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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

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Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. litre turbo-diesel engine. 2024 Toyota Prado. 2024 Toyota Prado.

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

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Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive.

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Abarth 500e landing with $60,500 price tag, nudging Tesla Model 3 money

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All 500e grades use a front-mount electric motor offering a reasonable 114kW/235Nm. That battery takes up to 85kW charge rate at a public DC charger, meaning 0-80 percent’s possible in 35 minutes. The ubiquitous Model 3 will accelerate faster, has twice the range, charges quicker and has significantly more room inside.

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Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023

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Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. It can be charged at up to 7.2kW AC for a full charge in around 2.5 The Q5 PHEV’s rivals include plug-in versions of the BMW X3, Range Rover Evoque and Volvo XC60.

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BYD ute detailed: Chinese brand calls out HiLux and Ranger as its game-changing PHEV dual-cab approaches

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Speaking to EV Central from the Tokyo Motor Show, EVDirect’s Luke Todd says the new ute’s powertrain, range and a party trick he calls “tradie mode” will elevate it to the top of the field when the plug-in hybrid dual-cab launches. litre turbo-petrol engine, pointing to smaller power outputs for the dual-cab.

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Peugeot e-Partner electric van loaded vs empty: Range test

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Positively, we were more efficient than WLTP testers, and from full charge, the range indicated on the e-Partner’s dashboard was around 280km when full. Peugeot’s fully electric e-Partner van has an official range of 258km. That is, of course, unless you sling some weight in the back. Additional mass is an EV’s enemy.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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Mitsubishi does plug-in hybrids (like in the Outlander ), Toyota does conventional hybrids (like the RAV4 ), and Nissan does e-Power. And it’s worth pointing out that both the Ti and Ti-L get e-4ORCE, which adds a second electric motor at the rear axle, giving you both more power and more AWD, along with a seriously swollen equipment list.

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