Sweden passes bill to ban new ICE car sales by 2030
Sweden joins Scandinavian neighbours Denmark and Norway in push for zero emissions transport, passing a bill banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars starting in 2030.
Kia e-Niro picks up coveted Car of the Year award
Kia's crossover EV, the e-Niro, takes out What Car? top gong, beating other electric cars to become the first EV to win the Car of the Year award.
Toyota and Panasonic join forces to ramp up EV battery supply
A joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic will see the establishment of a new company with the view to bring a stable supply of automotive prismatic batteries to the market.
Report predicts 21m electric cars by 2030, price parity by 2022
New report from Deloitte predicts massive increase in EVs on road by 2030, and price parity with ICE vehicles by 2022.
Tesla backpedals on Supercharger rate increase
Tesla does a rethink on increases to its Supercharger rates, after taking customer feedback on board.
NSW electric car targets not enough, say MP, EV Council
NSW independent MP Jeremy Buckingham wants to see higher EV targets, and EV Council CEO Behyad Jafari agrees more can be done – particularly in an election year.
Tesla Model 3 approved and rolling off assembly line ready for Europe
A critical step for Tesla as the EV maker's best-selling model readies for sale in the EU, up against popular European brands including BMW and Volkswagen.
Victoria and NSW give green light to autonomous vehicle future
Victoria taps Bosch to conduct high-speed automated trials and NSW announces plan to formulate connected autonomous vehicle policy.
Norway has 200,000 EVs and its best seller is the Nissan Leaf
Norway continues to lead the charge in electric vehicle uptake, hitting the 200,000 mark – and a quarter of those are Nissan Leafs.
NSW government commits millions to electric vehicle push
$5 million total funding and a policy of 10 per cent EV fleet starting 2020 announced by NSW government as part of Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Plan.