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Tesla bumps Model Y range to massive 600 km, and offers new paint colour

Tesla bumps Model Y range to massive 600 km, and offers new paint colour

Tesla adds nearly 50 km of range to its best-selling EV, bringing it up to a massive 600 km on a single charge while adding a new paint colour.
Polestar takes aim at Japan’s ICE-age car makers, as all electric sales rebound

Polestar takes aim at Japan’s ICE-age car makers, as all electric sales rebound

EV maker Polestar is enjoying a rebound in sales following release of Polestar 4, and says Japanese carmakers are still “scaremongering” about Australia’s new vehicle emissions standard.
Factcheck: AI videos of Tesla electric motor home clearly fake, because it doesn’t exist

Factcheck: AI videos of Tesla electric motor home clearly fake, because it doesn’t exist

Videos are circulating on social media that contain AI-generated content and falsely claim Tesla is selling an electric motorhome for $17,000.
Hyundai’s potential next electric SUV spotted testing in Sydney

Hyundai’s potential next electric SUV spotted testing in Sydney

Hyundai’s upcoming mid-sized electric SUV model spotted in Sydney.
Kia prepares to launch new entry-level electric city car

Kia prepares to launch new entry-level electric city car

Kia is reportedly preparing to introduce an entry-level electricity city car for less than €25,000 by the end of the decade as part of its next wave of EVs.
Lighter, longer MG4 readies for relaunch with improved interior

Lighter, longer MG4 readies for relaunch with improved interior

MG’s new electric hatchback to feature a new cleaner interior and unique updated paint ahead of upcoming launch in China.
Xiaomi’s blockbuster electric SUV starts ticking off its 300,000+ orders

Xiaomi’s blockbuster electric SUV starts ticking off its 300,000+ orders

Xiaomi starts deliveries of its very popular YU7 as it begins to tick off hundreds of thousands of orders it’s received on the electric SUV.
EVs are already 73 pct cleaner than ICE vehicles, and getting cleaner faster than thought

EVs are already 73 pct cleaner than ICE vehicles, and getting cleaner faster than thought

Full battery EVs are 73 pct cleaner than internal combustion cars, and even more so when powered only with renewables. The benefits of hybrids are much lower.