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Mini Electric Pacesetter chosen as official Formula E safety car

Iconic British automaker Mini is celebrating this week after its newly unveiled Mini Electric Pacesetter was announced as the new safety car for the ABB FIA Formula E race series.

Solar carpark canopies such as at Westfield Marion could help manage electric car charging "hotspots". Source: Scentre Group

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EVs could be charged directly by off-grid solar at long-term carparks

Charging electric vehicles in off-grid carparks is possible, as long as vehicles with a lower state of charge are prioritised.

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Germany leads 25 pct surge in Euro electric car market, new emissions limits touted

European EV sales have surged almost 25% in past year, dominated by the booming German auto market, as peak auto industry body looks to agree with further tightening of CO2 reduction measures.

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Li-ion battery cost improvements grossly underestimated, MIT report says

MIT report finds rate of improvement for lithium-ion cell price grossly underestimated, because most analyses only measure one battery performance characteristic.

Toyota has unveiled Victoria's first commercial-grade hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility. Source: Toyota

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Toyota opens Melbourne hydrogen refuelling station, launches new fuel cell sedan

Toyota's new hydrogen facility can produce 80 kilograms of green hydrogen a day, enough to fill 14 of its new Mirai cars, which will arrive next month.

The Volkswagen ID.4. Source: Volkswagen America

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First VW ID.4 electric SUVs delivered in Germany

First deliveries of Volkswagen’s long-awaited ID.4 electric SUV took place last week ahead of plans to deliver approximately 150,000 ID.4s globally by end of 2021.