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Refreshed Volvo C40 and XC40 EVs get more range and faster charging

Refreshed Volvo C40 and XC40 EVs get more range and faster charging

Volvo adds more power, range and charging speeds to its XC40 and C40 electric models.
EVs grab huge share of car market as gas-guzzlers choke on legacy business models

EVs grab huge share of car market as gas-guzzlers choke on legacy business models

The market share of electric vehicles charged ahead in 2022, with fully electric BEV sales surging in most major auto markets around the world. 
Honda forms electric vehicle battery joint venture with LG

Honda forms electric vehicle battery joint venture with LG

Japanese automotive giant Honda to form a joint venture with South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution to produce lithium-ion EV batteries.
Activists target Toyota and BMW in billboard campaign, call for fossil car ad ban

Activists target Toyota and BMW in billboard campaign, call for fossil car ad ban

Activists install 400 fake billboards in cities across Europe and calling for “tobacco-style” advertising bans on polluting petrol and diesel vehicles.
Electric ute conversions: Roev fills 2023 order book for Hilux and Ranger

Electric ute conversions: Roev fills 2023 order book for Hilux and Ranger

Electric ute conversion company Roev says demand is so strong that it’s already received enough reservation requests to fill its order books for the rest of the year.
Global partner engaged to build Australia’s first EV battery giga-factory

Global partner engaged to build Australia’s first EV battery giga-factory

The facility, to be located in Geelong, Victoria, in the heartland of what was once a thriving auto manufacturing industry, will begin construction in the second half of 2023.
The Rise of the Machines: Tesla drives 50km autonomously through heavy LA traffic

The Rise of the Machines: Tesla drives 50km autonomously through heavy LA traffic

Autonomous driving is one of the most challenging engineering problems of our age, and it’s why Tesla’s latest FSD software is so astonishing.
Daniel Bleakley joins The Driven as lead reporter

Daniel Bleakley joins The Driven as lead reporter

Daniel Bleakley – the author of the Coal Miners Driving Teslas YouTube series – joins The Driven as lead reporter.