VW unveils details of its first electric hatch – the ‘Neo’ EV
Volkswagen releases details of the "Neo" hatch, which will come in three versions.
The Driven Podcast: Simon Hackett’s chance meeting with young Elon Musk
Simon Hackett made his fortune in the broadband boom and is now the largest shareholder in battery storage maker Redflow. He’s also Australia’s biggest fan of Tesla electric vehicles.
Renault plans 60MWh storage system made from old EV batteries
Renault proposes to use bank of used electric vehicle batteries to create a 60MWh energy storage system for use on the electricity grid.
Electric vehicle manufacturers finally get serious about Australia
Choice of electric vehicles in Australia is finally set to grow this year with a raft of new models promising longer range, low running costs and at long last some priced around the $50,000 mark.
Battery swapping future on cards for Yamaha electric scooters
Yamaha intends to apply Gogoro’s battery swapping technology to their own Yamaha-branded e-scooters.
Nissan LEAF is driving electric marathon event in Europe
Six Nissan LEAFs power their way across Europe as part of 3,700km Tallsinki – Monte-Carlo electric marathon racing event.
Suzuki set to test first electric vehicles, targeting huge India market
India's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, has announced that it will soon begin testing of its first electric vehicle prototype as it gears up to release 50 electric cars onto the Indian market.
NZ to offer more electric vehicle incentives, as EV registrations reach 10,000
New Zealand reaches 10,000 electric vehicle registrations and flags new policies to encourage EVs - include a penalty for buyers of high emissions vehicles and a rebate for low or zero emission cars.
Video: Listen to the sound of a Tesla Semi accelerating
Like a "spaceship taking off:" Watch and listen to the other-wordly sound of a Tesla Semi – trailer attached – accelerating.
Hyundai to send 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks to Switzerland
A fleet of 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks forms the central part of a memorandum inked between South Korean carmaker Hyundai and Swiss renewable resource company H2 Energy.