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Solar-powered family car being tested
Described as “the world’s first solar-powered family car”, the Stella Vie is undergoing road testing in the Netherlands. Vie stands for “life” and for the Roman number for…
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First Tesla Model 3 gifted to Elon Musk
The first Tesla Model 3 in production has been gifted as a 46th birthday present to Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk. Tesla board member Ira Ehrenpreis was…
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Listen up – there’s no noise
Taking the motorbike out on the farm, hunting or even to the construction site just got a lot quieter. ‘Two wheels, two motors, no gas, no noise’ is…
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Barclay to take the reins at Meridian
Meridian Energy has announced general manager of retail Neal Barclay will take over as chief executive at the end of the year. The Drive Electric board member replaces…
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Autonomous trucks may ditch drivers
Swedish autonomous transport start-up Einride predicts self-driving trucks will remove drivers from heavy haulage in the future. Long rumoured to be one of the biggest changes to automating…
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France to ban sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040
France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, Emmanuel Macron’s…
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Transport technology offers economic opportunities
The Ministry of Transport and BusinessNZ are joining forces to put out a study that will look at how new transport innovations can benefit the economy. “The potential…
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BMW battery powers electric boats
BMW now powers electric mobility on the water. The i3’s high-capacity lithium-ion battery is being used by marine drive system manufacturer Torqeedo in a boat electric propulsion system.…
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Driverless delivery trial
A driverless vehicle delivered groceries direct to the customer’s door in a fortnight’s trial by online retailer Ocado in Britain. It carried eight containers with up to 128kg…
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Volvo Cars going all electric
Every Volvo launched from 2019 will have an electric motor, Volvo Cars says. The announcement represents one of the most significant moves by any car maker to embrace…