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Solar car maker Sono files for proposed billion-dollar public offering

Solar car maker Sono files for proposed billion-dollar public offering

Solar car maker Sono has unveiled plans for a public listing that could value the company at more than $US1 billion.
Tesla value hits $US1 trillion as Hertz makes massive 100,000 EV order

Tesla value hits $US1 trillion as Hertz makes massive 100,000 EV order

Californian EV maker Tesla officially joins the $US1 trillion club, with share values surging off the back of news it has taken 100,000-strong order from car hire giant Hertz.
The auto business is big in country towns, but the EV transition will change that

The auto business is big in country towns, but the EV transition will change that

The saddest thing for me will be the slow demise and loss of the father and son businesses that depend on an ICE car breaking down.
Chinese EV maker Xpeng plans to mass produce flying cars by 2024

Chinese EV maker Xpeng plans to mass produce flying cars by 2024

Xpeng wants to sell a “mass-market” flying electric car by 2024 with a price tag of less than 1 million yuan ($A210,000 converted).
Why Tesla may roll out a $15,000 electric car by 2025

Why Tesla may roll out a $15,000 electric car by 2025

Tesla could take advantage of its high margins and trillion-dollar market value by delivering a no frills $15,000 EV by 2025.
H2X and Pure Hydrogen join forces for Australian fuel cell utes, trucks and buses

H2X and Pure Hydrogen join forces for Australian fuel cell utes, trucks and buses

Pure Hydrogen strikes deal with hydrogen ute maker H2H Global that will see the two Australian companies roll out a series of fuel cell utes, trucks and buses.
Cat out of the bag in Thailand, as buyers snap up latest EV offering

Cat out of the bag in Thailand, as buyers snap up latest EV offering

Great Wall is letting its electric Cats out of the bag in Thailand, with pre-orders topping 6,000 in two days.
Vinfast: Vietnamese electric vehicle maker takes on global market

Vinfast: Vietnamese electric vehicle maker takes on global market

Vietnam’s Vinfast has launched two new e-scooters, Vietnam’s very first E-Bus and three EVs, two of which are aimed at the US market.