Archive for October 2019
Hyundai Kona Electric earns ANCAP 5-star safety rating in first-ever ev crash test in Australia
Kona Electric has become the first-ever EV to be crash tested in Australia, achieving an ANCAP maximum 5-star safety rating in the process. Kona Electric was subjected to a frontal offset crash test, carried out by Australasia’s independent vehicle safety authority ANCAP as an audit test of the 5-star Kona model line-up. Kona was originally…
Read full article >>Mazda unveils its first mass-production electric vehicle the Mazda MX-30 at the Tokyo Motor Show
Mazda unveils its first mass-production electric vehicle the Mazda MX-30 at the Tokyo Motor Show. Specifications are limited but here is the press release :- Mazda Motor Corporation has unveiled its first mass-production electric vehicle, named Mazda MX-30, at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show. A new addition to Mazda’s car lineup, the MX-30 is the…
Read full article >>Nissan & CSIRO team up in Australian based EV solar power charging research project
A joint solar charging research project funded by the Victorian Government, in partnership with Nissan, Delta Electronics and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), has commenced in Australia. Run out of Nissan Australia’s national headquarters in Dandenong South, Melbourne, solar charging stations manufactured by Delta Electronics that include advanced technologies developed by the…
Read full article >>Amazon commits to buying 100,000 new fully electric vans from Rivian over next 5 years
In their bid to be carbon neutral by 2040 Amazon have committed to buying 100,00 new fully electric vans from EV startup Rivian. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the first electric delivery vans for Amazon will be on the road by 2021, and all 100,000 will be deployed by 2024. A Rivian spokeswoman said 10,000…
Read full article >>Renault all-electric commercial vehicles winners at the 2019 Commercial Fleet Awards in the UK
Renault has been officially recognised for its commitment to the development and production of zero-emissions-in-use commercial vehicles by winning the Notable Contribution award at the 2019 Commercial Fleet Awards in the UK. The coveted award acknowledges Groupe Renault to be a leader in how it is providing sustainable mobility solutions to business operators. Significantly, the…
Read full article >>The world’s first fully electric touring car, the CUPRA e-Racer, hits the track
The World’s first fully electric touring car – the CUPRA e-Racer – has been put through its paces on the track for the first time by official CUPRA driver, Mattias Ekström. The remarkable 670hp electric racer is set to compete in a new ETCR race series in 2020 and has now completed its first full-speed…
Read full article >>Fully electric Volvo XC40 SUV heralds new electric future and does more with less
Sometimes less really is more: the forthcoming battery-powered Volvo XC40 SUV, Volvo Cars’ first fully electric car, proves that Volvo cars can be made better by taking certain things away. The advance of electric cars constitutes the biggest change in the history of the automobile. For the first time in over a century, cars move…
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