NEWS
LFP cathode plant for Morocco
LG Chem and China’s Huayou Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a 45,359 tonne (50,000 ton) annually lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) plant in Morocco with mass…
Geoff Dobson
NEWS
Household with two EVs 51% lower energy bills by 2035
Drive Electric’s first State of Nation report sets out progress towards zero emissions transportation and energy independence, showing that by 2035 a household with two EVs will have…
NEWS
Agricultural AV launched
New Zealand-based agritech company Robotics Plus has launched Prospr, a multi-use autonomous electrified hybrid for agriculture that automates a variety of tree crop tasks. Prospr, designed for sustainable…
NEWS
Drive Electric chair to retire December 31
Drive Electric chair Mark Gilbert will step down from the EV advocacy group on December 31. Gilbert says he realised while preparing for his 11th Drive Electric annual…
NEWS
SolarZero gets award for schools initiative
SolarZero has won the Finance for Impact Award at the 2023 New Zealand CFO Awards. The award in recognition of the SolarZero Schools initiative was collected by SolarZero…
E-CARS
Pricing revealed for two Solterra EV variants arriving December
Subaru Solterra electric all-wheel drive (AWD) SUV pricing is from $79,990 (recommended retail price), arriving in New Zealand in December. Two variants available for the New Zealand market…
ABB
Thousands expected at All-Energy Australia this October
More than 10,000 decision-makers from the renewable energy industry will be in Melbourne for the All-Energy Australia clean and renewable energy event on October 25 and 26. Visitors…
NEWS
Graphite from wood chips for EV batteries
A Kiwi start-up has a NZ$30.3 million (US$18m) investment to commercialise graphite from wood chips for EV batteries in Europe and the US. New Zealand-based battery material innovator…
NEWS
Caelux and UNSW collaborate on solar cells project
Caelux, a pioneer in utilising perovskites to make solar energy more powerful and cost-effective, has partnered with the University of New South Wales (UNSW, Sydney) ACDC Research Group…
E-CARS
Tesla produces five millionth EV
Tesla has announced on X (formerly Twitter) that it has this week produced its five millionth vehicle. However, reports suggest Tesla production may drop slightly in Q3 due…