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BMW i8 Roadster and redesigned Coupe PHEVs available in Australia
BMW has announced that its hybrid electric i8 Roadster, plus a fresh look i8 Coupé, is ready to buy for cashed up Australian EV enthusiasts.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 19, 2018

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Dumas, VW sets new EV speed record at Goodwood
French professional auto driver sets an all new record for electric cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 17, 2018

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Western Sydney Uni solar car wins first leg of American Solar Challenge
Students from Western Sydney University Solar Car Team have won the first stage of the biannual American Solar Challenge race.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 17, 2018

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Renault makes Zoe electric car available to Australian consumers
Renault makes electric Zoe available to individual consumers in Australia after modest sales to fleet owners.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 16, 2018

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Australians can buy hybrid Mini EV next year
BMW Group has confirmed Australian arrival of MINI Countryman plug-in hybrid EV in second quarter of 2019.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 13, 2018

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Electric Cars

First look at electric Mini Countryman sketches
Mini has released some preliminary sketches for what promises to be the first fully electric production model for the quintessentially British brand.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 13, 2018

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Electric Mini in works as BMW signs China EV factory deal
BMW Group seals deal with China’s Great Wall Group to build state-of-the art EV factory in Jiangsu Province.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 12, 2018

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Qld breakthrough could make EV batteries cheaper, cleaner
A University of Queensland process for extracting and transforming metals needed for EV batteries could cut their carbon footprint – and manufacturing costs.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 11, 2018

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Berlin buyers exhaust EV cargo bike funding in just one day
In Berlin, a flood of applications have exhausted an e-bike purchase incentive fund after just one day.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 10, 2018

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Volkswagen, Renault look to car-sharing future
European carmakers Renault and Volkswagen look to a future where people share electric cars rather than own them.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 6, 2018

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Will self-driving cars be better for the environment?
Will self-driving cars mean a decrease in carbon emissions overall?
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 6, 2018

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Iconic VW Beetle could be reborn as electric four-door
Eighty years on from the first commercial production of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle and it looks like the once popular ‘people’s car’ is going electric.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 5, 2018

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