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BYD unveils integrated vehicle intelligence strategy
BYD hosted the 2024 Dream Day at its Shenzhen headquarters on January 16 to unveil its strategy for Integrated Vehicle Intelligence along with the launch of its new…
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Minister orders officials to start CCS review
Transport minister Simeon Brown appears to be moving faster than expected on multiple changes to schemes aimed at reducing the average CO2 emissions of vehicles entering the fleet,…
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Challenges remain before heavy EV RUCs apply – Transporting NZ
Road freight body Transporting New Zealand is backing the introduction of road user charges (RUCs) for light electric vehicles but says a number of challenges need to be…
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Flat tyres rather than flat batteries let EVs down – report
A flat tyre is the most common EV breakdown call-out. So says United Kingdom-based breakdown provider Start Rescue, adding that EVs are less likely to suffer a flat…
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Kia wins dual Good Design Awards for EV9 SUV and infotainment system
The electric Kia EV9 has won a 2023 Good Design Award in “Transportation” while its ‘Ki’ infotainment system also has an award in the “Interactive Media” category. Kia’s…
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Genesis X convertible EV concept wins Good Design Awards for transportation
The Genesis X Convertible Concept has won the Transportation category at the Good Design Awards 2023 – making it the ninth year in a row Genesis has secured…
E-CARS
Volvo EX30 EV arrives soon
The electric Volvo EX30 small SUV is due in New Zealand from March (for dealer demonstrators) and April (customers) in three trims. Pricing (which excludes the now defunct…
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New vehicle tech worth 2.6 trillion by 2034 – IDTechEx
Autonomous driving, electric vehicles, connected and software-defined vehicles, and in-cabin monitoring are all megatrends reshaping the automotive industry. These technologies combine to form a NZ$2.6 trillion (US$1.6 trillion)…
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Lodestone Energy gets OK for South Island sites
Kiwi solar generation company Lodestone Energy has added three Canterbury and South Canterbury sites to its second phase of agrivoltaic solar farms. The three consented sites are in…
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Hydrogen for public transport and other e-mobility
Philippines-based eFrancisco Motor Corporation which makes the country’s jeepney minibus-like public utility vehicles, serving as the most popular means of public transportation there (accounting for about 40%), and…