Volkswagen’s EV power play: Build six battery factories and slash cell costs by half
Volkswagen will build six battery factories and increase charging network five-fold, group CEO Herbert Diess said at the company's Power Day on Monday.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Tesla puts Semi electric truck through its paces at Fremont
Tesla shares video of all-electric Semi cab prototype at the Fremont test track, showing it's still very much front of mind for the EV maker.
Toyota teases X Prologue, to unveil first all-electric SUV next week
Toyota teases image of what is widely believed to be the company's first fully-electric passenger vehicle outside China, and says it will unveil it next week.
From Zero to hero: My electric motorcycle re-incarnation
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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.
ACT flooded by proposals as suppliers jostle for role in electric bus fleet
ACT receives more than 100 expressions of interest from a range of suppliers to help deliver its 90 electric buses.
Why Tasmania is such a great place for a driving holiday in a rented EV
We wanted to do a driving holiday in Tasmania in an electric car. First, we had to find an EV, and then we had to work out where to charge it.
South Australia delays proposed EV road user tax to beyond next state election
South Australia plans to introduce a “user charge” for electric vehicle drivers delayed by 12 months, to beyond the next state election.
MG and Porsche electric cars make splash in Australia market
MG ZS EV and the Porsche Taycan - the most affordable and most expensive electric cars available in Australia - both make splash on local market amid doubling of electric car sales.
Tech giants are moving in on the electric car industry
Huawei and Foxconn hit EV headlines, highlighting a shift in the auto industry as cars increasingly become devices-on-wheels.