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Europe’s biggest truck-makers agree to 2040 diesel phaseout, plan $A160bn spend

Seven of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers – Daimler, Scania, Man, Volvo, Daf, Iveco, and Ford – pledge to phase out diesel by 2040 and focus instead on hydrogen, battery, and clean fuels.

Subaru unveiled a plug-in hybrid XV in late 2018. Source: Subaru

2 min

Subaru confirms first electric car for Europe

Japanese automaker Subaru announces it will release its first all-electric mid-size SUV made in collaboration with Toyota in Europe.

2 min

VW vs Tesla: German CEO pits largest car factory against Tesla’s Giga Berlin

Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess says German car maker will upgrade the world's largest car factory to compete against Tesla's upcoming Giga Berlin EV plant.

2 min

Tesla sales in Australia top 10,000, still selling twice as many EVs as all rivals combined

Tesla has shipped more than 10,000 electric cars to Australia since 2014, and double that sold by all other car makers combined in 2020, new data reveals.

4 min

EV calendar: The new electric car models coming to Australia in 2021

More than ten electric car models will enter the Australian auto market in 2021, giving drivers who are looking to switch to clean transport a little more choice.

1 min

Hyundai may introduce new Ioniq 5 electric vehicle to Australia in 2021

Word on the street is that Hyundai will introduce a third electric vehicle into Australia in 2021 - likely the Ioniq 5.

3 min

Zoox unveils bi-directional, self driving electric robo-taxi with big battery

Amazon's Zoox officially launches its fully-functional autonomous urban transport vehicle that it says has 100 proprietary safety features.

The 2021 Porsche Taycan. Source: Porsche

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Porsche Australia installs EV fast chargers ahead of Taycan launch in 2021

Porsche Australia installs new electric fast car chargers at its Porsche Centres across Australia ahead of early 2021 launch of Taycan electric sports car.

Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG, Production and Supply Chain: In the first half of 2021, production of the EQS luxury electric sedan will start in Factory 56 at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen.

3 min

Mercedes-Benz launches massive EV factory plans and six new models by 2022

German car maker Mercedes-Benz to build electric vehicles at six factories, and launch an equal number of new electric vehicle models by 2022 under its EQ moniker.

2 min

Australia’s EMoS launches Wyld “e-chopper” motorcycle

Brisbane-based Electric Mobility Solutions unveils new Wyld “e-chopper” electric scooter at University of Southern Queensland's Springfield campus.