Polestar confirms the Formula 2030 concept, previewing the design of the next Polestar 2 due in 2027 and the Polestar 7 compact SUV, ahead of a global debut later this year.
Audi's revived A2 is an electric hatch using 12.8kWh/100km with up to 646km of range, priced from 38,200 euros in Germany with December deliveries, and no New Zealand announcement yet.
Xiaomi will replace the car if its new Dragonscale battery catches fire through a defect, and ProLogium has started mass-producing a 381Wh/kg solid-state cell, in a busy week for battery technology.
The entry-level Zeekr 7X gains an 85kWh Aegis Golden Brick battery in China for the 2027 model year, replacing the 75kWh pack that also underpins the New Zealand car.
A production Skoda Peaq 90 has driven 936km on a single charge from the Czech Republic to the Dutch coast, beating its 647km WLTP rating by 45% at 9.2kWh/100km in a TÜV-supervised run.
Gavin Shoebridge drives the new Nissan Leaf Nismo in Japan: no extra power, retuned everything else, and a car Nissan NZ says is not coming here officially.
Chery has detailed the LEX platform beneath its new Lepas brand and the first specification for the L6 EV, a 440km mid-size SUV launching in Australia in October and already confirmed for New Zealand.
Ford's sub-US$30,000 Fathom electric ute has been photographed in Las Vegas after hot-weather testing, with right-hand drive engineered into its platform but no NZ launch confirmed.
Tesla has added the steering-wheel-free Cybercab to its Robotaxi service in Austin, with 45 registered in Texas so far, months after the cars were spotted testing in New Zealand.
The Leapmotor B05 and Geely EX2, two of New Zealand's cheapest EVs, have earned five-star ANCAP ratings under the tougher 2026 Stages of Safety criteria.
