The new Volvo C40 Recharge fully electric SUV has surpassed the ANCAP five-star safety rating credentials, as expected, with high scores recently awarded in various areas. ANCAP analysed crash test data conducted by Euro NCAP recently, and found the C40 to perform well in almost all areas. A score of […]
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2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 announced for Australia, added power & range
Hyundai Australia is announcing the 2023 update for the IONIQ 5 range, which now includes three variants including a new range-topping EPIQ grade as well as improvements to range and power output. The updated range now spans from the DYNAMIQ, TECHNIQ to the new EPIQ. All feature a 77.4kWh battery, […]
Fully electric Jeep Avenger to make public debut at 2022 Paris Motor Show
Jeep has confirmed that it will be bringing a lineup of exclusively battery-electric vehicles to the upcoming Paris Motor Show, headlined by the public unveiling of Jeep’s first-ever EV, the Avenger. We first reported on the Avenger back in March when Jeep unveiled its first dedicated battery-electric vehicle, but few […]
2024 Polestar 3 specs confirmed, priced from $135,000 in Australia
Polestar has taken the wraps off its highly-anticipated answer to rivals like the BMW iX and the Tesla Model X with its Polestar 3 fully electric SUV. It has been confirmed for Australia, following the Polestar 2, and comes in as the first Polestar to run on a NVIDIA DRIVE […]
Hyundai Motor Group outlines ‘Software Defined Vehicle’ future (video)
Hyundai Motor Group has announced it will transition to a new Software Defined Vehicle architecture that will eventually underpin all of its products, with over-the-air (OTA) updates set for all models by 2025. Although a little late to the OTA party, with many car manufacturers now offering such capability, Hyundai […]
KW releases coilover suspension kit for the all-electric BMW i4
The suspension wizards over at KW have released a new plug and play suspension package for the all-electric BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe, as the world of performance hardware for battery-electric vehicles continues to expand. KW says that its new stainless steel DDC coilover kit is designed to work alongside […]
Polestar sales up 100% in first 9 months of 2022, 9215 units in Q3
Volvo’s electric vehicle spinoff, Polestar, has bucked the industry’s downwind and reported some impressive delivery figures for the third quarter, ahead of what it anticipates to be an even bigger quarter to round out the year. All up, Polestar reported 9215 global deliveries in third quarter of 2022, which has […]
Rivian share price tumbles after safety recall impacts 92% of deliveries
Californian electric vehicle maker, Rivian, has seen its share price hit by a steep drop after recalling 13,000 vehicles for a potential safety issue which accounted for 92 per cent of its overall deliveries. Rivian started producing customer orders in the third quarter of 2021, and has so far delivered […]