EV Central

APRIL 8, 2025

3, Hyundai Kona Electric, Kia EV3 and the Jeep Avenger that shares the same platform, tech and powertrains and is even built at the same Stellantis factory in Poland. litre three-cylinder petrol with a small 21kW electric motor, a small battery, plus a six-speed dual-clutch transmission. The Alfa Junior Ibrida combines a 1.2-litre

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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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EV Central

MAY 18, 2024

But Australians have shown little interest in PHEVs up to now, preferring plugless hybrids and pure BEVs … if they are interested in electrification at all. We’ve previously covered that issue off, why EVDirect is taking the punt on PHEVs and dived in detail into the Sealion 6 pricing and specification. 2024 BYD Sealion 6 cockpit.

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EV Central

JANUARY 28, 2025

2025 Leapmotor C10 slashes entry price for medium electric SUVs $10,000 below Tesla Model Y and Kia EV5 READ MORE: 2025 Leapmotor B10 is this Australias cheapest electric SUV? The local commitment to PHEV reflects a global swing back to hybrids across the auto industry as the rate of EV adoption slows. 2025 Leapmotor B10.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

Kia Niro EV review: It was only in 2021 that Kia introduced the Niro nameplate to Australia. Instead, it was more about dipping a toe in the electrified water and getting the Kia dealer network ready or the EV onslaught. So instead it’s hybrid and EV tech for Kia’s new entry-level electrified SUV.

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EV Sales

JANUARY 5, 2021

This time both it was BEVs outpacing PHEVs, with these last ones jumping 222% in December, to 10.337 units, while BEVs (+310%!) had 6.592 registrations, with the plugin split in this year sales ending at 30% for BEVs and 70% PHEVs, with pure electrics dropping 9% regarding 2019, when they had 39% share. Pl Model Sales 1 VW ID.3

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EV Central

MAY 7, 2025

The Model B has been developed to rival the likes of the BYD Atto 3, Kia EV3 and latest MG S5 EV. “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

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: Everything you need to know It’s technically correct, but the EV Council figures include battery electric vehicle sales as well as sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ( PHEVs ), the latter adding 20,543 sales to the tally.

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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

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 15, 2024

2024 BYD Seal U rebranded BYD Sealion 6 ahead of Australian debut READ MORE: Beijing show: Stunning BYD Ocean-M is a rear-drive electric hot hatch based on an all-new platform It follows three BYD battery electric vehicles into the Aussie market – the Atto 3 , Dolphin and Seal – and will be followed by the BYD Shark PHEV ute before the end of 2024.

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EV Central

JULY 31, 2024

The Tesla Model 3 (10,600 sales) and BYD Seal (4092) do the bulk of the heavy lifting, but the BMW i4 (1177) comfortably outsells its petrol-powered 4-Series alternative (168) and is tantalising close to outselling the 3-Series (1511). That means diesel and petrol still dominates, accounting for 98.6 That means 49.5 percent – were EVs.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

All-new Mitsubishi Triton and Nissan Navara to score plug-in hybrid petrol powertrains as Toyota RAV4 Hybrid outsells HiLux and Ford Ranger The one-off electric Hilux prototype gives an insight into how fast the EV ecosystem is evolving for the nation’s biggest car brand – and how increasingly important electric propulsion is becoming for Toyota.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine. The electric motors are the main thing driving the wheels but the petrol engine can boost power slightly above about 70km/h. Otherwise the engine acts as a generator if additional range is required, allowing the car to travel anywhere there are petrol stations.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 6, 2021

The figure does not include plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Reasons for this substantial 2021 increase in EV numbers include: The UK government’s recent announcement that sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will end by 2030 (and sales of plug-in hybrids will end by 2035) has already focused people’s minds on EVs.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

While Chinese brands BYD and GWM are readying plug-in hybrids electric (PHEV) utes and Ford plans to roll out a PHEV Ranger around the middle of 2025, the legendary Toyota Hilux could beat them all to a zero emissions dual-cab that can also tackle the tracks and trails Aussies expect a ute to conquer. The post Advantage Toyota?

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EV Central

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Seven seat electric SUVs are rare in Australia, with the expensive Kia EV9 and Mercedes-Benz EQB and EQS prominent among them. PHEV system. litre turbo-petrol engine, a 200kW electric system, a 20kW Blade battery pack and claims a 115km electric range, a 1150kmn combined range and a 4.95L/100km fuel consumption rate.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

share in November, with Petrol at just 2.3% Norway, the world’s leading market in the electric vehicle transition, saw plugins take 91.2% share in November, up from 79.9% a year ago. Non-hybridized combustion vehicles saw a record low of under 5.1%

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Diesels lost more than half their share year-on-year, falling to just 2.3%, with petrol and plugless hybrids not faring much better. Norway’s plugin electric vehicle market share in September broke new ground, hitting 91.5% with full electrics alone taking 77.5% Overall auto market volume was 17992 units, slightly above seasonal norms.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Legacy diesels and plugless hybrids continued to stagnate below 20% share, with petrol taking a breath at just under 37% share, before its next dive. November saw France, Europe’s second largest auto market, hit a record 23.5% plugin electric vehicle share, up from 14.8% share a year ago.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Petrol share was down to a record low of 36.0% France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle share climb to a new record 22.9% in September, almost twice the 11.8% share seen a year ago. from almost 44% a year ago. Diesel share remained below 20% for the third month in a […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 1, 2021

year-on-year, resulting in a larger share than any other powertrain, at 32.9%, ahead of petrol’s 27.2%. September 2021 saw Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle market overtake that of plugless powertrains for the first time, gaining 53.9% share of new sales. Full electrics (BEVs) rapidly grew their share 2.6x

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2025

Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Ultimate guide to buying an EV in Australia: Everything you need to know Sales of petrol-electric models surged 75 percent in 2024 to 172,696 vehicles almost double the number of BEVs. These numbers do not include PHEVs or HEVs. 6 Kia 3,610 3.9% 6 Kia 3,610 3.9%

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The EV will be badged CLA with EQ Technology, while the petrol fed version will be the CLA with EQ Hybrid Technology. The bigger change is Mercedes will no longer produce dedicated EQ models.

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EV Sales

JANUARY 14, 2021

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. has struck a chord among French PHEV buyers.

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EV Central

MARCH 5, 2025

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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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

Overview THE Kia Sorento is a vehicle a lot of family buyers overlook. Kia has gone to a lot of effort to enhance its large segment seven-seater, as the following paragraphs will surely show. litre V6 petrol FWD or 147kW/440Nm 2.2-litre This is not an all-new model – but’s it’s no simple facelift either.

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2025

2025 Leapmotor C10 slashes entry price for medium electric SUVs $10,000 below Tesla Model Y and Kia EV5 READ MORE: 2025 Leapmotor B10 is this Australias cheapest electric SUV? For a start, Leapmotor doesnt only build pure battery electric vehicles, but also range-extender petrol-electric plug-in hybrids.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

Overview THE Kia Sorento is a vehicle a lot of family buyers overlook. Kia has gone to a lot of effort to enhance its large segment seven-seater, as the following paragraphs will surely show. litre V6 petrol FWD or 147kW/440Nm 2.2-litre This is not an all-new model – but’s it’s no simple facelift either.

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Push EVs

MARCH 10, 2023

plugin hybrids (PHEVs). The YoY fall in share of plugins reflects the temporary bounce back of petrol-powertrain volumes YoY (from 23,952 to 32.331 units). This is likely due to dealers wanting to clear a backlog of “old” petrol-car stocks ahead of the new licence plate arriving in March. February’s 22.9% a year ago.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2025

Which battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models have proved popular in the country? Combining BEV and PHEV deliveries, EV sales in Portugal grew by 10% in 2024. This helped the market reach overall growth while petrol and diesel registrations declined year on year. PHEVs jumped from an 8.2%

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EV Sales

MARCH 10, 2021

The last place of the podium went for the Peugeot 3008 PHEV, with 1,104 units, thus making two Peugeot's in the podium, but also securing the BEV and PHEV monthly wins, beating the Renault arch rival in both categories. (And Peugeot 208 EV beats both of them.) Regarding the plugin share, last month it reached 13% (6.3%

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

20 September 2024 Read next The Kia Picanto takes the 2024 Wertmeister title 19 September 2024 Read next Which car brands sold the most EVs in July? PHEVs in a panic? decline, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) were the third-worst performing powertrain in August. The poor PHEV performance was fuelled by a 56.9% With a sharp 22.3%

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This included a 34% battery-electric vehicle (BEV) slump and a 19% plug-in hybrid (PHEV) decline. In this scenario, they outperformed PHEVs (down 23%) as well as petrol (down 21%) and diesel (down 28%) deliveries. The Ford Kuga PHEV was the best-placed plug-in hybrid, finishing 11 th with 3,218 registrations.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

days, plug-in hybrids ( PHEVs ) at 63.8 days and petrol vehicles at 67.5 HEVs retained the greatest trade value in January at 52.2%, followed by petrol cars at 50.5%. and PHEVs with 45.8%. BEVs were followed by PHEVs at 55.1 days, followed by petrol cars after 62.1 and PHEVs 44.2%. This was a 0.9

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

23 September 2024 Read next EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years 20 September 2024 Read next The Kia Picanto takes the 2024 Wertmeister title 19 September 2024 Read next Which car brands sold the most EVs in July? BEVs alone accounted for 14% of registrations while PHEVs made up the remaining 7.3%.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Conversely, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) fell 9% in September, with 83,084 registrations. Meanwhile, petrol suffered a 19% decline and diesel dropped 24%. This meant HEVs overtook petrol registrations for the first time, a trend that is likely to continue. Landing in seventh was the Ford Kuga PHEV. Below, the ID.7

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