19 Dec 2016

I drove a Tesla … or rather, it drove me (and it can drive you too)

Tesla, just about everyone on the planet has heard of the electric car company and all are in Wizard-of-Oz like awe… Jane Speechely gets her hands on the wheel of a Tesla Model S.

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Europe to get fast charging electric car network
30 Nov 2016

BMW, Daimler, Ford, Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi join forces on electric car charging

BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the “highest-powered charging network in Europe”.

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Jaguar I-Pace
27 Nov 2016

Jaguar to build electric cars in UK… it hopes

Jaguar Land Rover wants to build electric cars in the UK but only if the ‘conditions’ are right.

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NextEV launched EP9 electric supercar
22 Nov 2016

NextEV NIO EP9 launched… claims electric car Nurburgring lap record

Overnight, the NextEV NIO EP9 was launched in London with the company claiming an electric car lap record of the Nurburgring in Germany of 7m 05.12s.

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Jaguar I-Pace
16 Nov 2016

Jaguar I-PACE concept teased…

The production-ready Jaguar I-Pace will be revealed next year and hit the road in 2018, but overnight Jaguar revealed an I-Pace concept… using virtual reality.

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BMW Supports Charge Net NZ to connect New Zealand on "Electric Hughway. The event at BMW New Zealand - with speeches from BMW NZ Managing Director Florian Rennorder, CEO of Charge Net Steve West and Minister Hon Simon Bridges. Mandatory Photo Credit ©Michael Bradley.
07 Nov 2016

How much zap to New Zealand’s EV power push?

With New Zealand’s Government having plugged in the merits of electric cars, how soon before the country powers up?

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Volkswagen I.D
10 Oct 2016

Volkswagen’s electric dreams after diesel nightmare

Forget the supercars and the show girls, the most important car at the recent Paris Motor Show was Volkswagen’s I.D, our man in Blighty explains why…

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electric vehicle land speed record
24 Sep 2016

576km/h, Venturi sets new electric land speed record

Venturi has set a new land speed record with its VBB-3 electric car which realised a speed of 576km/h on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, US.

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Jaguar I-Type gets shakedown run ahead of October 9 race in Hong Kong
24 Aug 2016

New Jaguar I-Type Formula E car gets shakedown run [video]

The new Jaguar I-Type Formula E car has completed its first official shakedown run in the UK.

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Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous
24 Aug 2016

Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous now fastest production car in the world…

The Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous has been confirmed as the fastest accelerating ‘new’ car in the world.

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Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell
03 Aug 2016

Next-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter to get battery electric drive?

Mercedes-Benz looks to be joining the charge with Tesla to offer electric vans with the next-generation Sprinter likely to offer an electric drivetrain.

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Porsche Mission E concept revealed
27 Jul 2016

Porsche needs more staff for Mission E electric car project

Porsche has revealed that it needs more staff to continue its electric car push and the development of its Mission E Tesla rival.

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electric cars
26 Jul 2016

Tesla’s Elon Musk confirms Tesla pick-up and SUV in ‘Master Plan Part Deux’

Tesla founder, Elon Musk, has revealed the company’s next stage of vehicle development, and they include a ute, compact SUV and “heavy-duty trucks”.

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19 May 2016

Federal Election 2016: The Greens have a plan for electric vehicles…

If electric vehicles are to be a success then the Government needs to help. The Greens have a plan…

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Tesla Model 3 revealed
02 Apr 2016

Tesla Model 3 revealed… more than 198,000 orders

Tesla is going to have add extra capacity to cope with the demand for the new Tesla Model 3 which was revealed overnight and is carrying 198,000 advanced orders.

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