Electric milestone reached as trail-blazing Nissan Leaf turns 10
Nissan celebrates decade-long history of all-electric Leaf, which hit streets in late 2010 becoming the world's first mass-market electric vehicle.
Tesla Model 3 transforms into “big yellow taxi” in first for New York
New York's first ever fully electric taxi has arrived in the form of a bright yellow Tesla Model 3, putting a new spin on Joni Mitchell's famous environmental anthem.
GM picks up EV and autonomous pace with 3,000 new jobs
General Motors set to hire 3,000 new employees across engineering, design, and IT to support boosted development of autonomous and electric vehicles.
“It’s the right time”: Lexus confirms all-electric UX 300e for Australia
Lexus confirms its luxury compact UX300e SUV, the company’s first all-electric vehicle, will debut in Australia at Melbourne Cup in November 2021.
“First in world:” South Australia to impose road user tax on electric vehicles
South Australia earns dubious honour of being first government in world to impose a road user tax on electric vehicles.
Norway EV sales push 80 per cent as Volkswagen ID.3 takes off
Plug-in electric vehicles account for eight in 10 vehicle sales in Norway in October, as sales of the new Volkswagen ID.3 continue to surge.
Tesla’s “mind blowing” FSD beta self-driving software is learning quickly
Recent FSD beta videos show how quickly the self driving software can "learn", and why Tesla's "4D" labelling approach is so important.
Fully electric cars reach record 8.4 pct of new registrations in Germany
Pure electric share of new car registrations in Germany reached 8.4 pct in October as a record number of car buyers opted for EVs.
China’s Nio unveils 100kWh battery with flexible upgrade plans
China's Nio unveils 100kWh battery as part of its successful "Battery-as-a-Service" subscription.
Kia e-Niro becomes best selling electric car in UK in October
Kia's e-Niro is best selling EV in the UK, but is not available in Australia because of the company's frustrations with government policy.