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.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
“Climate fraud”: German EV support boosting sales of big SUV hybrids
Germany’s EV boom is partly thanks to generous government incentives, but these are also helping to boost sales of big SUVs.
EV pioneer Wiebe Wakker’s Blue Bandit goes on display in VW car museum
The story of Wiebe Wakker, the Dutch explorer who drove an electric car from Europe to New Zealand via Australia, has found a place in Volkswagen's Autostadt museum ZeitHaus.
TrueGreen, Nexport lay out $700m plan to make electric cars, buses and trucks in NSW
TrueGreen and Nexport commit to building a $700 million plant to make electric vehicles - including cars, buses and trucks - at 51 hectare site in Southern Highlands.
Nexport hints at big plans for EV imports and Australian manufacturing base
Nexport hints at plans to upturn the auto industry and increase the number of electric vehicles in Australia.
Electric weekend: Three EVs go on 1,300km road trip towing caravans
Three powerful battery electric vehicles go on 1,300km road trip with caravans, and spend three days on tour in some of the most scenic parts of Norway.
Joe Biden says electric cars are future of auto industry, and Corvette Stingrays
Biden says EVs are future for US auto industry, and the Corvette Stringray-driving presidential candidate hopes to drive an electric version of his favourite car.
Can you call roadside assistance for an EV?
What happens if you break down in an EV? Can the local roadside assistance help you out or do you need a specialist?
The great Norwegian paradox: oil expansion and electric revolution
Norway is a leader in electric vehicles, but also in the extraction and sale of fossil fuels. How do the two conflicting stories add up?
Stanford research brings EVs one step closer to wirelessly charging on roads
Stanford University researchers illustrate how wireless charging could be scaled up to boost driving range of electric vehicles on highways of the future.