Toyota BZ4X. Source: Toyota Toyota – the world’s biggest car maker and, some would say, the most influential critic of electric vehicles and supportive policies – is reportedly considering a major backflip on its EV plans after being caught by surprise by the pace of change. Toyota has infamously ...
I should blame it on the weather. Or the weather man. We were travelling in the south-west of France, enjoying the pleasures of a rented electric Peugeot (e-208) and had spotted an interesting looking blues concert in a small community of St Michel de Vax. To the disappointment of ...
Image credit: Andreas Dress Tesla is to build four new 15-bay EV super-charging stations in NSW as part of the state government’s first round of grants that will secure another 500 fast and ultra-fast charging bays over the next two years. State Treasurer and energy minister Matt Kean unveiled ...
Model Y bought after car written off Modern-day driving Miss Daisy Day trips planned in Model Y Audrey Lynch and the Tesla Model Y. Supplied The last thing that 90-year-old Bribie Island resident Audrey Lynch expected as a present for her 66th wedding anniversary was a Tesla Model Y. ...
Image: Riz Akhtar The New South Wales government has announced the winners of the first round of grants for fast and ultra fast charging stations for electric vehicles, with 86 sites chosen to provide between four and 15 charging bays. The winning recipients of the $39.4 million in grants ...
iX1 electric SUV dimensions and design iX1 electric SUV comfort and connectivity iX1 electric SUV safety features 2023 BMW iX1 at a glance 2023 BMW iX1 specifications The BMW iX1 xDrive30. Source: BMW BMW is adding the all-electric iX1 xDrive30 to its lineup with the same starting price for ...
Source: Canoo Californian EV start-up Canoo has landed its biggest order to date, securing a binding order for 9,300 electric vehicles from American work-ready rental van company Kingbee. Less than a week after Canoo announced an order for 5,450 EVs – which included a firm commitment for 3,000 – ...
Source: Tesla App iOS A coding change in the Tesla Apple smartphone app suggests that the EVmaker’s referral program may make a reappearance, and include free Supercharging miles, merchandise and Tesla accessories. Shared by the Twitter account @Tesla_App_iOS on Wednesday evening (US time), new code has been identified in ...
Source: Plugshare The first BP electric vehicle fast-charger has gone online in Melbourne’s north-east, heralding the oil and gas giant’s entry into the EV space in Australia. The facility is located at the Diamond Creek BP on the outskirts of Melbourne, and is part of the fossil fuel major’s ...
The hugely popular Fully Charged Live “festival of electrification” is to make its debut in Australia early next year, with a Sydney show scheduled for March and supported by The Driven and RenewEconomy. Fully Charged has become an immensely popular YouTube show led by actor and EV enthusiast Robert Llewellyn, ...
Upbeat on Tesla future and product offerings New Tesla products hinted at as Cybertruck assembly line readied Production ramps to be smoothed out Tesla poised to deliver first Semi electric truck to Pepsi Elon Musk has promised that the long awaited Cybertruck will soon be ready for production, and ...
Subaru Solterra at Cooma. Image: Daryl Waldock A Kia EV6 owner has spotted an electric Subaru Solterra at Cooma ahead of the impending launch of the 4WD EV in Australia. Daryl Waldock shared the images in a Kia EV6 owner’s group on Facebook on Wednesday, commenting that he “found ...
Credit: Rolls-Royce British luxury automotive icon Rolls-Royce has unveiled the marque’s first fully electric car, the 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre, billed as the “world’s first Ultra-Luxury Electric Super Coupe” and the “spiritual successor” to the Phantom Coupe. Rolls-Royce announced in 2021 that it would transition to a fully electrified product ...
Credit: Tritium Fast food and EV fast charging don’t often come together, but that’s what Taco Bell, a fast food restaurant chain, will be offering its customers in the US. The Mexican-inspired fast food chain has started to offer Tritium fast chargers, with the first Californian site opening this week. ...
e.wave X and e.Xpress Credit: e.GO German electric vehicle manufacturer e.GO has unveiled two new last-mile electric vehicles (EVs) at the Paris Motor Show. Known in full as Next.e.GO Mobile SE, the EV maker has dubbed the first last-mile EV with the equally awkward name of e.wave X. The ...
Source: Moke The original ‘Mini Moke’ was an iconic part of the beach lifestyle (and a must-have accessory for the rich and famous) from the 1960s through to the 80s. Whilst only around 50,000 were ever built (around half of them in Australia), original Mini Mokes have achieved cult ...
Atto 3 interior. Source: BYD An “Urgent Notification” has been issued to Australian owners of the Chinese BYD Atto 3 electric vehicle (EV), warning owners not to use child seats in the rear centre seat. In an email sent to customers and reported on immediately by a number of ...
Success with electrification in Australia Ora Good Cat electric hatch could be next on cards Ora Next Cat electric sedan specs revealed Next Ora Cat. Source: GWM Great Wall Motors (GWM) has underlined its intention to introduce more electric models – likely including a new battery electric sedan – ...
Electronic test of the ID.5 at Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant. Source: VW Chinese carmakers are starting to get a firm foothold on the European market, accounting for 5% of all BEVs sold so far this year. Based on current trends, they could be providing Europe with 9% to 18% of ...
Comfortable rear seats added to reduce “passenger fatigue” Rear-emergency door openers on their way Model Y battery upgrade unclear Model Y. Source: Tesla Tesla often makes changes and improvements to its electric cars on the fly. This includes both over-the-air updates to the cars themselves and in the factories ...
Credit: Braaap Australian motorcycle company Braaap has launched a crowdfunded capital raise designed to help the company expand in the United States. The onomatopoeically named Braaap is hoping to use the crowdfunded capital raise to lead the mass adoption of electric motorcycles – which, ironically, do not tend to ...
Vydyne AVS is already in noticeable use in the Cadillac Lyriq. 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ Credit: Cadillac Ascend Performance Materials, a chemical manufacturing company from Texas, has developed two new materials that it says can help to make electric vehicles safer and quieter. The two new materials include the trademark-named quiet ...
Longer and more tech-focused than the EQB & EQC Three variants, offering up to 550 km of range from 90.6 kWh battery AMG variant to come later with 0-100 km/hr in 3.4 seconds Faster charging than EQA, EQB & EQC – tops at 170 kW Image: Mercedes Benz Mercedes ...
B Small businesses might become big buyers of electric vehicles if the government removes fringe benefits tax on EVs. Some 40 per cent of SMEs say they will buy an EV in the next 15 months, but only if the Electric Vehicle Discount Bill passes into law, according to ...
Ed Darmanin’s Harley Davidson Livewire. Supplied Ed Darmanin on avoiding trials and tribulations on recent back road trip to the top end on his electric Harley Davidson Livewire. Read the story here: Long way up down under: Electric Livewire owner embarks on epic solo adventure You can find previous ...
Cash-for-clunkers can drive the switch Australia’s long road to clean mobility Australian cash for clunkers scheme? A car on the Atlantic Ocean Road, Vevang, Norway. Image: Leonardo Venturoli/Unsplash A recent poll on Twitter has underlined how long it takes to get fossil-fuelled cars off the road, even in a ...
Diesel prices double in two years A well-timed rise in prices No options = new innovation T60 electric ute. Source: LDV Australians who splurged on diesel-guzzling SUVs and cars this year are in for a rude shock with diesel prices set to surge again, but commercial transport operators appear ...
Some Queensland order holders getting their EVs soon Model 3 February orders being built in Q4 EV demand rapidly increasing in Australia Tesla has had a few bumper months of deliveries to Australian order holders. With over 9,000 EVs delivered in the months of August and September. September Vfacts ...
Charger accessibility firmly on the radar in Europe and north America Examples of accessible EV charging abound Meanwhile, in Australia… Image: figure 5, Draft PAS 1899:2022 Fossil fuel station forecourts have long been laid out with at least a nod to disability access. Flat areas around the pumps, waist-height ...
Credit: Lexus Lexus has unveiled this week the new Lexus UX 300e, an updated version of the brand’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV), boasting an updated battery pack with range increased by 40%. Two years after Lexus launched the first UX 300e, the luxury brand of Japanese automaker Toyota ...
