Hyundai Ioniq 5 powers up
HYUNDAI’S THE FUTURISTIC IONIQ 5 BATTERY-ELECTRIC medium SUV is set to go on sale in Australia in September. IONIQ 5 will be offered initially as a highly equipped ‘IONIQ 5’ launch variant, with a choice
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Category: Electric vehicles
Four UK companies create Aura electric sports car
LOCKDOWN DOES STRANGE THINGS to people. Take the four UK companies who have used the time to create an all-electric two-seater roofless sports car, aimed to show what the future of driver’s cars could look
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Renault prototype re-imagines the 5
THE NEAT AND GROUND-BREAKING Renault 5 is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The sprightly 50-year-old now has a descendant: the Renault 5 Prototype will give rise to a production model in 2024, and speaking personally,
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Is the EV campaign a PR con?
THE PUSH TO GET US ALL driving electric vehicles seems stronger and stronger every day, and car companies are increasingly telling us that they will be “all-electric” in the near future – in some cases
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Is the proposed EV tax unconstitutional?
THE PROPOSED 2.5-CENT per km tax levy on electric vehicles in Victoria is certainly controversial, but is it unconstitutional? Two Victorian drivers argue that it is and are willing to take their case to the
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Polestar explores EVs for “last mile” delivery
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES in transport is that the “last mile” of a delivery often costs as much as the rest of the delivery combined. It’s a problem that is occupying some clever minds. Polestar
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Mercedes-Benz reveals G-Class EV concept
WITH THE CONCEPT EQG, MERCEDES-BENZ presents the near-production study of an all-electric model variant of its utilitarian off-road icon. Visually, the concept car combines the unmistakably striking look of the G-Class with selected design elements
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Mercedes-Benz EQS broadens EV model range
WITH THE NEW EQS 53 4MATIC+ (combined WLTP power consumption: 23.9-21.5 kWh/100 km; combined WLTP CO2 emissions: 0 g/km) Mercedes-AMG is embarking on the all-electric future of Driving Performance. The first battery-electric AMG production model is based
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Mercedes-Benz EV push continues with EQE
SOME YEARS AGO, we were offered a drive in the Mercedes-Benz hydrogen concept vehicle. At the time, a senior M-B executive admitted that the company was not convinced that electric vehicles or hydrogen fuel cell
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Polestar confirms ambitious market expansion
POLESTAR HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT will accelerate its rapid market expansion with plans to have a presence (including Australia, of course) in 30 global markets by the end of 2022. It’s an ambitious plan that
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