E-CARS
Chery buys Nissan’s South African plant to build EVs in Africa
Chery has bought Nissan's former Rosslyn plant in South Africa to build EVs, plug-in hybrids and Jetour models, its first full production base in Africa.
News
E-CARS
Freelander 8 opens order books from NZ$85,000 equivalent
The Chery and Jaguar Land Rover Freelander 8 opens pre-orders in China from around NZ$85,000, a 610kW range-extended SUV with 800V charging, three diff locks and a 46.3-inch display.
NEWS
World’s largest electric aircraft flies on about NZ$8 of electricity
Heart Aerospace's X1 has become the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown, using about US$5 of electricity in 27 minutes, with New Zealand links through Sounds Air and Air New Zealand.
E-CARS
Mahindra refreshes BE 6 electric SUV as brand’s NZ ambitions simmer
Mahindra relaunches the BE 6 as the Sporteq in India with a third battery option, triple screens and per-kilometre battery leasing, while its born-electric range remains absent from New Zealand.
FUTURE TECH
Ford tears up the assembly line to build its cut-price electric ute
Ford details the US$2 billion gutting of its Louisville plant and the assembly tree production system designed to build the US$30,000 Fathom electric ute 15% faster from 2027.
EBIKES
Volkswagen Smart eBike debuts radar rear camera, claiming world’s safest title
The Volkswagen Smart eBike, built by n+ under licence, debuts at IFA Berlin with a radar-activated rear camera claimed as a production eBike first, plus HUD glasses and a crash-detecting helmet.
E-CARS
Jaguar shows Type 01’s interior for the first time, exterior still hidden
Jaguar releases the first interior images of the production Type 01, showing a full-length central spine dividing the cabin into four spaces, ahead of its full reveal in New York on 6 October.
E-CARS
Electric bZ4X joins Gisborne food rescue fleet
Eastland Toyota has supplied a fully electric Toyota bZ4X to SuperGrans Tairawhiti, with lower running costs freeing up funds for the organisation's work across the East Coast.
NEWS
We just recorded New Zealand’s fastest EV charging speed yet
EVs and Beyond records New Zealand's fastest public EV charging session yet, over 300kW into an XPeng X9 AWD Long Range on one of ChargeNet's 400kW Alpitronic Hyperchargers.
E-CARS
Battery fears overtake range as biggest barrier to EV uptake
Trade Me Motors' new buyer survey finds 74% of new car buyers rule out an EV over battery lifespan and resale value, not range or charging, and used EV consideration collapses to 8.2%.