E-CARS
Polestar 2 gets more range, efficiency and performance
Polestar says it has improved the 2024 Polestar 2’s range, efficiency and performance while reducing its carbon footprint. The EV can now travel up to 22% further, consume…
Geoff Dobson
NEWS
Kiwis aim to lower travel emissions
A third of Kiwis say they would hire a hybrid car (or EV) for environmental reasons, while one in five would take public transport if it was available.…
NEWS
Porsche and Frauscher Shipyard develop electric sports boat
An electric sports boat equipped with a Porsche Macan electric is being developed by Porsche and Frauscher Shipyard in Austria. The 8.67-metre-long and 2.49m wide day cruiser based…
ABB
Kiwi wins ABB FE Portland E-Prix
Envision Racing’s Nick Cassidy of New Zealand won the inaugural Portland E-Prix. Fellow Kiwi Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) kept his title hopes alive by going from 20th…
E-CARS
Tesla Auckland South open
Tesla’s new sales, service and delivery location – Tesla Auckland South – opened in May and an official launch event is on July 29 this year. People can…
E-CARS
OfficeMax NZ adds EVs
Workplace solutions specialist OfficeMax New Zealand has put a handbrake on its petrol-powered cars in a bid to cut its fleet emissions in half. Its 105 conventional vehicles…
E-CARS
MG Cyberster at Goodwood Festival of Speed
MG sports car the Cyberster EV takes on the hill climb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 13-16, in a chance to see it in action. MG…
ABB
Kiwi driver targets points at ABB FE Portland E-Prix
Mitch Evans is aiming for a top spot as Jaguar TCS Racing competes in round 12 of the 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Portland, Oregon…
E-CARS
‘Hyundai Motor Way’ for accelerated electrification and future mobility
Hyundai Motor shared its mid- to long-term business and financial plans based on its ‘Hyundai Motor Way’ strategy at the June 21 ‘2023 CEO Investor Day’ in Seoul.…
NEWS
Long-wheelbase ID. Buzz at VW Bus Festival
Hollywood star Ewan McGregor (Star Wars, Trainspotting) will present the long-wheelbase ID. Buzz electric bus at the VW Bus Festival in Hanover (June 23-25). The long-wheelbase EV van…