EV Central

MAY 17, 2025

litre naturally aspirated petrol engine with a single e-motor to power the front wheels via a single speed reduction gear. 2025 Geely EX5 Review: Is this cut-price electric SUV bad news for the Leapmotor C10, BYD Sealion 7 and Tesla Model Y? In China there are five Starship trims, two battery sizes and one powertrain that combines a 1.5-litre

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EV Central

APRIL 16, 2025

Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion READ MORE: Staying positive! The Tasman will launch as turbo-diesel to fight the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux, but a petrol-electric hybrid is coming soon after as its first electrified option. READ MORE: Toyota targeted! An EV has also been mooted.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 7, 2024

READ MORE: Kia EV9 review: Why you should buy the entry-level Air, not the pricier ones READ MORE: The VW ID. Buzz GTX hot MPV locked in for Australia Its biggest negative has been the petrol 3.5-litre litre four-cylinder turbo-diesels has been the less thirsty but pricier alternative, but now, finally, a petrol-electric hybrids here.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

READ MORE: 2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 LandCruiser rival READ MORE: GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models Anyway, just before announcing the Cannon Alpha PHEV would land here late in Q1 of 2025, GWM offered EVCentral a quick test drive in a pre-production left-hand-drive version. seconds to 100km/h.

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EV Central

MAY 31, 2025

The newly arrived version of GWMs largest ute now comes with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain that can run purely on electricity but with the backup of a petrol engine for added thrust and long distance touring. But the petrol-electric drivetrain is the real appeal of the Cannon Alpha PHEV. litre four-cylinder turbo makes 180kW and 380Nm.

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EV Central

JUNE 21, 2025

The petrol engine’s been de-tuned, its 11.8kWh battery’s too small, 43km electric range isn’t enough and, starting from $71,990, it’s too expensive. EcoBoost petrol runs, which is all you need when touring. The shift from petrol to EV is barely noticed, and the 2.3L 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak in Iceland.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2025

Cargo space on petrol models ranges from 570-1700 litres while the PHEV ranges from 460-1600 litres. For starters, there is a choice of two petrol (with 48-volt mild-hybrid assistance) and one plug-in hybrid drivelines, all with standard all-wheel drive. The newest X3 is available from $86,100 – $128,900 plus on-road costs.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 9, 2025

Further back, the broad tailgate and classy vertical rear LED light clusters are complemented by a purposeful rear bumper whose integrated step provided easy access to the bed. litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine (290kW/694Nm) paired with a motor/generator (36kW/250Nm) and 10-speed automatic transmission.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 12, 2025

That, of course, is all a matter of personal perspective – and with changes limited to suspension geometry, infotainment system, and head- and tail-light shaping the only significant changes, we’re certain even the most welded-on MX-5 fan will struggle to justify the price hike. litre four-cylinder petrol engine; still with 135kW/205Nm.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2025

litre TSI petrol engine, a 2.0-litre litre TSI petrol motor and a 2.0-litre TSI petrol engine. Key exterior enhancements include a prominent butterfly grille, more streamlined angular headlights accompanied by fog lights, and redesigned rear lights featuring a distinctive light strip across the tailgate.

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2025

Audi lands Q4 and Q6 EVs with more PHEVs and hybrids to follow as it challenges Benz and BMW READ MORE: 2025 Audi Q4 Review: A best-seller in Europe, but can this prestige mid-size SUV win Aussie hearts? New light bar highlights the Audi Q6 E Tron. I hope thats cleared it up. READ MORE: The fightback begins! READ MORE: Lets Off-Road!

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EV Central

MARCH 15, 2025

Theres also a panoramic glass roof that really adds to a sense of space and lightness inside. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol Motors: 1 synchronous, integrated into transmisison Combined Outputs: 220kW/450Nm AC charging: 11kW Type 2 plug 0-100km/h 6.2 It does look a bit pinched from the back, but overall I liked it. inch and 12.3-inch

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2025

READ MORE: Zeekr X discounted by up to $7000 to kickstart slow sales READ MORE: 2025 Zeekr 001 FR review: Driving the wickedly fast and occasionally crazy quad motor wagon with more power than an F1 car READ MORE: Mixing it up! The Zeekr 9X has 42,242 laser engravings around the lights to create a starry night effect.

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EV Central

MARCH 28, 2025

While its available with pure petrol propulsion, a new plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) version – marketed as SHS, or super hybrid system – allows EV-only running. 2025 Jaecoo J7 SHS price and equipment The Jaecoo J7 comes in a range of petrol-only models starting from $34,990 drive-away. Theres also an 18.3

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EV Central

DECEMBER 13, 2024

While sales of pure electric vehicles have been increasingly slowly and steadily in Australia in 2024, petrol-electric hybrids have become the next big thing. Which helps explain why the Chinese brand GWM Haval has doubled down on hybrids in its compact Jolion SUV line-up by adding petrol-electric models and cutting prices.

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EV Central

AUGUST 5, 2023

2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda has been telling us for years it wants to be a premium brand. It is the first of four SUV models it is launching to the world based on a new platform with all-new engines and featuring Mazda’s first petrol-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The PHEV prefers 95 RON petrol and claims a miserly 2.1L/100km.

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EV Central

JUNE 28, 2024

2024 Tesla Cybertruck review: First drive of the garish, childish, outlandish truck that Elon built 2024 Porsche Macan review: First drive of one of the most important new electric cars of the year But that’s not all that’s new. Can plug-in hybrid supercars rival screaming petrol V8s and V10s? You bloody bet they can.

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EV Central

MAY 12, 2025

In my daft, nostalgic brain a Mini should cost peanuts, have a tiny petrol motor, weigh as much as a Coke can (and the crash resistance: Ed), have three pedals and gear stick, and be built by a chap called Reg in Oxford, England. There are custom drive modes, but unlike petrol-powered JCW Minis, theres no adjustable suspension on the EVs.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

A review of 20 years of technical literature on natural gas (NG) emissions in the United States and Canada comprising more than 200 papers has concluded that official inventories consistently underestimate actual CH 4 emissions due to leakage from the natural gas system. US, United States; Can, Canada; SC, South Central; Petrol.

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EV Central

APRIL 17, 2025

READ MORE: Leapmotor C10 Australian review – $10,000 cheaper than a Model Y, but at what cost? At a set of traffic lights I go into the driver assist (ADAS) menu and turn everything off. First impressions also reveal the steering is far too light (even in a so-called Sport mode), and brake feel’s pretty woeful.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 11, 2025

litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 160 PS and 253 Nm of torque, a 1.5-litre litre petrol option with 115 PS and 144 Nm. Also Read : Kia Carens Clavis First Drive Review – New mask, same task Kia Carens Clavis: Design Visually, the Carens Clavis takes a bolder approach compared to the more traditional design of the Carens.

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EV Central

JANUARY 23, 2023

The flagship of a flagship, the i7 sits at the tippy top of the BMW 7 Series range (there’s also a petrol-powered mild-hybrid variant), combining all the luxe limousine trappings you expect with an all-electric powertrain for the first time. Read on for our BMW i7 review. What does the BMW i7 cost? What do you get in the BMW i7?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

There’s also three-zone climate control and LED lighting. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with an electric motor for a total 241kW and 500Nm. turbo-petrol alone is definitely enough to keep the CX-80 moving. The Touring gets a 10.25-inch inch central screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a second 12.3-inch

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2025

liter turbocharged petrol engine that generates 188 bhp and 320 Nm of torque. Notable exterior updates include an eye-catching butterfly grille, sleeker angular headlights paired with fog lights, and redesigned rear lights that feature a unique light strip spanning the tailgate.

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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? OK, admittedly, that last one is at least theoretically possible. 2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium. When the 1.5-litre SCORE: 4.0/5

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EV Central

APRIL 27, 2024

And Porsche is expecting to sell at least as many of the new Macan EVs as the old petrol-powered ones. The all-electric Macan is a whole lot more expensive than the petrol model it will replace late in 2024. 2024 Porsche Macan price and equipment Here’s where it gets interesting. Porsche Macan Turbo. Score: 4.5/5

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EV Central

MAY 18, 2024

litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 18.3kWh BYD ‘Blade’ LFP battery. The petrol engine primarily acts as a range extender, so it is mostly droning away in a steady state in the background no matter what your left foot is doing. The steering is adjustable through two modes, but is light in either. SCORE: 3.5/5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. By contrast, average CO 2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles continued to fall in 2017, showing the largest annual decrease (7.7

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Baua Electric

APRIL 13, 2025

liter hybrid petrol engine that is derived from the Hyundai Kona Hybrid and produces 141 horsepower. Besides, the upcoming Seltos is probably going to keep the present lineup of 158 bhp turbocharged petrol engines and 114 bhp diesel engines. Also watch: Kia Syros first drive review | Better than Seltos, Sonet?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2010

The biofuels currently being produced in New Zealand can only be used to supplement conventional petrol and diesel. The decrease in congestion on Auckland’s motorways when the price of a liter of petrol rose above two dollars in 2007 is testament to this flexibility, he said. These appear as Appendix A and Appendix B.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

And they can claim that they’ve made it obvious the Santa Fe is a Hyundai by adding big, hard to miss H-shaped DRL logos in the front and rear lights, yet another design feature that divides opinion (I’ll grant the critics that it does look awful from directly behind). litres per 100km Engine 1.6-litre appeared first on EV Central.

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2024

You better have deep pockets Our verdict on the BZ4X 2WD’s chief rival: Tesla Model Y RWD review 2024 Toyota BZ4X FWD price and equipment 2024 Toyota bZ4X FWD It’s $66,000 plus on-roads for this single motor front-wheel-drive BZ4X. READ MORE: Want a 2024 Toyota BZ4X on a full service lease? 2024 Toyota bZ4X FWD interior with 12.3-inch

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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. But whereas the EV6 is based on a dedicated EV architecture, the Niro relies on an ICE platform to allow for the petrol engine for the hybrid model. Kia Niro EV review: Verdict. Kia Niro EV review: Make/Model specifications.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Its natural EV rivals are the GWM Ora and MG4 , but the Dolphin also competes with many petrol-powered hatchbacks. That’s important because it makes it a viable well-specified alternative to petrol-powered hatchbacks such as the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia Cerato and Hyundai i30. That’s the car we’ve tested here.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

This technology allows electric vehicles to charge their batteries or be powered directly, while being driven, and would allow vehicles with demanding duty cycles to switch from petrol or diesel to being electric. —Denis Naberezhnykh, Technical Director at Ricardo.

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EV Central

JULY 26, 2023

EV Central’s 2023 Peugeot e-Partner review: The Peugeot e-Partner compact electric van adds another contender to the small but growing light commercial EV segment. But the price is high, the equipment content is lower than the cheaper petrol Partner range and load carrying also takes a hit. 2023 Peugeot e-Partner.

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