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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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2024 BYD Seal U confirmed for Australia: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Nissan X-Trail e-Power on notice as plug-in hybrid SUV nears

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BYD has confirmed its first plug-in hybrid model in Australia will be the Seal U, with the petrol-electric SUV now just months away from arrival. The Seal U will be the first vehicle to feature BYD’s DM-I (or Dual Motor Intelligence) technology, and is expected to pair a 1.5-litre

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Beware Toyota HiLux, look out Ford Ranger! BYD reveals plug-in ute headed for Aussie sale soon

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litre four-cylinder turbo petrol with a large electric motor there’s no word on just how powerful the new electrified ute will be. When it arrived in Australia the advanced plug-in BYD ute is tipped to be priced from $50,000-$70,000. BYD Ute in official spy shots. Combining a small 1.5-litre BYD Ute in official spy shots.

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2024 Audi Q5 55 TFSIe plug-in hybrid EV review

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As with other plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), the Q5 promises the best of both worlds, delivering all-electric motoring for short distances and the freedom of having a fuel tank for those longer adventures. The Q5 55 TFSIe is the most powerful Audi Q5 ever created and also the most fuel efficient. seconds.

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See ya, Tesla: Seal, Dolphin and Atto 3 lift BYD to title of Australia’s best-selling electric vehicle brand in January

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The new year has welcomed a new electric-vehicle heavyweight, with Chinese brand BYD outselling EV giant Tesla in Australia for the first time in January. Tesla models sold a total 1107 vehicles last month, down more than 60 percent on its January 2023 totals, with 723 units of the Model 3 and 384 units of the Model Y delivered.

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2024 Subaru Solterra review: Can this electric SUV tackle the Tesla Model Y with some bush bashing nous?

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As well a different grille the Solterra has one other big point of difference from the bZ4X: it’s only available as a dual-motor all-wheel drive, whereas many rivals (including the bZ4X) also offer two-wheel drive versions. Subarus are known for being a little bit adventurous – except this one’s an EV. There’s also a 7.0-inch

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Waiting for a Lexus RX 450h+? NX PHEV back-orders are still stopping the launch of the RX PHEV in Australia

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The Japanese luxury brand Lexus reckons it is finally getting on-top of its stuttering petrol-electric plug-in hybrid roll-out in Australia. We also have the RX plug-in we want to bring to market but we have to focus on clearing NX. I don’t want to have the same problem on RX plug-in hybrid. That is in our plan.”

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