Hyundai recalls Kona Electric again, this time over braking system software
Hyundai hands out second recall in as many months for Kona Electric, this time to update software to remedy braking system issue.
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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.
Fisker inks EV production deal with Magna in Europe
US electric vehicle start-up Fisker Inc enters “operational phase”, in deal inked with Canadian mobility technology company Magna International.
Elon Musk’s wealth grew by price of four Model 3 EVs per minute in 2020
Elon Musk's wealth has grown by the equivalent of the cost of more than four Model 3 electric vehicles a minute in 2020.
Musk says FSD subscription will be available from early 2021
Musk confirms Full Self-Driving package will be available from early 2021 - possibly indicating a wide release of the software by that time.
ACT puts out call for 90 all-electric buses and charging infrastructure
ACT government launches market-sounding processes to kick-start the procurement of 90 all-electric buses for the national capital.
“Biggest change since Model T”: South Australia wants all new car sales to be electric by 2035
South Australia aims to make all new car sales fully electric by 2035 in what it says will be the biggest step change since the Model T.
Plugged in: Tesla tops 10,000 sales, EV Calendar released and more EV happenings
Our last Plugged In for 2021 giving you a round up of what’s happened this week: From Tesla topping 10,000 EV sales in Australia, our new EV model calendar and various other EV happenings.
Complete list of electric cars under $75,000 in Australia in 2021
The options for electric vehicle buyers in Australia are growing: Here is the complete list of new models available in 2021 under $75,000.
Europe reaches one in 11 electric car sales, 30% are in Germany
Nearly one in ten new vehicles sold in Europe is a plug in electric vehicle, and one in three of these are sold in Germany.
Power tool: How Nissan Leaf e+ played vital role in Japan’s disaster recovery
Japan efforts to recover from natural disaster helped by the two-way battery that powers the Nissan Leaf electric car.