Source: Comfort Del Gro A trio of major players in Australia’s public transport sector are exploring the development of a battery electric bus manufacturing facility in Western Sydney. ComfortDelGro Corp, which runs public bus and charter services in several ...
Kia EV6 GT being tuned outside Canberra. Source: Kia The highly anticipated Kia EV6 Gt has landed in Australia to be put through its paces for final local tuning ahead of a late 2022 launch. As the halo version ...
Development and production timeline Solar Bus Kit: B2B retrofit solution for public transport The series production Sion solar car. Source: Sono Motors Sono Motors has released final pricing and specifications for the production design for its solar electric car, ...
How one Victoria EV owner filed his odometer reading. It seems like the ‘debate’ about Victoria’s Road Users Charge (RUC) has been portrayed by the Victorian Government as being one of two positions – those in favour of a ...
Driving on electricity produces far fewer emissions than gasoline How efficient would an ICE vehicle need to be to have the same global warming emissions as an EV? Electrifying larger vehicles like pickups also have significant benefits EVs are responsible ...
Audi’s A3 Sportback, which for now is an ICE car. Source: Audi media centre Unnamed sources at German automaker Audi have revealed that the next Audi A3 is expected to be an electric-only model with a maximum range of ...
Local Atto 3 now in transit Atto 3 customers to receive heated seats Image provided. BYD Atto 3 is one of the most highly anticipated EVs in Australia in 2022, and the wait is almost over for new customers ...
Tesla Model Y. Image: Bridie Schmidt Tesla has expanded its real-time insurance offering in the United States to two more states, bringing the total number of states covered up to 10. In unsurprising Tesla style, no official announcement was ...
Volkswagen says it has begun US production of its all-electric ID.4 compact SUV at its Chattanooga factory in Tennessee, the company’s first electric vehicle assembled in the United States. Originally launched in September of 2020 and with European deliveries ...
Brisbane EV Expo crowd. Image: B. Gaton In the past couple of years, most public events have either moved online, been delayed … or in many cases, simply cancelled. For one of these – the annual national EV Conference ...
Image: Moke International Moke International, the British-based owners of the original ‘Moke’ trademark and manufacturers of the new Electric Moke, announced this week that they have agreed to sell up to 100% of its shareholdings to Canada’s EV Technology ...
Image: Hyundai British luxury automotive icon Rolls-Royce has signed a partnership with South Korean automaker Hyundai which will see the two companies collaborate on delivering all-electric propulsion and hydrogen fuel cell technology to the Advanced Air Mobility market. The ...
The Cupra Born outside the Sydney City Garage. Source: Cupra The Cupra Born electric hatch is on the ground in Australia, and although it is still awaiting some minor tweaks before it is ready for RHD customer production, our ...
RWD Porsche Taycan. Image: Bridie Schmidt With over 75,000 models already delivered around the globe, the Porsche Taycan is receiving a software upgrade. The German automaker announced on Wednesday that all Taycan models regardless of vehicle age, engine, and ...
Hyundai Australia has quickly sold out its latest offering of Ioniq 5 electric SUVs, with 111 of the highly sought-after and multiple “car of the year” award winner selling out in just 14 minutes. According to a Hyundai spokesman, ...
Two zero-emission trucks have entered operation in New Zealand in two firsts for decarbonising the country’s transport sector, including an electric milk tanker and a hydrogen postal truck. New Zealand’s energy and resources minister Dr Megan Woods celebrated on ...
A one-off electric convertible Mini. Source: Mini Mini is doing the unthinkable. While many car manufacturers have cut convertibles from their model ranges, Mini has introduced a cabriolet version of its personality-plus, all-electric Cooper SE. Unfortunately for those of ...
Mercedes-AMG EQE: Two new all-electric performance saloons . Source: Mercedes-Benz Three leading car makers have posted significant increases in electric car sales in the first half of the year, with The newly listed EV specialist Polestar says it more ...
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor is to build a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory in South Korea, the first automotive plant the company has built in its home country in almost three decades. Amidst negotiations with the company’s workers’ ...
Rimac Nevera mules. Source: Rimac Two electric hypercars, the Battista from Automobili Pininfarina and the Nevera from Rimac, have both entered serial production. German luxury electric vehicle manufacturer Automobili Pininfarina, which can trace its heritage back to Italian car ...
Petrol and diesel retailer bp Australia is to build what is being touted as the first green hydrogen refuelling station to be installed at a petrol station in Australia. The facility – featuring a 220kW electrolyser powered by a ...
Standard variant of BYD Atto 3 is now expected in November at the earliest Delays are not limited to BYD The BYD Atto 3. Source: EV Direct Back in March this year, early customers of the BYD Atto 3 ...
Fleets are already starting to transition to electric vehicles Do electric utes have enough driving range for work vehicles? When are electric utes coming to Australia? Are electric utes viable for fleets? The Ford F-150 Lightning. Source: Ford Carmakers ...
Source: Nio Chinese electric carmaker Nio has unveiled a new 500kW fast-charging station that the company will begin installing in China and Europe throughout the rest of 2022. Nio’s new 500kW ultra fast charging stations were one of several announcements ...
Source: Zoomo Sydney-headquartered micromobility and e-bike company Zoomo has struck a deal to offer its electric bikes to customers of commercial car fleet manager SG Fleet. SG Fleet became an investor in Zoomo earlier this year as part of ...
The C40 Recharge. Source: Volvo The first new Volvo C40 electric crossovers will start to arrive towards the end of the first quarter, as the Swedish carmaker prepares to launch its second all-electric vehicle by the start of the ...
FL Electric truck. Source: Volvo Trucks Volvo Trucks Australia has opened sales for its entire range of all-electric medium-duty trucks for local transport operators, including the new Volvo FL and FE Electrics. Photo: https://ibb.co/b1t7F2S Volvo Trucks, the world’s second-largest ...
Road noise, ride quality, regen and drive modes Dashboard and infotainment Comfort and interior space EV-only additions: V2L and charging Size, cargo space and frunk Kia Connect App The all-new Kia Niro EV. Source: Kia The 2022 Kia Niro ...
Dealers asking nearly $110,000 for a used EV6 More than 50% of local EV6 deliveries are the AWD model Kia EV6. Image: Riz Akhtar Just over a month ago, I wrote about rising used Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia ...
Power, range and acceleration Polestar 2 Standard Range Charging at home and on the road Cargo and frunk space Ground clearance and towing Bang for buck (cost per kilometre range) The all-electric and refreshed Kia Niro EV will go ...
Production underway for early BYD customers BYD Atto 3 wait times increase The BYD Atto 3. Source: EV Direct Good news for BYD Atto 3 buyers: production is underway and ship allocation has commenced for what is currently the ...
Climate and Energy minister Chris Bowen will push for electric vehicle chargers to be installed in Parliament House in Canberra, so that he and the growing number of EV driving parliamentarians don’t have to rely on “trickle charging” from ...
Image: Ducati Ducati is perhaps one of the best known motorcycle brands in the world, despite being a relatively small company. It is famous for its evocative bevel driven twins and some of the most beautiful motorcycle designs in ...
Porsche Taycan 4S. Image credit: Bridie Schmidt Porsche Australia has issued a recall through the Australian government for the Porsche Taycan model years 2019 through 2021 due to a potential restraint defect. The recall, issued by the Department for ...
Source: Candela The Swedish capital of Stockholm will soon get a chance to witness a revolution in its water-going transport that will offer a quicker, quieter and cheaper option for people to get around the Scandinavian capital. The Candela ...
Australian subscription mobility platform Loopit successfully raised $A3.6 million in its first external capital raise which will accelerate the company’s global expansion and technology innovation, and particularly its interest in the growing link between electric vehicles and car subscription offers. ...
Source: Auckland Transport/Twitter Auckland Transport, the public transport operator controlled by Auckland Council, has offered a sneak peek of some of its new electric buses, the first part of an order of 152 electric buses that will replace 12% ...
In 2021, Polestar launched the Polestar 2 in Australia. Image: Riz Akhtar Polestar has topped EV sales in June, as Tesla deliveries slowed to a trickle on the back of Shanghai factory shutdowns, bringing the share of electric vehicle ...
The Nissan Ariya. LHD model shown. Source: Nissan UK Japanese automaker Nissan has unveiled UK details for its upcoming all-electric crossover, The Ariya, which will offer three different battery and powertrain combinations and a range of up to 530 ...
Source: Jay in Shanghai / Twitter Tesla achieved a record production month in June, and has increased its global deliveries by 50% in the first half of 2022 compared to 2021, with 254,695 electric cars worldwide in the second ...