
Bollinger electric ute and SUV revealed
A 21st century alternative to the Land Rover Defender is about to arrive, touting an almost 2400kg payload capacity and serious off-road ability.

Tesla Model S faster round the ‘Ring than Porsche Taycan
In another battle of the fastest ‘Ring record, electric car makers Porsche and Tesla are about to face off.

Hyundai and Kia confirm 800 volt electric vehicles
Hyundai and Kia are about to make a big step to reduce range anxiety.

Electric Mini Cooper in Oz next year
Mini, like so many carmakers, is going electric, confirming its new EV will be available to buy in Australia next year.

Mercedes-Benz unveils GLC and GLE plug-in hybrids
New electric hybrid tech reaches Mercedes’ updated GLC 350e petrol and new GLE 350de diesel hybrids.

Porsche Taycan specs and details
Porsche has unveiled the all-new Taycan. Here is everything you need to know about the world’s newest (and temporarily greatest) electric vehicle.

Ford to build all-new electric vehicle on Rivian ‘skateboard’ platform
Ford this week announced a US$500 million investment in EV start-up Rivian, with news the Rivian skateboard platform would underpin an all-new Ford EV.

Labor wants 50% electric vehicle ownership by 2030…will follow US in fuel efficiency regulation
The Labor party has announced it wants to see a rapid increase in electric vehicle ownership in Australia with 50% of all cars owned being electric by 2030, what are the other parties saying?

Hyundai video demonstrates wireless electric vehicle charging system
Hyundai has shown off its autonomous vehicle tech and a wireless charging concept that it expects to have up and running around 2025.

Volkswagen teases portable electric vehicle fast charger
Volkswagen teases portable electric vehicle fast-charging station, claims it can charge a battery in 17 minutes…to be rolled out in first half of 2019.

BMW opens up on transition to electrified vehicles
BMW sold more than 100,000 electrified vehicles in 2017 with 2018 figures set to hit around 150,000 sales. By 2025 it will have around 25 electrified vehicles in its range.

Nissan Australia to electrify one-third of local fleet by 2022
Nissan Australia has announced that one-third of all the vehicles it offers in Australia will be electrified by 2022.

BMW i3 needs 50,000km on renewable energy to offset production CO2 deficit
Owners of the BMW i3 battery electric vehicle need to use renewable energy for 50,000km before it can even out the CO2 production deficit compared with the production of a petrol-powered 1 Series.

BP invests in StoreDot to produce ultrafast-charging car batteries – 5min recharge
BP invests US$20 million in ‘Flash Battery’ startup, StoreDot, to build car batteries that’ll fast-charge in 5 min offering up to 480km driving range. Game. Changer.

50-times faster BMW i3 traction control system to be standard on all BMW and Minis
BMW has announced the traction control system developed for its electric i3 has been adapted for use in all BMW and Mini product going forward.