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Tesla launches “crazy fast” tri-motor Model S Plaid, raises price

Tesla launches “crazy fast” tri-motor Model S Plaid, raises price

“We’ve beaten the 2-second barrier.” Elon Musk says Model S Plaid best car ever at launch of long awaited upgrade.
NSW rejects EV road user charge, targets net zero trains and electric ferries

NSW rejects EV road user charge, targets net zero trains and electric ferries

Victoria’s decision to introduce an EV road user charge made it the “laughing stock of the world”, says NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance.
Petrol car makers may soon be worth nothing, or worse

Petrol car makers may soon be worth nothing, or worse

The ICE car business is booming, but some analysts believe this is blinding investors to a nasty surprise around the corner, courtesy of EVs.
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will make up just 1 pct of cars by 2050

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will make up just 1 pct of cars by 2050

The roads of the future will be swarming with battery EVs, with barely a plug-in hybrid or hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in sight, says BloombergNEF.
World is going electric, but needs to go twice as fast for net zero target

World is going electric, but needs to go twice as fast for net zero target

BNEF says aggressive policy measures needed to double the rate of EV uptake and bring an end to new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035.
Porsche Taycan claims new EV lap record at South Australia’s The Bend

Porsche Taycan claims new EV lap record at South Australia’s The Bend

The Porsche Taycan Turbo S has established an EV lap record at The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend, South Australia.
Model 3 now most popular electric vehicle on UK roads

Model 3 now most popular electric vehicle on UK roads

Tesla 3 overtakes Nissan Leaf with biggest accumulated sales in the UK for pure battery electric vehicles.
Nissan reveals European EV drivers are driving further than ICE drivers

Nissan reveals European EV drivers are driving further than ICE drivers

It turns out that electric vehicle drivers travel more kilometres each year than ICE drivers, which doesn’t play so well to fears of range anxiety.