Analysts rehash arguments that electric cars are not currently profitable, overlooking the inevitable shift to EVs. It’s well known that new automotive technologies, and brand new car models, require billions of dollars of upfront investment before the costs can be recouped. But that didn’t stop Reuters from issuing an alarming news report this week suggesting […]
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OEMs Still Talking About EV Future And How Burdensome It Will Be
BIG AUTO CAN’T STOP BELLY-ACHING ABOUT THE ‘BURDEN’ OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES Legacy automakers have been hyping a future where they’ll finally electrify their fleet. Now, however, it appears they’re a bit reticent to do so. Volkswagen’s CEO, Herbert Diess recently said (via Bloomberg), “The burden for our company, such as the cost of bringing to market electric cars, will […]
BMW announces range increase for i3 electric vehicle
BMW’s i3 EV has been given a power and trim make-over which includes a 260km range – up 30 per cent on the current model.
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Hyundai lets slip pricing for new Ioniq electric vehicle models
Expectations that Hyundai Ioniq could be a watershed moment for electric vehicles in Australia confirmed when pricing details accidentally released.
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Electric cars to invade Paris Motor Show this week – including Tesla
Electric vehicles look set to take centre stage at the Paris Motor Show which begins this week, on October 4.
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Hollywood And Its Celebrities May Be The Ticket For Promoting EVs
HOLLYWOOD IS WORKING HARDER TO PROMOTE ELECTRIC CARS AND CLEAN ENERGY Tesla’s cars have become popular with many of Hollywood’s biggest stars. But more recently, many of those who are behind-the-scenes on today’s television and movie sets are embracing the electric car and clean energy. Ian Bailey reports in The Globe and Mail that movies and television shows “with green content can […]
Kia prepares to launch Niro electric vehicle in Australia for around $40,000
The Kia Niro has been around for a while overseas in a plug-in hybrid version but it hasn’t made its way here, until now.
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Italy’s latest gift to electric vehicles: cute, zippy and barely a car
By the end of the year, the first of 8,000 Italian-desigend Microlino ultra-compact vehicles will be unleashed onto European roads.
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Tesla offering mobile service in Australia, opens new service and delivery centre
Tesla offers mobile service for repairs in Australia, as well as opening new delivery centre in Sydney.
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Coming Event: Silicon Valley Reinvents the Wheel—Monday, Oct. 1
The event, the 10th Annual Silicon Valley Reinvents the Wheel presented by Western Automotive Journalists and the Autotech Council, will take place Monday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.
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