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Covid-19: Tesla delivers 50,000 masks and plans 1,200 ventilators for hospitals this week

Tesla delivers personal protection equipment to Seattle's UW Medicine, and will deliver 1,200 ventilators by the end of this week to assist efforts against Covid-19.

2 min

Volkswagen unveils electric version of the classic 1966 Kombi bus

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles presents e-Bulli electric bus, bringing T1 Samba into electric era to celebrate the classic Kombi's 70th anniversary.

2 min

VW aims for small electric city car that would cost under $36,000

German car maker Volkswagen says it is working on the ID.1 electric city car small city car which will cost under €20,000.

3 min

EV companies add medical equipment to manufacturing lines to assist coronavirus effort

BYD, Tesla and Nissan offer assistance to help bolster supplies of medical equipment needed to help manage the coronavirus outbreak.

2 min

Tesla introduces “touchless deliveries” as New York gigafactory joins shut-down

Tesla implements "touchless deliveries" in response to coronavirus outbreak, while it starts taking temperatures and handing out masks to reduced numbers of staff.

An early electric Tesla Roadster from 2010. Shutterstock

4 min

Zero emissions: government must address hurdles putting people off electric cars

Every industry will be required to have carbon reduction at the centre of what it does and rapidly introduce new technologies to achieve zero emissions from their activities. The question is how this should be done.

2 min

BMW adds electric 7 series to lineup, to cut half petrol and diesel models by 2021

BMW to add electric 7 series to lineup as it cuts half of all petrol and diesel drivetrains from 2021, and commits 30 billion euros to "future-oriented technologies" over the next five years.

3 min

Australia’s first EV “subscription” service to give drivers taste of electric cars

Australian drivers will soon get a taste of driving electric cars via a subscription service launched by software startup Blinker.

1 min

ABB acquires Chinese EV charging network Chargedot

ABB buys Chinese company that provides AC and DC charging stations and the software platform to EV manufacturers, charging network operators, and real estate developers.

3 min

Tesla to reduce staff by three quarters after Covid-19 county order

Tesla now to reduce staff by 75% at Fremont in response to Covid-19 order. What will be the impact be on quarterly production?