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New electric Mini Countryman gets range boost to 500 kilometres
Mini has unveiled what it describes as an “extensive” technical update for its all-electric Countryman electric SUV which boosts the car’s range to 500 kilometres.
Xpeng opens first two dealerships in New Zealand
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has officially opened its first dealerships in the country, located in Auckland and Christchurch.
EV total cost of ownership in Australia: The economics have turned
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modelling now shows EVs increasingly winning on pure economics, driven by falling vehicle prices, policy reform and better understanding of real-world operating costs.
Tesla scraps first flagship models, bets future on robots and autonomy amid wild claims
Tesla flags end to production of Model S and Model X, says the future is all about autonomy and robots – and some solar and storage to keep them switched on.
EV adoption leads to rapid and significant cuts in air pollution, new data shows
Researchers find that for every 200 EVs added in California between 2019 and 2023 there was a corresponding 1.1 per cent reduction in NO2 levels.
Battery electric cars account for nearly one in five of all new car sales in EU in 2025
New EU car registrations increased by only 1.8 per cent in 2025, but EV sales jumped sharply to take a 17.4 per cent market share, despite a big slump in Tesla deliveries.
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