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Isuzu vows to stay in Australia: Plug-in hybrid research revealed, but questions over D-Max EV confirmation

EV Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Local Isuzu executives have confirmed research is underway into a D-Max plug-in hybrid BYD Shark 6 fighter while at the same time delivering a conflicting picture of just how signed-off the pure battery electric version of the popular ute is for Australia. 2025 Isuzu D-Max BEV on the Isuzu Norway website. Danger signs!

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Discount bonanza: EV prices could be chopped because of changes to NVES CO2 reduction scheme

EV Central

MARCH 23, 2025

Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X diesel SUVs are culled to avoid CO2 emissions fines READ MORE: Danger signs! Currently, the New Vehicle Emissions Scheme (NVES) bases an automotive brands combined CO2 emissions on how many vehicles it imports. READ MORE: NVES Strikes! We may even find there is a new discount season at the end of the year.

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More competition for LDV, Benz and VW in mid-size vans: Ford confirms pricing for Transit Custom EV and PHEV

EV Central

MAY 4, 2025

Ford Australia has confirmed pricing and specifications for the new 2025 E-Transit Custom and Transit Custom PHEV commercial vans ahead of first deliveries starting in Spring 2025. Ford Ranger PHEV pricing and specifications announced READ MORE: NVES Strikes! READ MORE: Look out BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha!

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NVES Strikes! Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X diesel SUVs are culled to avoid CO2 emissions fines

EV Central

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Ford has culled all 4×2 models in the top-selling Everest line-up, while Isuzu is understood to have told dealers it will take the same course with most – if not all – 4×2 versions of the MU-X wagon. 2025 Isuzu MU-X. The base model Isuzu MU-X LS-M 3.0-litre 2025 Ford Transit Custom PHEV.

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Ute Wars! “Now is our time” declares GWM as it launches Cannon Alpha PHEV targeting BYD Shark 6

EV Central

MAY 18, 2025

The Cannon Alpha PHEV is launching now in Australia with an orthodox mechanical 4×4 system, higher towing capability than the BYD and more claimed range. The Shark 6 was the first PHEV ute to launch into the 4×4 dual cab-loving Australian market and has achieved immediate sales success. 2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV.

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Danger signs! Latest research shows top ICE brands including Toyota, Ford and Nissan struggling to hit new Aussie CO2 limits

EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The findings, published by the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) in its Federal Budget submission, uses publicly known data to judge which brands can hit the targets going forward. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak. 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak. The full chart is published here: Blue Flag NVES assessment.

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“A Bundle Of Cash!” Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme can be lucrative for EV brands, predicts local XPeng importer

EV Central

MARCH 30, 2025

READ MORE: Six appeal: 2025 XPeng G6 headed for Australia to fight refreshed Tesla Model Y with fresh tech and new batteries READ MORE: XPeng M03 and P7+ electric sedans confirmed for Melbourne motor show: But which one will go on-sale in Australia? We cant rely on that [NVES income], Clarke told EV Central. NVES Strikes!

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No Ford Everest PHEV! Hybrid Toyota Prado packaging compromises explain why top-selling large SUV won’t go plug-in

EV Central

MARCH 3, 2025

Thats despite a PHEV version of the Ranger ute, which sits on fundamentally the same T6 ladder platform, being scheduled for launch later this year. Ford says fitting the PHEV systems battery pack would mean sacrificing too much interior space, hence it will stick with the current all-diesel powertrain line-up. READ MORE: NVES Strikes!

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

EV Central

MAY 7, 2024

The ute that will take on the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-Max was a surprising no-show at the Beijing Motor Show last month, and we now know that the brand will officially launch the ute in Mexico on May 14.

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2022 EV sales record: Top selling electric cars revealed

EV Central

JANUARY 12, 2023

Conversely, big guns such as Toyota, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi, Isuzu and Subaru didn’t sell a single EV between them – and Ford logged one of its upcoming E-Transits as sold in 2022. Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor. PHEVs are still tiny in Australia. But those PHEV sales were coming from a very low base.

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APRIL 12, 2024

kW electric motor powered by electricity from its hydrogen fuel cell (fed by up to 4.3 A fairly conventional look Through a chemical process, the fuel cell uses hydrogen and oxygen to create electricity to power the motor and charge the lithium-ion battery. This is a history, with an * next to models currently in production.

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BYD Shark attack! China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia!

EV Central

MAY 14, 2024

The 2024 BYD Shark has been launched at an event in Mexico City, with full details released on how the Chinese car giant plans to beat the likes of the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-MAX. litre turbo four-cylinder engine with an electric motor driving the rear axle. litre turbo kicks out around 170kW.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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MAY 13, 2021

The Chevrolet Volt was a purpose-built plug-in hybrid, with an electric motor driving the car and a small gas engine that charged the small battery when it was depleted. GM’s signature EV now is the Chevrolet Bolt EV , another new name, which arrived as a 2017 model and promptly won Motor Trend ’s Car of the Year award.

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Toyota Prado-crushing GWM Tank 500 PHEV with huge EV range could cap an electrified model rush by Chinese brand in Australia in 2025

EV Central

MARCH 16, 2025

The underpinning PHEV design could be the Hi4-T system with mechanical 4×4 that debuts in Australia in the GWM Cannon Alpha ute in April. 2025 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-Z PHEV. Either system puts any orthodox large diesel 4×4 wagon such as the Toyota Prado, Ford Everest or Isuzu MU-X in the shade. 2025 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-Z PHEV.

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Isuzu vows to stay in Australia: Plug-in hybrid research revealed, but questions over D-Max EV confirmation

Discount bonanza: EV prices could be chopped because of changes to NVES CO2 reduction scheme

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More competition for LDV, Benz and VW in mid-size vans: Ford confirms pricing for Transit Custom EV and PHEV

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NVES Strikes! Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X diesel SUVs are culled to avoid CO2 emissions fines

Ute Wars! “Now is our time” declares GWM as it launches Cannon Alpha PHEV targeting BYD Shark 6

Danger signs! Latest research shows top ICE brands including Toyota, Ford and Nissan struggling to hit new Aussie CO2 limits

“A Bundle Of Cash!” Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme can be lucrative for EV brands, predicts local XPeng importer

No Ford Everest PHEV! Hybrid Toyota Prado packaging compromises explain why top-selling large SUV won’t go plug-in

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

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BYD Shark attack! China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia!

Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Toyota Prado-crushing GWM Tank 500 PHEV with huge EV range could cap an electrified model rush by Chinese brand in Australia in 2025

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