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Zoox expects Amazon-backed self-driving car “a lot sooner than people imagine”

Zoox expects Amazon-backed self-driving car “a lot sooner than people imagine”

Zoox CEO says commercial launch of its autonomous urban transport vehicle won’t happen next year, but it will happen “a lot sooner than people imagine.”
Polestar 2 electric car to reach Australia by the end of 2021

Polestar 2 electric car to reach Australia by the end of 2021

The Polestar 2 electric car will reach Australia by the end of 2021, the all-electric brand has announced.
Rolls-Royce electric plane taxis towards world electric speed record

Rolls-Royce electric plane taxis towards world electric speed record

Rolls Royce takes important milestone towards the company’s plans to set a new record for the world’s fastest all-electric plane.
Aussie electric truck company SEA Electric raises $55m ahead of US listing

Aussie electric truck company SEA Electric raises $55m ahead of US listing

The Australian electric truck company, founded in 2012, now hopes to list on a US stock market as soon as later this year.
Nissan and Mitsubishi to sell a $A24,000 EV from 2022

Nissan and Mitsubishi to sell a $A24,000 EV from 2022

Nissan and Mitsubishi sell to $24,000 micro-car in Japan from 2022, in effort to fill gap in market at similar price to combustion engine vehicle.
The real reason Victoria wants to force through its divisive EV road tax

The real reason Victoria wants to force through its divisive EV road tax

The EV tax would lock in a new state-based road tax that would replace the federally-collected fuel excise, when the EV lobby is too weak to fight.
Can Model Y sales catapult Tesla back to top EV seller in China?

Can Model Y sales catapult Tesla back to top EV seller in China?

Tesla Model Y sales tripled in February in China, eating into sales of premium rivals. But can it help Tesla reclaim the title of best-selling EV?
LG Energy Solution to make Tesla 4680 batteries, sources say

LG Energy Solution to make Tesla 4680 batteries, sources say

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution to make 4680 format cells in the US and Europe, sources say.