E-CARS
Trade Me Motors' new buyer survey finds 74% of new car buyers rule out an EV over battery lifespan and resale value, not range or charging, and used EV consideration collapses to 8.2%.
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New Zealand risks falling behind countries such as Nepal, Ethiopia, Thailand and Denmark in the transition to electric vehicles unless it adopts a clear long-term strategy for transport electrification, according to EV charging technology company Thundergrid.
GAC confirms a 44kWh short-range Aion UT for Australia with 320km of range, and GAC NZ tells EVs and Beyond a local launch is not ruled out, potentially fixing the UT's price problem.
The world's largest battery-electric ship, Incat's 40MWh Hull 096, has left Tasmania aboard the heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin for a 40-day voyage to its Buenos Aires ferry route.
The Smart #2 breaks cover in Chinese regulatory filings: a 60kW, 35.7kWh electric Fortwo successor with 300km of range, debuting at the Paris Motor Show before 2027 deliveries.
BYD and Sinopec have converted a Shanghai petrol station into a 12-stall flash charging hub, removing the fuel tanks to fit buffer batteries that keep grid demand to around 100kW.
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