US EditionWhich plug-in hybrids offer the longest EV range in Australia?
- The 2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium, LDV eT60, and Ford F150 Lightning represent leading plug-in hybrids with notable electric ranges in Australia.
- LDV pioneered electric utes locally in 2022, while AusEV imports and modifies the US-made F150 Lightning for Australian roads by remounting the steering wheel.
- The BYD Shark 6 features a 29.58 kWh battery, 321 kW power, AWD, 800 km claimed range, and costs $57,990 plus on-road costs, with a towing capacity of 2500 kg braked.
- The F150 Lightning Extended Range can travel 515 km but drops around half if towing near its 4500 kg capacity, while the LDV eT60’s range drops dramatically with minimal load.
- These plug-in hybrids show trade-offs between towing capacity and electric range, implying buyers must balance utility and EV efficiency based on intended use.
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The BYD Shark proves electric utes can work (they just need some help from dinosaurs)
The colour’s fittingly called ‘Deep Sea Blue’. Photo: James Coleman. LDV was the first car company to bring an electric ute to Australia with the eT60 in 2022, and there’s probably a reason you haven’t heard much about it ever since – it had a range of “up to 330 km” but if you put anything more than a hammer in the back, that would drop to about 2 km. The Ford F150 Lightning is another recent option, but by the time it’s imported from the US an…
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