the menu for Australians due to an anticipated high price and so as not tread on the wheel tracks of the Camry sedan that is now exclusively powered by a petrol-electric hybrid system. 2025 Toyota Prius.

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EV Central

MAY 7, 2025

. “It will join a refreshed Mitsubishi range that already offers petrol, diesel and PHEV options that fit Australian lifestyles, all with our innovative 10/10 warranty and capped price servicing plan.”

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A new-generation petrol-electric hybrid powertrain will be the first step beyond traditional diesel taken by the highly-anticipated new Kia Tasman ute. All-new Mitsubishi Triton and Nissan Navara to score plug-in hybrid petrol powertrains as Toyota RAV4 Hybrid outsells HiLux and Ford Ranger The new 2.5-litre litre turbo-diesel engine.

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EV Central

JUNE 22, 2022

Featuring a five-door body on moderately raised ride height that sits the 408 between traditional passenger cars and SUVs, the 408 will come with an orthodox petrol ICE , two rechargeable plug-in hybrid ( PHEV ) choices and in pure electric form as well. No range or fuel economy numbers have yet been claimed for the 408 PHEVs.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In the future, according to Automotive News , the German car-making giant will respond to slow electric car sales growth by phasing out its EQ model line-up, as well as its EQ nomenclature that was introduced to help buyers identify a Benz EV. The bigger change is Mercedes will no longer produce dedicated EQ models.

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EV Central

JULY 23, 2023

The plug-in hybrid version of its new Tonale small SUV has gone on sale in Australia, priced from a chunky $77,500 before on-roads for the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV. The price puts the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Q4 in line with full electric small SUV rivals such as the Volvo XC40 Pure Electric ($73,990) or Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 ($81,700).

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Mitsubishi Pajero — which sat above the Triton-based Pajero Sport, which is still available — was axed globally in 2021, but the brand in Australia has made no secret of its desire to resurrect the Pajero nameplate in the future. READ MORE: Confirmed! “But that is a continuum.

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EV Sales

JANUARY 14, 2021

A future star lands in a record market (19% share!) At the bottom of this Top 20, a reference to the record 511 deliveries of the SEAT Leon PHEV, with the spicy Spaniard beating its more corporate minded cousin, the VW Golf PHEV, that ended in #21, with 501 units, that nevertheless is a new record for the German model.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 16, 2024

READ MORE: Bigger BYD Shark electrified ute could shake up market dominated by Ford, Chevrolet and Ram READ MORE: 2025 BYD Shark 6 review: Can the first PHEV ute take the workhorse fight to the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux? Whatever the Shark 6’s fate on the showroom floor the technology it contains is the future of utes. When the 1.5-litre

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

H ere's the Mazda story thanks to Autocar: Mazda plans Volt rival Autocar August 28, 2008 Autocar has learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor.

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Drive Electric NZ

MAY 15, 2022

The Emissions Reduction Plan released today confirms the future of mobility in New Zealand will be electric. Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert says, “If you watch the global automotive market – we’ve been seeing for some time that EV technology will replace petrol and diesel cars. This may happen faster than you might think.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 20, 2022

The future of motoring. HEVs are cars that have both a traditional petrol/diesel engine, as well as an electric motor powered by a battery. The technical name for engines that use traditional fuel (petrol/diesel) to create power. PHEV : Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. FlexiHire. For a full rundown, click here.

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2025

While Leapmotor has so far built only passenger cars and light-duty soft-roaders and those types of vehicles fill its future model calendar out to 2028 branching out into the 4×4 utes and off-roaders loved by Aussies, as well as vans, sounds entirely feasible. How a 2029 Leapmotor 4×4 could look – according to ChatGPT.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The petrol-sucking V8 Dodge brand has revealed its first battery electric muscle car concept. READ MORE: 2024 Dodge EV muscle car to “tear up the streets, not the planet” READ MORE: Dodge Hornet buzzes in: PHEV performance SUV “unlocks gateway to Dodge muscle”. This is the way Dodge does EVs.”. FYI, the Hellcat 6.2-litre

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

11 February 2025 Read next France sees new-car registrations fall as hybrids sweep closer to the top 10 February 2025 Read next The Automotive Update: Could PHEV sales continue after 2035 in the EU? PHEV positivity Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) had a positive January, with 4,877 registrations up 21% compared to one year ago.

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