Porsche officially reveals all-electric Taycan Cross Turismo
Porsche officially unveils Taycan Cross Turismo, a low-set and high-end electric tourer that is now available to order in Australia from a hefty $201,000.
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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.
All-electric VW ID.3 wins best “hatch” in UK car awards
Volkswagen ID.3 electric hatch nabs ‘Best Small Hatch’ award at UK Car of the Year Awards 2021.
Tesla Full Self-Driving may go to wide public release by July
Tesla's Full Self-Driving software may go public in Q2 2021, Elon Musk says.
Volvo unveils pure electric C40 SUV, and will only sell it online
Volvo adds pure electric C40 Recharge car to zero-emissions line-up, and will only sell it online.
“Slightly better”: How Tesla Model 3 made in Shanghai shapes up to Fremont-made car
Side-by-side comparison of China and US Model 3s is the Shanghai-made vehicle is "slightly better".
“No future” for ICE: Volvo will sell only pure electric cars by 2030
Swedish-Chinese carmaker Volvo joins growing number of carmakers to embrace all-electric transition, announcing that it will sell only fully-electric cars by 2030.
Electric cars require far less raw material than petrol, diesel cars
Electric vehicles consume just a fraction of the materials needed to produce and drive an internal combustion engine vehicle, and will use less and less as battery technology evolves
Volvo and Geely deepen electric car partnership
Volvo and Geely to maintain separate corporate structures but cooperate more closely in effort to deliver “synergies in powertrains”.
Hyundai reports huge interest for Ioniq 5 electric vehicle in Europe
Hyundai says limited edition Ioniq 5 already over-subscribed by almost 300% within 24 hours, with 236,000 expressions of interest received.
Tech giants are moving in on the electric car industry
Huawei and Foxconn hit EV headlines, highlighting a shift in the auto industry as cars increasingly become devices-on-wheels.