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New e-scooter and bicycle sharing at Singapore Science Park
A six-month trial to rent e-scooters or bikes starts this week for staff and visitors at the Singapore Science Park One. The trial running until December 13 is…
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Electric bikes are taking off in New Zealand
Sales of e-bikes are soaring as people cotton to the benefits they bring – including cycling fitness and an easy commute. Jace Hobbs calls them “micro EVs” and…
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EVs on show at National Fieldays
Seven electric vehicles (EVs) plus a variety of e-bikes were discovered by EVTalk business manager Rachel Hadfield during her first visit to the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek…
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Audi launching RUC-free diesel-electric SUV
Audi New Zealand is launching its first production diesel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in the form of the Q7 e-tron SUV.
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New Mondeo hybrid the beginning of Ford’s EV transformation?
Ford’s reveal of its new Mondeo HEV at Fieldays is just the beginning of the company’s move into the electric vehicle space. Company spokesman Tom Clancy told EVTalk…
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First all-electric garbage truck in California
The city of Sacramento in California just took delivery of its first all-electric garbage truck this week. The vehicle’s powertrain was built by Motiv Power Systems – the…
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Ford wins contract to make 2500 all-electric vans for Deutsche Post
Deutsche Post subsidiary StreetScooter and Ford-Werke GmbH are entering a partnership to further electrify Deutsche Post’s fleet of delivery vehicles. Deutsche Post has already been deploying electric vehicles…
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New Vector charging sites
Vector has announced it will introduce four new charging sites in Auckland to cater for growing demand. The four sites, which will have a total of seven chargers,…
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BMW reveals latest PHEV
The fifth local BMW iPerformance plug-in hybrid model (PHEV) is about to hit the market. It joins BMW’s other hybrids 225xe Active Tourer, 330e Sedan, X5 xDrive40e and…
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EVTalk magazine is out now
In the June edition of EVTalk magazine, Green Cabs tells us about plans to introduce pure electric vehicles into its fleet alongside the many hybrids its drivers use.…