Geely commences production of all-electric Polestar 2 in China
Volvo owner Geely begins production of Polestar 2 all electric car, which could be in Australia later this year.
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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.
Tesla’s online sales model means it is well prepared for Covid-19
Tesla's online sales model may herald an optimistic, electric, and digital future for the automotive industry.
New research puts myth to bed: EVs will lower emissions
New research from Radboud University in the Netherlands confirms that switching to EVs will reduce emissions in virtually every part of the world.
MIT researchers say electric taxis to hit cost parity with petrol cabs by 2022
New research from MIT using real-world data suggests all-electric taxi fleets could hit cost-parity with ICE vehicles within two years.
Covid-19: Tesla delivers 50,000 masks and plans 1,200 ventilators for hospitals this week
Tesla delivers personal protection equipment to Seattle's UW Medicine, and will deliver 1,200 ventilators by the end of this week to assist efforts against Covid-19.
Volkswagen unveils electric version of the classic 1966 Kombi bus
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles presents e-Bulli electric bus, bringing T1 Samba into electric era to celebrate the classic Kombi's 70th anniversary.
VW aims for small electric city car that would cost under $36,000
German car maker Volkswagen says it is working on the ID.1 electric city car small city car which will cost under €20,000.
EV companies add medical equipment to manufacturing lines to assist coronavirus effort
BYD, Tesla and Nissan offer assistance to help bolster supplies of medical equipment needed to help manage the coronavirus outbreak.
Tesla introduces “touchless deliveries” as New York gigafactory joins shut-down
Tesla implements "touchless deliveries" in response to coronavirus outbreak, while it starts taking temperatures and handing out masks to reduced numbers of staff.
Zero emissions: government must address hurdles putting people off electric cars
Every industry will be required to have carbon reduction at the centre of what it does and rapidly introduce new technologies to achieve zero emissions from their activities. The question is how this should be done.