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CarAdvice has received photos of a partially-disguised 2021 Nissan Navara Pro-4X Warrior ute undergoing final validation testing in Melbourne. The 2021 Nissan Navara Pro-4X Warrior is due in local showrooms within the next three months, about six months after the first shipments of regular versions of the updated Nissan Navara. The photos show the next-generation Nissan Navara Warrior will adopt the hoopless bullbar introduced with the recent Navara update.

Peugeot has confirmed it will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia in 2022 – though the exact identity of the vehicle that will grace local showrooms is yet to be confirmed. "In 2022, we will introduce electric variants to the Australian market. Whilst we are not currently in a position to confirm what they will be, various studies are underway and favourable. We look forward to sharing more information later this year," a Peugeot Citroen Australia spokesperson told CarAdvice.

A Queensland sewage treatment company has unveiled its latest electric car powered by human waste. Four years after introducing an electric Mitsubishi hatchback powered by poo, the firm Urban Utilities has put its second electric car on the road and called it “Number Two”. The Hyundai Kona electric SUV even has the registration plates “NMBR2S” (number twos is rhyming slang for poo, in case you weren't aware).

The Tesla Model Y SUV is expected to arrive in Australian showrooms during late 2021 or early 2022, according to several employees of the electric vehicle manufacturer. Exact timing will not be officially confirmed – even to staff – until the vehicle appears on Tesla’s online configurator. However, CarAdvice understands local service centres are operating under instruction delivery is likely within six to nine months.

The Sony Vision-S electric car has been spied testing at a facility in Europe this week. While it's unclear whether the Vision-S will be badged as a Sony product or sold under a different brand name, it appears the battery-powered vehicle is edging closer to a production reality. Powered by dual 200kW electric motors, it's expected the Sony car will hit 100km/h from a standstill in well under five seconds.