New Porsche Taycan offers cult colors, better range and faster charging
German luxury carmaker Porsche unveils iconic colours, and better energy and battery management for its all-electric 2022 Porsche Taycan.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Rivian says Australian launch of electric utes will likely follow Europe expansion
Rivian will not bring its electric ute and SUV to Australia until after its European launch in 2022, the company has said.
Harold learned to drive in a Model T Ford in 1930. Now he’s testing out an electric Mach-E
Harold Baggott learned to drive in a Model T Ford nearly 90 years ago. Now he's testing out an electric Mach-E
Kia to “balance markets” with mid-size EV4 electric crossover and seven-seat EV7
Kia to follow up EV6 with smaller electric crossover and a larger electric SUV, but for which markets?
Rivian says R1T electric ute on track for September launch
Electric vehicle start-up Rivian on track to launch deliveries in September, as it reaches "quality iterations and design refinements".
Teslabot: Tesla’s stunning decision to make its own robot, to get the groceries
Tesla drops major bombshell, saying it will make its own robot using the same computing hardware it has developed for autonomous driving.
Which EV can travel the furthest on a single unit of energy?
Tesla says its vehicles are known to have the highest energy efficiency of any EV built to date. Is that true? And which EVs are rated the most efficient in Australia?
Hyundai launches cheaper short-range Kona Electric and drops long-range price
Hyundai says it will launch the cheaper, shorter-range all-electric Kona on the Australian market in a bid to make it more affordable and accessible to more drivers.
Tesla is planning a “super long range” Model Y electric crossover
Tesla is planning a "super long-range" Model Y according to documents filed with Chinese authorities.
Russia’s Far East – where buying an EV is now cheaper than ICE
Electric vehicle purchases are taking off in an unlikely place - far east Russia - thanks to its high fuel prices and proximity to Asian used EV markets.