Cars today are closer to smartphones than ever before, with the new Tesla chip able to perform 72 trillion operations per second. Like smartphones, will cars start to gain a bad reputation for sharing user’s data without their knowledge or have poor security mechanisms, asks Vanarama which has …
NIU has launched its new KQi3 electric kick scooter in the United Kingdom as the company’s first product in the booming micromobility sector. The commuter scooter has about 30km range and a 25km/h top-speed, can be fully charged in five hours and is foldable for easy storage and …
Stellantis is investing more than 30 billion euros through 2025 in electrification and software. A merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group, Stellantis is targeting more than 70% of sales in Europe and 40% in the US to be low emission vehicles (LEVs) by 2030, with all 14 …
A new analysis from the Australian Trucking Association has revealed that Australia’s out-of-date truck width rules are restricting the availability of zero emission trucks on the Australian market. “While many trucking operators are eager to embrace safer, zero or low emission vehicles, they simply can’t because the Australian rules …
Melbourne heads the list of Australia’s top suburbs for EV uptake, recording 1415 passenger EVs in 2020 – 0.64% of a total 22,591 vehicles. Victoria holds seven of the top 10 EV sites in a list compiled by the appropriately Melbourne-based Institute for Sensible Transport from ABS Motor …
New Zealand energy firm Genesis has taken delivery of the new Fuso eCanter and is the first company in the Southern Hemisphere to introduce the truck into its fleet. The model is also the world’s first series-produced fully electric truck and with it Genesis aims to reduce its …
Australian commercial and industrial property specialists Goodman Group has introduced a $10 million incentive to assist its more than 900 people around the world to make the transition to EVs. “We’re committed to providing solutions that reduce emissions and we want to enable our people to make a …
EVs with 965km range will grab market share even as city cars. So says IDTechEx in its report Routes to 1000 Mile (1600km) Battery Electric Cars 2021-2041, adding that at last you will be able to buy an EV that lets you holiday in it wherever you wish. …
The Tesla Model 3 price has again been reduced in Australia, this time to $59,990 for the Standard Range Plus before on-road costs and incentives. It’s the third drop in about nine months and makes the Standard Range Plus eligible for rebates in some states like New South …
Hyundai, Kia and Next Hydrogen have agreed to develop an advanced alkaline water electrolysis system that helps produce green hydrogen economically. The companies aim to develop a more efficient stack for the system and explore potential technological applications and commercial arrangements under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed …
Deliveries of Victoria Bitter in Melbourne will become a quieter and more efficient affair thanks to a new Volvo FL Electric truck which is the first of its kind to join the Linfox fleet. Volvo Truck and Bus has delivered 50 FL Electric models globally to date. The …
Renault has announced its return to the IAA Munich motor show to be held from September 6 to 12, 2021. The French manufacturer will unveil the all-new 100% electric Renault Megane E-Tech at its Renault Studiault booth in Hall B1 on September 6 in a digitalised global premiere …
The first BMW CE 04 electric scooter will arrive in Australia for local deliveries early next year, priced from $20,350 (including GST but excluding on-road costs). It has an 8.9kWh battery providing about 130km range, a powerful permanent magnet electric motor with liquid cooling delivering 31kW output and …
New Zealand’s light electric vehicle road user charge (RUC) exemption has been extended to March 31, 2024. The news from NZ transport minister Michael Wood comes before the RUC exemption for EVs was due to end on December 31 this year and may provide a lesson for Australian …
Australian start-up EVOS which specialises in fleet energy management and AC charging for EVs has completed a seed funding round and secured $1.7 million from Autostrada and a premium ASX 100 listed company. The investment will enable the company to commercialise its game-changing chargers and energy management software …
