Electric Cars

Xcel Energy seeks to get 1.5 million EVs on road by 2030

Xcel Energy seeks to get 1.5 million EVs on road by 2030

Xcel Energy announces bold plan to help put 1.5 million electric cars on the road by 2030, reducing carbon emissions by 4.5 million tonnes.
Tesla now worth double Toyota as analysts factor in huge EV battery play

Tesla now worth double Toyota as analysts factor in huge EV battery play

Tesla stock goes through roof, now worth nearly twice that of Toyota, as analysts factor Tesla becoming major supplier of EV batteries.
Queensland EV battery gigafactory edges closer to realisation

Queensland EV battery gigafactory edges closer to realisation

Queensland government approves feasibility study findings ahead of final investment decision on $3bn EV battery gigafactory in Townsville.
Tesla is about to make a huge leap forward in self-driving car tech

Tesla is about to make a huge leap forward in self-driving car tech

Elon Musk takes to Twitter giving new insight on number of developments in Tesla’s self-driving technology, including roundabouts and potholes.
Toyota is working on 1,000km EV battery with Kyoto Uni

Toyota is working on 1,000km EV battery with Kyoto Uni

Toyota is working on an electric vehicle battery that it says would allow a car to drive 1,000 km in normal driving conditions. 
Electric truck sales in US predicted to soar to 54,000 by 2025

Electric truck sales in US predicted to soar to 54,000 by 2025

New figures from analysts Wood Mackenzie expect electric trucks in the US will soar to over 54,000 by 2025.
Europe’s plug-in electric car market is surging past China

Europe’s plug-in electric car market is surging past China

Electric car subsidies in Europe have helped drive a surge in electric car sales, with the market now exceeding that of China. 
Porsche Taycan battery overheats on Nürburgring North Loop

Porsche Taycan battery overheats on Nürburgring North Loop

Countering arguments that the Porsche Taycan is superior to the Tesla Model S, a test run of the German car maker’s first electric offering has been met with an awkward situation.