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Kia Sorento PHEV GT-Line large seven-seater AWD SUV 2025 review

June 29, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com New car reviews

Chris Riley tests the 2025 Kia Sorento PHEV GT-Line large seven-seater all-wheel drive SUV with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know.  Summary: The PHEV system in

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Lexus announces RX 450h+ PHEV from $123,500

February 16, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, New releases

LEXUS HAS CONFIRMED THE ARRIVAL of the RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid luxury SUV from April, with a starting price of $123,500, excluding on-road costs. The upcoming arrival of the RX 450h+ is a further option

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GWM pushes further into EVs with Cannon Alpha PHEV

February 16, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Upcoming new models

GWM IS SET TO ELEVATE ITS ELECTRIFIED vehicle range in April 2025 with the launch of the all-new GWM Cannon Alpha Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Designed to redefine the standards in the EV utility

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EV sales fall, hybrid and PHEV sales soar

February 11, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

WE HAVE ALWAYS ARGUED that hybrids and PHEVs tend to make more sense than EVs in a country as large as Australia, and it seems buyers are coming to the same conclusion. January’s sales figures

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GWM makes changes to H6GT SUV

December 27, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Uncategorized

GWM HAS ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING running changes on the GWM H6GT, effective from December 2024 arrivals. Changes consist of the following specification upgrades (including incoming PHEV): Revised taillights design – lens colour changes from red

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Newcomer Jaecoo releases J7 PHEV

December 14, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

IN THE CURRENT RUSH OF new models being released into Australia by Chinese brands, the latest is the Jaecoo J7 PHEV, equipped with the cutting-edge SHS (Super Hybrid System). This new model delivers a blend

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Ford Ranger PHEV rated to tow 3500kg

December 6, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

SIXTY PERCENT OF AUSTRALIAN DRIVERS say they would be ‘more likely’ to buy an electrified vehicle if it offered greater towing capability, according to a recent survey by Ford Motor Company. Forty seven percent told Ford they

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And another Mazda SUV arrives: the CX-80

November 21, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, New releases

HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE CX-70, MAZDA has added A seven-seat family SUV – the all-hybrid Mazda CX-80 –to the brand’s range. The exterior design concept of the Mazda CX-80 is ‘Graceful Toughness’, which

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Ford PHEV Ranger heralds a new era in pickups

October 10, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Upcoming new models

FORD IS BLAZING A NEW TRAIL for plug-in hybrid pickups with the Ranger PHEV that today makes its global public debut at IAA TRANSPORTATION in Germany. As explained by seniordriveraus in late September, the Ranger

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Mitsubishi surveys PHEV buyers on usage patterns

October 4, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

IN 2021, MITSUBISHI MOTORS AUSTRALIA engaged independent research provider Platform One to survey its Plug-In Hybrid EV (PHEV) owners. The results showed that Mitsubishi’s PHEV technology was the best of both worlds, with owners using

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