Australia’s Piedmont soars on lithium ore supply deal with Tesla
Shares in aspiring Australian lithium miner Piedmont soar after the company signs a supply deal with Tesla.
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Tesla Model Y goes off-road with “no problem whatsoever”
Tesla owner shares experience of taking Model Y off-road on muddy trails and says it was "no problem whatsoever".
Tesla has been using high-energy nickel 4680 batteries for months
Tesla has been putting prototypes of its energy dense, high nickel 4680 cells into vehicles for some months, Elon Musk says.
Musk says Cybertruck will come to Australia if it passes road rules
Musk confirms rule-breaking, full-sized Cybertruck will come to Australia - but first it must pass Australian vehicle regulations.
EY busts myth that electric vehicles are a drain on tax revenue
New analysis by EY busts myth that EVs are a drain on government revenue, and says if one quarter of car fleet went electric, total benefit would be $4.4 billion.
Volvo Penta electric fire trucks begin shipping for real-world testing
Volvo Penta says three fire trucks with electric drivelines shipped to Berlin, Amsterdam, and Dubai to begin real-world customer testing.
Hyundai imagines future of electric mobility with Ioniq cabin concept
Hyundai releases image showing vision of future of electric mobility under its all-electric "Ioniq" series, that would include personal care, entertainment and cleaning utilities.
Mercedes-Benz to begin battery electric truck series production in 2021
Daimler subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Trucks to begin building prototype of battery-electric eActros truck for heavy-duty distribution haulage with series production due to start in 2021.
California moves to ban sale of all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs executive order directing the state to ban the sale of all internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035.
VW launches “clean and green” ID.4 electric SUV, as ID.3 deliveries start
Volkswagen launches the ID.4 electric crossover, as it starts deliveries of its smaller stablemate, the ID.3 electric hatch.