Porsche is celebrating a major milestone for electric vehicle charging infrastructure network across the USA and Europe, putting together a Back to the Future-inspired clip featuring one of the original movie cast members. The recently-published clip was commissioned by Porsche to celebrate EV charging network officially hitting 1.21 gigawatts of […]
Electric
Elon Musk says Hertz received no discount on record 100,000-unit order
Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has announced that despite Hertz placing the single-largest order of electric vehicles we’ve ever seen, the rental car company received no discount on the order of 100,000 Model 3s. Tesla and Hertz both made waves yesterday after news of Hertz placing an order for 100,000 Model […]
Panasonic develops prototype battery for Tesla, lower production costs
Panasonic has announced it is working on a new, large prototype battery with five-times the capacity of a typical cell that has also been designed to lower production costs specifically for Tesla, who it has shared a close working relationship with. The prototype was unveiled by Kazuo Tadanobu during a […]
Toyota files design patent for yoke steering wheel in Australia, for bZ4X
A design patent has been registered in Australia by Toyota and Subaru, detailing a unique yoke-style steering wheel and cluster setup that we first saw on the bZ4X concept car. The design patent, registered yesterday but filed on July 1, is listed as a “control device for an automobile” and […]
BMW i4 production commences in Germany, arrives in Australia Q1 2022
BMW is celebrating a significant milestone in its transition to electrified motoring, with the first series-produced examples of the BMW i4 rolling off the production line in Munich, Germany. The milestone is particularly significant given that BMW is aiming for its Munich plant to really scale-up the production of hybrid […]
2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 review – Australian launch (video)
Well, well, well. What do we have here. Hyundai’s first dedicated fully electric vehicle, called the IONIQ 5. While many other carmakers are scrounging together their plans to offer a practical yet properly appealing electric car, Hyundai has swooped in with this retro number. The IONIQ 5 is based on […]
Volvo announces over-the-air update capable of increasing EV range
Volvo has announced a new over-the-air software update that’s capable of increasing the real-world driving range of its electric vehicles, via the new Range Assistant app. Volvo says that drivers of the fully electric XC40 Recharge will be able to extract even more driving kilometres from their SUV with the […]
Ford converting UK Halewood facility to EV production, £230m investment
Ford has announced a £230m investment plan in the UK to transform one of its existing facilities in Halewood into the company’s first-ever in-house electric vehicle assembly site in Europe, which is set to start production in 2024. Ford says that the investment funds, which were supported by investments from […]