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Honda Clarity wins Green Car of the Year
The Honda Clarity has won the 2018 Green Car of the Year award by the Green Car Journal at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The magazine says it’s…
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Autonomous driving tricky in some areas
A Mercedes-Benz autonomous test vehicle facing some unusual challenges in Australia will learn what New Zealand has in store from December. An Intelligent World Drive saloon based on…
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Jaguar’s on track
It’s all go for Jaguar, in more ways than one. First up is the FIA Formula E Championship for all-electric racing cars on December 2 and 3 in…
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New BMW i8 roadster and coupe debut
International sales of the plug-in hybrid 2019 BMW i8 roadster and updated i8 coupe start in May, the cars expected to be available in New Zealand and Australia…
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EV batteries lasting well
Early EVs will still get good mileage out of batteries after a decade, a survey shows. Nissan Leaf batteries will deliver at least 85km range on average after…
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BMW invests millions in battery cell centre
In a move to get 700km EV range, the BMW Group will invest 200 million euros (NZ$343.6m) in a new BMW Group Battery Cell Competence Centre. About 200…
COLUMNS
The battle for airspace
This story first appeared in the November issue of EVtalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE The Japanese new vehicle fleet’s uptake of Intelligent Transport Systems…
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Five priorities to promote electric vehicle uptake
Not-for-profit group Drive Electric has outlined five key priorities it is encouraging the new government to support as New Zealand moves towards an electric vehicle future. Drive Electric…
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Gobabygo and Rotary get kids going
This story first appeared in the November issue of EVtalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Volunteer-run charity Gobabygo has donated 11 specially adapted, ride-in electric BMW…
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BMW i3s recalled in US only
BMW’s stop-sale order and recall of all i3s in the US, affecting about 30,540 cars, has no implications for New Zealand or Australia. The recall is due to…