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Kia attacks EV pricing! Great news for EV3 and EV4, but Niro EV future in doubt

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Razor-edged pricing for Kia’s electric EV5 medium SUV will continue with the incoming EV3 and EV4 , but the policy could also end the Kia Niro electric vehicle’s time in Australia. READ MORE: Kia EV3 small SUV coming in 2025 with 600km range – and looks magnificent READ MORE: Kia’s 15 new EVs coming in the next three years.

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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. From today our dealers will no longer offer petrol-only variants of any Toyota model where a hybrid-electric alternative is available.”

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2024 BYD Shark revealed: Plug-in petrol dual-cab wants to decimate diesel

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The 2024 BYD Shark has been revealed without camouflage, with the plug-in petrol dual cab’s launch timing now officially revealed. That said, we do know the brand has a Shark in the country for testing, so expect a local debut to occur in the not-too-distant future. So that’s why we’re confident for best-in-class.”

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Powertrain doubts and sales concerns: Toyota Prado Hybrid Aussie chances decline

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Back in March the new Prado was potentially coming to Australia as a petrol-electric hybrid “sooner rather than later”, but it now appears turbo-diesel will be the sole powertrain choice for the foreseeable future. That would not aid sales ambitions. The 250 Series launches in Australia in the third quarter of 2024.

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Renault Duster-based Dacia Bigster unveiled. Check details

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By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 10 Oct 2024, 12:57 PM Dacia, Renault's budget brand, has introduced the Bigster SUV, a 7-seater variant of the Duster, ahead of the Paris Motor Show. Read more Dacia will offer the Bigster with mild-hybrid petrol, a strong hybrid petrol and an LPG powertrain. Renault Bigster measures 4.57

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Confirmed! Electric Toyota LandCruiser family has on-road rather than off-road focus, could be on-sale as soon as 2026

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A new family of electric Toyota LandCruiser wagons could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2026. The concept is to have battery EV model in the LandCruiser brand to secure the LandCruiser brand in the future. “We But in the future it will come, it will come.” READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel! The post Confirmed!

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

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Ford has cracked the door wide open for the new Explorer EV to come to Australia following the decision to axe the Escape SUV locally. Birkic says the decisions was about positioning the brand for the future and the evolving transition to EV, something he says the company is “all-in” on. We believe now is the right time.”

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