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2025 MG ZS Hybrid+ Excite Review: Updates to this affordable SUV means the battery now stays charged, but it still left us feeling a little flat

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In the old days (last year), the MG ZS compact SUV was cheap and cheerful rental fleet fodder, but now its meant to be something that appeals beyond its price. And that was because the petrol engine intervened early, often and quite obviously to keep the juice flowing. And try as we might there was no full derating of the battery pack.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90, as Volvo’s largest SUV, is currently its most popular model in the United States. Moving towards more juice. Related Stories You Might Enjoy—Plug-in Hybrid SUV Options.

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Chery on top? Omoda E5 SUV mid-year launch leads Chinese brand’s expansive Aussie electric vehicle line-up

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The ambitious Chinese Chery brand will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia when the Omoda E5 SUV arrives mid-year. A 61kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides the juice. The two SUVs are both ICE-powered. Chery has confirmed there will be two E5 specifications – Standard and Premium. 2024 Chery Omoda E5 interior.

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As EV Sales Stall, Plug-In Hybrids Get a Reboot

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In China, which accounts for about two-thirds of global electrified sales , buyers are flocking to plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, which combine a gas engine with a rechargeable battery pack. PHEV sales are up 85 percent year-over-year, dwarfing the 12-percent gain for pure EVs. markets longest-range PHEVs. seconds.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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In Europe, it was smaller Jeeps—the subcompact Renegade and compact Compass family SUV—that got their plugs first. That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan.

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2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Review: The best diesel dual cab ute is now plug-in petrol-electric, should BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha be scared?

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Ford cautious on Ranger PHEV expansion as BYD and GWM plan faster plug-in roll-out READ MORE: Look out BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha! Ford Ranger PHEV pricing and specifications announced READ MORE: Cop that BYD Shark 6! 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV price and equipment There are four models in the 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV line-up.

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Range master: Cut-price new Leapmotor C10 range extender hybrid arrives to fight BYD Sealion 6 and Jaecoo J7

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Plug-in hybrid just as important for Leapmotor in Australia as BEVs; C10 and B10 PHEV SUVs on the way! 2025 Leapmotor C10 slashes entry price for medium electric SUVs $10,000 below Tesla Model Y and Kia EV5 Shaping up as s key rival fro the BYD Sealion 6 and the incoming Jaceoo J7 PHEV , the new Leapmotor C10 REEV includes a small 1.5-litre

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