NEWS
Auckland electric hybrid ferries within four years
Auckland Transport will take ownership of four existing ferries and get five new plug-in electric hybrid ones during the next four years under a deal with Fullers360 worth…
Geoff Dobson
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Mitsubishi trials NZ PHEV-to-home power transfer
Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand has plugged an Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) to a building through its vehicle-to-house (V2H) unit, allowing electricity stored in an EV’s battery to be…
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Video: Hyundai Ioniq 6 ‘Electrified Streamliner’ debuts
Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 range, which includes a long-range variant with a 77.4kWh battery producing a claimed 610km range (WLTP), is expected to begin production later this year. online…
NEWS
Video: Tesla Model S Plaid outguns on drag strip
A Tesla Model S Plaid has put paid to the opposition on a US drag strip. It’s shown thrashing a Fox-Body Ford Mustang and a Chev Corvette ZR1…
E-CARS
Polestar 125% sales increase for first half 2022
Polestar delivered about 21,200 cars in the first six months of this year – more than double its 9510 deliveries for the same period in 2021. Continued development…
ABB
ABB Formula E back in the Big Apple
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns to New York for the fifth time on July 16 and 17. Kiwi driver Mitch Evans is hoping to continue…
E-CARS
Drive EV collecting new Nissan Ariya
Drive EV’s Steve Greenwood says he and fellow EV enthusiast Ned van Geffen will collect a new Nissan Ariya on July 15, driving from Auckland back to Taupo…
NEWS
Triumph electric motorbike prototype completes tests
Project Triumph TE-1 final prototype testing has been completed. The TE-1 prototype has 161km range, gets to 96.5km/h (60mph) in 3.6 seconds and can recharge from zero to…
NEWS
Ford aims for electric Maverick and Ranger utes
Ford has filed for trademarks for electric versions of its smaller Maverick and Ranger pickup trucks, possibly to be called the Maverick Lightning and Ranger Lightning, like its…
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Sodium-ion batteries on EV horizon
Abundant cheap sodium is being touted as a promising candidate for new battery technology that may eventually power EVs and store solar energy. Sodium-based batteries are considered more…