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The Driven teams up with Everything Electric for Australian shows

The Driven teams up with Everything Electric for Australian shows

The Driven teams up with the Everything Electric team again to support its expanded Australian shows on all things EV and electrification.
Tesla sales are plunging around the world: Is this just a Musk problem?

Tesla sales are plunging around the world: Is this just a Musk problem?

Tesla sales are plunging in key markets around the world – many by more than 50 per cent. Surveys point to the now damaging impact of Elon Musk’s toxic politics. But it is not the only reason.
Norway EV share hits 96 pct in January, as Toyota tops list and Tesla slumps

Norway EV share hits 96 pct in January, as Toyota tops list and Tesla slumps

Norway has hit a record 96 pct share of EVs in the new car market, as Toyota leads the list and Tesla slumps sharply despite a booming new car market.
Volkswagen ID.7 covers 941km on single charge at “rush-hour speeds”

Volkswagen ID.7 covers 941km on single charge at “rush-hour speeds”

The drive was not under particularly ‘normal’ conditions or circumstances – averaging only 29km/h around the 12.5-kilometre circuit in an effort to replicate “rush hour speeds in large cities”.
Australia’s longest EV charging network hailed as tourism wonder

Australia’s longest EV charging network hailed as tourism wonder

WA state government has said its state-spanning EV-charging highway is now fully operational, and claims it has become a “tourism wonder” for international travellers.
Tesla sales crash in Australia as Musk impact has consumers looking for another brand

Tesla sales crash in Australia as Musk impact has consumers looking for another brand

Tesla EV sales in Australia slump again, with the once market leading Model 3 sedan falling 62 pct below the same month a year earlier. Is this just the market, or is Musk repelling buyers?
Renault aims to set new efficiency record with single seater electric car

Renault aims to set new efficiency record with single seater electric car

Renault has taken inspiration from past concept cars – such as the Etoile Filante – to aims for new efficiency records for an EV.
Volvo announces pricing of 7-seater electric EX90, its most powerful SUV

Volvo announces pricing of 7-seater electric EX90, its most powerful SUV

Volvo has announced the Australian pricing of most powerful SUV the company has ever built.