Gavin Shoebridge walks every major stand at Everything Electric Sydney 2026, where four plug-in utes claiming 3,500kg towing led a floor of New Zealand-bound EVs and plug-ins.
Toyota Gazoo Racing has revealed a hydrogen fuel cell version of its Dakar Hilux, which will run the Future Mission 1000 category in Saudi Arabia in January 2027 ahead of a production fuel cell Hilux in 2028.
Tesla has opened New Zealand reservations for the next-generation Roadster at $73,000, refundable, before the car has been revealed, priced or confirmed for right-hand drive.
BYD has passed 15,000 vehicles on New Zealand roads four years after launching here, with 9,824 battery electric and 5,248 plug-in hybrids across 25 dealer locations.
Zeekr opens a 550 square metre flagship showroom on Auckland's Great North Road on 25 September, showing the 9X, 8X, 001 FR and 7GT together for the first time in New Zealand.
GWM will launch the Haval H7 in New Zealand in mid-October under $50,000, with hybrid and plug-in hybrid Hi4 powertrains and no petrol-only version.
Christchurch's Evnex has passed 20,000 home EV chargers across Australia and New Zealand, with the second 10,000 taking nine months against eight years for the first.
Melbourne's Savic Motorcycles has opened a strategic transaction process, inviting acquisition, investment or partnership, ten years after setting out to build an Australian electric motorcycle.
LEVC has confirmed the next London black cab will launch in the second half of 2027, with the current TX ending production this month after more than 12,000 sales worldwide.
New Zealand EV drivers have until 6 October to complete the Global EV Driver Survey, with 100 responses needed for New Zealand to get its own country-level results.
