“Prosperity at stake:” EU needs Marshall Plan to survive “onslaught” of China EVs

Renault CEO Luca de Meo says Europe car makers under threat from the rapid rise of EV manufacturing in China, and bold and rapid action is needed to stand any chance of surviving.
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Tritium receives new Nasdaq “delisting notice” for low share price as it plays for time

Tritium has received a second delisting notice from Nasdaq and is appealing for more time to put its share consolidation plan in place.
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EV culture war: Ford Ranger driver arrested for vandalising four Tesla Superchargers

A man has been arrested in New Zealand for allegedly vandalising four Tesla Superchargers in Taupō New Zealand in what appears to be an escalation of the EV culture wars.
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“Bollocks:” Toyota ignored EVs because it expected a lithium shortfall. Instead, there is a glut

A year on from his presentation suggesting lithium supply constraints justify the production of hybrids over pure electric vehicles, lithium prices have collapsed 400% and supply is expected to outstrip demand threefold for the next decade.
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BYD says plug-in electrics will exceed 50 pct of new car sales in China in next 3 months

The head of Chinese electric car giant BYD says sales of plug-in vehicles will reach 50 per cent of the new car market in China in the next 90 days.
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Darcia Spring undercuts UK’s lowest cost EV by nearly half. It may even come to Australia

The UK will soon have a new benchmark for low-cost electric vehicles. And with the UK being a right-hand drive market, the Darcia Spring could also be coming to Australia.
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Back to the electric future: Tesla tows converted all-electric Delorean from Canberra to Melbourne for F1 reveal

Australian science fiction author is showing truth can be stranger the fiction as his converted all-electric Delorean makes its way to Melbourne, towed by a Tesla.
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“Ute tax:” Australians not falling for spin as clear majority want cleaner, cheaper cars

New polling shows a clear majority of support for clean cars, which might be the final nail in the coffin for the fossil car lobby’s fear campaign against cleaner, more efficient vehicles.
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