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Jaguar’s all electric I-PACE is announced as Germany’s car of the year
The Jaguar I-PACE electric performance SUV has won the 2019 German Car of the Year Award. The British brand’s first fully electric vehicle (EV) earned the most votes from a panel of 12 expert journalists who drove 59 cars in a series of comparison tests. They loved the groundbreaking I-PACE’s blend of driving dynamics, performance…
Read full article >>Australian start-up, Chargefox, to build Australia’s largest ultra-rapid network of EV charging stations
Australian start-up, Chargefox Pty Ltd has successfully raised $15 million to enable it to commence building Australia’s largest open, ultra-rapid network of charging stations for electric vehicles. The funding has come from a combination of sources including investment from The Australian Mobility Clubs (NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAC, RAA and RACT), Wilson Transformers and the founder…
Read full article >>Nissan Leaf to help stabilise the electricity grid in Germany
Nissan has helped reach an important milestone on the road towards emission-free energy and mobility in Germany. With an innovative charging and energy management solution, the project partners – technology company The Mobility House, energy supplier ENERVIE and transmission system operator Amprion – have qualified the Nissan LEAF for the regulatory requirements needed for primary power regulation.…
Read full article >>Nissan has announced that one third of its Australian volume will include electric technology
Nissan has announced that during the current mid-term plan, one third of its Australian volume will include electric technology. Led by the launch of new Nissan LEAF – which heralds a new era of electrification for the company – Nissan is preparing for the expected spike in electrification and electric vehicle interest and sales. At…
Read full article >>Two in three Australians feel the move to electric vehicles is inevitable
Two in three Australians (63 per cent) feel the move to electric vehicles (EVs) is inevitable, with a third of consumers (29 per cent) are already considering buying an EV. That’s the outcome of a Nissan-commissioned study by KANTAR TNS among more than 500¹ people who intend to purchase a new car in the next…
Read full article >>Mazda rotary engine to return as ev range-extender
Mazda will launch its first Electric Vehicles (EV) in 2020 as part of its ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030’ long-term technology development programme. Unique technology approach Mazda will initially launch two battery EVs. One powered solely by battery, the other pairing a battery with Mazda’s small, lightweight and exceptionally quiet rotary engine as a range-extender. The range-extender…
Read full article >>Audi’s first fully electrically powered production model, the e-tron, is announced
The Audi e-tron is the first fully electrically powered series production model from Audi. The company has presented its sporty full-size SUV, which is suitable for everyday use, to the world for the first time in San Francisco. Standing still or on the move, the Audi e-tron is electrifying. Its expressive sill area, the electric…
Read full article >>E-lectric! Jaguar Classic has confirmed it will offer all-electric E-types for sale
Following an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the original concept for ‘the most beautiful electric car in the world’, Jaguar Classic has confirmed it will offer all-electric E-types for sale. The news follows the iconic EV sports car’s successful debut in concept form at Jaguar Land Rover Tech Fest in September 2017. Combining its restoration expertise…
Read full article >>New report finds growth in the use of EVs unlikely to create a power demand crisis
Despite what the doomsayers in the fossil fuel industry and their supporters in Parliament think, a new report has actually found that the growth in the use of EVs is unlikely to create a power demand crisis. The report by McKinsey & Company uses information from Germany to predict the effect on California’s power grid.…
Read full article >>INFINITI Prototype 10 – the spirit of the speedster for an electrified era
Bridging past and future, the INFINITI Prototype 10 recaptures the spirit of early speedsters for an era of electrified performance. Revealed today for the first time at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the concept represents a physical manifestation of INFINITI’s creative and ambitious plans for electrified performance. As a brand with technological innovation at…
Read full article >>Jaguar’s electrifying I-PACE to have 5 year warranty and 8 year battery warranty in Australia
Jaguar’s all-electric I-PACE will bring a revolutionary ownership experience when it makes its Australian debut in November. I-PACE, the car that has rewritten the automotive rule book, will go on sale with a full five-year warranty, two years more than the period currently offered for any of its conventional Jaguar stablemates. The extended warranty will…
Read full article >>Renault to invest over a billion euros to develop and produce EVs in France
Renault is accelerating the deployment of its Drive The Future strategic plan with an investment of more than one billion euros for the development and production of electric vehicles in France. With the aim of strengthening the leadership of its French industrial base in the growing electric vehicle market, Groupe Renault plans to: Introduce a…
Read full article >>Mini Australia confirms the plug-in hybrid Mini Countryman SE All4 will be available in 2019
MINI Australia have confirmed the plug-in hybrid Countryman S E All4 will be available in the Australian market from the second quarter of 2019. The hybrid system is composed of a 1.5-litre, three-cylinder turbocharged petrol combustion engine, which drives the front wheels. This engine develops peaks of 100kW and 220Nm and drives through a six-speed…
Read full article >>BP acquire UK’s largest electric vehicle charging company – 12 million EVs on UK roads by 2040
BP today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging company. Chargemaster operates the UK’s largest public network of EV charging points, with over 6,500 across the country. It also designs, builds, sells and maintains EV charging units for a wide range of locations, including…
Read full article >>Tesla closing in on its goal of producing 5,000 units of Model 3 cars per week
Tesla appears to be closing in on its goal of producing 5,000 units of Model 3 cars per week. Elon Musk has just tweeted a photo showing a third production line which was apparently assembled in just three weeks. Although it does appear to look like just a big temporary structure built at their Fremont…
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