VW roadmap: Expect an electric Kombi in 2022, followed by electric mini cars
Volkswagen has already started delivering its ID.3 electric hatch and ID.4 electric crossover overseas. What will come after?
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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.
Vestas inks deal with Enel X to electrify corporate fleet
Danish wind energy giant Vestas signs partnership with Enel X to accelerate the electrification of its company fleet of vehicles.
Solar car company Sono lands another $A72m from investors
Sono has now bagged €100 million ($A161 million) in funding, closing its Series C funding round to add an additional €45 million ($A72.5 million) to the kitty this week.
Shift to e-mobility will cost fewer jobs at car makers than feared, VW study
Shift to electric mobility will cost fewer jobs at carmakers than assumed, study commissioned by Volkswagen finds.
California approves $US28 million for zero and low-emission cars and trucks
California Air Resources Board approves $US28 million ($A37 million) in funding to support transition to cleaner vehicles.
Europe’s biggest truck-makers agree to 2040 diesel phaseout, plan $A160bn spend
Seven of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers – Daimler, Scania, Man, Volvo, Daf, Iveco, and Ford – pledge to phase out diesel by 2040 and focus instead on hydrogen, battery, and clean fuels.
Subaru confirms first electric car for Europe
Japanese automaker Subaru announces it will release its first all-electric mid-size SUV made in collaboration with Toyota in Europe.
VW vs Tesla: German CEO pits largest car factory against Tesla’s Giga Berlin
Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess says German car maker will upgrade the world's largest car factory to compete against Tesla's upcoming Giga Berlin EV plant.
Tesla sales in Australia top 10,000, still selling twice as many EVs as all rivals combined
Tesla has shipped more than 10,000 electric cars to Australia since 2014, and double that sold by all other car makers combined in 2020, new data reveals.
EV calendar: The new electric car models coming to Australia in 2021
More than ten electric car models will enter the Australian auto market in 2021, giving drivers who are looking to switch to clean transport a little more choice.