Batteries

Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40 pct longer in real world than in lab tests

Researchers found the stop-start way we drive actually prolongs battery life.

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EV News

The Driven teams up with Everything Electric for Australian shows

The Driven teams up with the Everything Electric team again to support its expanded Australian shows on all things EV and electrification.

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Norway EV share hits 96 pct in January, as Toyota tops list and Tesla slumps

Norway has hit a record 96 pct share of EVs in the new car market, as Toyota leads the list and Tesla slumps sharply despite a booming new car market.

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Volkswagen ID.7 covers 941km on single charge at “rush-hour speeds”

The drive was not under particularly ‘normal’ conditions or circumstances – averaging only 29km/h around the 12.5-kilometre circuit in an effort to replicate “rush hour speeds in large cities”.

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Australia’s longest EV charging network hailed as tourism wonder

WA state government has said its state-spanning EV-charging highway is now fully operational, and claims it has become a "tourism wonder" for international travellers.

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Tesla sales crash in Australia as Musk impact has consumers looking for another brand

Tesla EV sales in Australia slump again, with the once market leading Model 3 sedan falling 62 pct below the same month a year earlier. Is this just the market, or is Musk repelling buyers?