Smart has confirmed a 35.8kWh battery, around 300km WLTP target range, rear-wheel drive and a 6.95m turning circle for its electric #2 two-seater ahead of its Paris Motor Show premiere on 12 October.
A New Zealand distributor has been selected for Wuling, a source says, a week after the Eksion EV electric SUV cleared Australian Design Rule certification. GM ANZ will not handle the brand.
Rally champion Miko Marczyk has driven an Audi A6 Sportback e-tron 1,338km on one charge across Poland, a Guinness World Record for a production EV and 72% beyond its 777km WLTP rating.
Renault has revived the 8 Gordini as a one-off electric coupé concept with 200kW, a carbon fibre body and the original's blue paint and white stripes, ahead of the Paris Motor Show.
US police officers put UP.FIT Tesla Model Y patrol cars through driver training drills, with one declaring 'I'm sold'. NZ Police runs BMW i4s on highway patrol but says range keeps EVs off general duties.
Changan says its premium AVATR brand will most likely follow to New Zealand after its early 2027 Australian launch with the 07L electric SUV, but has set no timing and has not decided how it will be distributed here.
Bentley has revealed the Torcal, its first fully electric model, with up to 653kW, 1,350Nm, 600km of WLTP range and 400kW charging, built on the platform shared with the Porsche Cayenne Electric.
Mitsubishi's electric ASX VR-e arrives in New Zealand in December from $57,990, with a 57.7kWh LFP battery, up to 403km of WLTP range and a 342kW GSR that is the fastest Mitsubishi ever sold here.
Only the $64,990 XPeng L03 AWD Performance Ultra carries the three Turing AI chips needed for NGP driver assistance. The cheaper variants get XPilot, with no hardware upgrade path indicated.
BYD has released design sketches of the second-generation Seagull, sold here as the Atto 1. The new car is 425mm longer, gains a fifth seat and a 95kW motor, and carries lidar for BYD's God's Eye B driver assistance.
