Lotus is back with pure electric “hypercar”, first production vehicle since 2008
The first production car from Lotus in over ten years will be an all-electric hypercar.
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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.
Hackett calls out Coalition “bullshit” by towing electric plane with EV
In a non-partisan, "anti-bullshit" statement on Twitter, tech entrepreneur Simon Hackett has posted an image of his Model X towing not a tinny, but an electric aircraft.
Singer Jimmy Barnes joins big name Australians supporting electric vehicles
Jimmy Barnes drives a Tesla on holidays and says he can't wait to make the switch to electric cars, joining other notable Australians.
Tesla Model 3 pricing could start at $60,000 in Australia, but hinges on Autopilot
Model 3 configurator for Australian consumers could be online within weeks now, while push to make Autopilot standard may lift price beyond hoped-for entry level of $60,000.
Tesla Model 3 becomes all-time best-selling electric car in US
Model 3 confirmed as all-time best-seller in US, as Elon Musk confirms right hand model set to arrive in UK in June.
Forget 50% by 2030 – Half of all Australian voters want 100% EVs by 2025
Survey reveals half of all Australian voters would support a significantly faster and more ambitious shift away from petrol cars than Labor is promising – and the Coalition is rubbishing.
Jaunt plans new life for old Land Rovers by converting them into EVs
Start-up company Jaunt plans to convert old Land Rovers to electric, and work with City of Bendigo to encourage a new generation of female EV technicians.
V2H: Mitsubishi plans two-way traffic between homes and electric cars
Mitsubishi electric cars will be equipped with two-way charging that will allow them to send power back into homes.
BMW releases pricing and specs for plug-in hybrid electric Mini in Australia
The Countryman Mini plug-in hybrid is now available in Australian showrooms.
Tesla Model 3 now best-selling car in Switzerland
Tesla Model 3 electric car takes first place in Swiss car market for month of March, beating the previous best-sellers by more than one third.