Telsa Model S cars have driven over 1.6 billion kilometers
Tesla’s Model S electric sedan notches up over one billion miles. Electric-vehicle pioneer Telsa say their Model S (pictured) has covered over 1.6 billion kilometers, and of course that has to be expressed in equivalent terms of trips to the moon – 27, to be exact. Whether you like it
Audi to build full-electric SUV with 400km-plus range – report
Audi has announced it will build a full-electric SUV to take on Tesla’s Model X crossover, but the company claims plug-in hybrids will be its preferred electric car dabble.
2015 Mitsubishi Triton gets 5 stars, BMW and MINI fall short
ANCAP has awarded the 2015 Mitsubishi Triton with a five-star rating, which sees the all-new ute rise from its predecessor’s four-star rating.
Nissan becomes first carmaker to use glow in the dark paint
Nissan has become the first ever car maker to apply glow-in-the-dark to one of its models, painting the Leaf in paint that will glow in the dark for up to 10 hours.
Ford CEO: We’ll build electric cars for the masses
Ford aims to build electric cars for the masses, according to CEO Mark Fields, and leave Tesla to cater to “high-end” consumers.
BMW reveals street light charging system for electric vehicles
BMW has announced it will begin the world’s first trial of a street light charging system for electric vehicles that seems to get around the need for dedicated charging stations.
Jaguar Land Rover to target US and China with hybrids
Jaguar Land Rover’s head of product development says JLR will release a number of large hybrid and plug-in hybrid models.
2015 Renovo Coupe all-electric supercar
Start-up electric car maker debuts 2015 Renovo Coupe at Pebble Beach – $567,000 price tag, 372kW and 1300Nm-plus and a driving range of 160km.
Toyota reveals 2015 Fuel Cell Sedan
Toyota has pulled the plug on electric vehicles with the death, this year, of the RAV4 EV but has released images of its new 2015 Fuel Cell Sedan.
BMW i3 electric car on-sale Down Under in November
BMW Australia has announced on-sale (November 2014) and pricing (from $63,900+ORC) details for the release of the BMW i3 electric vehicle.
New cars for 2014
We bought a record 1.14 million new vehicles in 2013, Now the manufacturers are hoping we’ll buy even more in 2014. Paul Murrell lists what new cars are on the way.
Electric Dreams
Tony Bosworth has a dream… an electric Tesla S dream. But he wonders why, when electric cars make so much sense do Australians continue to buy gas guzzlers. THIS IS MY AVERAGE DAY… I get up, have breakfast, do all the usual stuff, and then go down to my garage.
