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Electric economy model from Renault next year
A new “affordable” urban electric Renault K-ZE has been announced by Groupe Renault for 2019. It’s described as having an “SUV-inspired”`sporty design with a 250km (NEDC) range, although…
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EVs could eventually charge themselves
In the future, electric vehicles could charge themselves from the environment. Meanwhile, about 60 million EV chargers may be deployed in the global market by 2029. That’s according…
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New batteries mean more BMW i brand range
A new generation of high-voltage 42.2kWh batteries enables the BMW i3 and the BMW i3s (120Ah) to achieve an enhanced 260km range as of November 2018 production. The…
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Solar e-bikes race nearly 13,000km
A group of solar powered electric bikes has raced nearly 13,000km from Lyon in France to Guangzhou, China. The Sun Trip is a semi-annual event that pits solar…
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Plug-in hybrids pulled from Europe by some German makers
Some German automakers such as Porsche are pulling their plug-in hybrids from sale in Europe. That’s after the change from the NEDC standard to the WLTP standard, resulting…
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Yutong Bus rolls out electrics
Twenty electric buses from Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co (Yutong Bus) have started service in Macau, China. It’s part of a global roll-out of 90,000 “New Energy” buses…
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Wounded warriors test AV
A self-driving Jaguar Land Rover Sport vehicle was tested by Invictus Games competitors ahead of the October Sydney event for wounded, injured or sick armed service personnel and…
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Kiwi Simon Evans joins brother Mitch in electric racing
Simon Evans, brother of Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans, will drive in the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy event starting December 15. “My brother races in Formula E and…
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EECA business awards include EV adopters
Winners of the EECA Business Awards 2018 have been announced with electric vehicle projects included among the mix of recipients and finalists. Innovation and leadership was the theme…
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Danish government likely to heavily subsidise EVs
The Danish government is expected to propose a subsidy of 50,000 kroner (NZ$9255) for each of the next 100,000 electric cars sold in Denmark. The proposal is one…