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It’s pretty well accepted that Tesla has the best built-in security system of any vehicle. That security is powered by a feature called ‘Teslacam’ where video from the car’s external cameras are recorded to a storage drive in the car. When the feature first shipped, it was undercooked and...
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As the world turns to electric vehicles, it’s not just our road-going cars that are going electric, but also the world of motorsport. I wrote about this exact challenge back in June, so it’s great to see it’s finally being addressed. The latest example of that is the announcement...
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During Tesla’s Battery Day event this morning (read our live blog here), Elon Musk revealed a new variant to the Tesla Model S. The new Plaid version features a tri-motor, all-wheel-drive powertrain. The car now takes the title of the quickest 0-100 km/h and quarter mile acceleration of any...
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Founder of Nikola Motor, Trevor Milton has been fired. In breaking news this afternoon, Freight Waves first reported that ‘sources close to the matter’ understood that Trevor Milton had resigned as Executive Chairman of Nikola Motors. That has since been confirmed by Bloomberg writer Ed Ludlow. In an extraordinary...
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You may be familiar with Chinese brand Baidu from their internet search engine, but the massive company has far greater ambitions. Baidu own Apollo, an autonomous vehicle company that’s aiming for level 4 autonomy. The company is currently holding its annual event, BaiduWorld2020 and as part of the announcements,...
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When we think about electric vehicles, our minds instantly go to cars, or maybe trucks, but there’s the reality is that all petrol and diesel-powered vehicle types need to go electric. Chinese company Breton is going after the challenge of making some larger vehicles into EVs. Twitter user @DKurac,...
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It’s been a wild ride if you’ve been following Nikola Motor news over the past week, with the announcement of a partnership with GM. This was quickly followed by research firm Hindenburg Research dropping some major allegations over the company’s behaviour. Nikola refutes these allegations and posted a statement...
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There are a number of reports online today that indicate we could be in for a shift to where Australian Tesla’s are manufactured. When Tesla first starting shipping cars into Australia, the only factory they had was in the US, so of course our cars had to be shipped...
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It’s Friday afternoon and chances are, some of you will be off to visit Dan Murphy’s shortly. The adult beverage company may not be a brand you initially think of when you think progressive technology, however they’ve already got some runs on the board with EV chargers at some...
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Today US-based Lucid Motors, officially unveiled the production version of their upcoming electric vehicle, the Lucid Air. The car itself is a sleek, modern EV that offers some amazing range and performance numbers that are probably the closest we’ve seen to Tesla’s Model S so far. The Lucid Air...
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Today is World EV Day and if you already own an EV, great work! If you haven’t yet joined the growing family of EV owners, then hopefully you’re strongly considering one for your next vehicle purchase. To coincide with the event, Nissan has announced a major milestone. The company...
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Australian Energy company AGL has announced today that it will offer customers an Electric Vehicle (EV) Subscription Service. Under a partnership with car subscription service Carbar and EV charging supplier JET Charge, this will be the first time an EV subscription service with these features has been offered in...
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Today, the world is celebrating ‘EV DAY’. Usually when these global days come around I cringe a little bit, as they often seem like marketing efforts by particular industries, however this is one I can absolutely get behind. Transitioning the world to electric vehicles will make a significant impact...
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Nikola and General Motors have announced a Strategic Partnership. This answers one of the long-standing questions about which of the top 5 automakers would be working with Nikola to make the Badger. Prior to the deal’s announcement, Nikola’s main assets appeared to be vehicle design (including a number of...
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Formula One World Champion, Lewis Hamilton has announced that he’s founding his very own race team, X44. The team will make its debut in a new all-electric off-road racing series, called Extreme E. The team is titled X44 after Hamilton’s own racing number, and you can see them in...
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Queensland University of Technology researchers are embarking on Australia’s largest connected vehicle study. This will test emerging technologies that will make our roads, and vehicles safer. The Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot (ICVP) is a large-scale, on-road research study. This study will see as many as 500 vehicles have the C-ITS equipment...
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AGL has made a major announcement today, becoming the first Australian company to commit to joining EV100. This is a global initiative that sees businesses commit to transition their large vehicle fleets to electric vehicles (EVs). While individual consumers trading in their ICE vehicles for electric vehicles is important, it’s...
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Tesla closed the day at $2,001.83, a new record high for the electric car and energy company. That represents a growth of 6.56% in the last 24 hours, but the most impressive metric is to take a second to look back at just a year ago. Just 12 months...
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If you were at all confused by what’s happening in automotive and motorsports, there couldn’t be a clearer signal than this… Ken Block (and the world) is going electric. Today Block released new photos of his all-electric Ford Fiesta rallycross car that features 613hp (450kW), but as we know,...
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More chargers to prepare Victoria for the future. ...
It’s pretty well accepted that Tesla has the best built-in security system of any vehicle. That security is powered by a feature called ‘Teslacam’ where video from the car’s external cameras are recorded to a storage drive in the car. When the feature first shipped, it was undercooked and...
As the world turns to electric vehicles, it’s not just our road-going cars that are going electric, but also the world of motorsport. I wrote about this exact challenge back in June, so it’s great to see it’s finally being addressed. The latest example of that is the announcement...
During Tesla’s Battery Day event this morning (read our live blog here), Elon Musk revealed a new variant to the Tesla Model S. The new Plaid version features a tri-motor, all-wheel-drive powertrain. The car now takes the title of the quickest 0-100 km/h and quarter mile acceleration of any...
Founder of Nikola Motor, Trevor Milton has been fired. In breaking news this afternoon, Freight Waves first reported that ‘sources close to the matter’ understood that Trevor Milton had resigned as Executive Chairman of Nikola Motors. That has since been confirmed by Bloomberg writer Ed Ludlow. In an extraordinary...
You may be familiar with Chinese brand Baidu from their internet search engine, but the massive company has far greater ambitions. Baidu own Apollo, an autonomous vehicle company that’s aiming for level 4 autonomy. The company is currently holding its annual event, BaiduWorld2020 and as part of the announcements,...
When we think about electric vehicles, our minds instantly go to cars, or maybe trucks, but there’s the reality is that all petrol and diesel-powered vehicle types need to go electric. Chinese company Breton is going after the challenge of making some larger vehicles into EVs. Twitter user @DKurac,...
It’s been a wild ride if you’ve been following Nikola Motor news over the past week, with the announcement of a partnership with GM. This was quickly followed by research firm Hindenburg Research dropping some major allegations over the company’s behaviour. Nikola refutes these allegations and posted a statement...
There are a number of reports online today that indicate we could be in for a shift to where Australian Tesla’s are manufactured. When Tesla first starting shipping cars into Australia, the only factory they had was in the US, so of course our cars had to be shipped...
It’s Friday afternoon and chances are, some of you will be off to visit Dan Murphy’s shortly. The adult beverage company may not be a brand you initially think of when you think progressive technology, however they’ve already got some runs on the board with EV chargers at some...
Today US-based Lucid Motors, officially unveiled the production version of their upcoming electric vehicle, the Lucid Air. The car itself is a sleek, modern EV that offers some amazing range and performance numbers that are probably the closest we’ve seen to Tesla’s Model S so far. The Lucid Air...
Today is World EV Day and if you already own an EV, great work! If you haven’t yet joined the growing family of EV owners, then hopefully you’re strongly considering one for your next vehicle purchase. To coincide with the event, Nissan has announced a major milestone. The company...
Australian Energy company AGL has announced today that it will offer customers an Electric Vehicle (EV) Subscription Service. Under a partnership with car subscription service Carbar and EV charging supplier JET Charge, this will be the first time an EV subscription service with these features has been offered in...
Today, the world is celebrating ‘EV DAY’. Usually when these global days come around I cringe a little bit, as they often seem like marketing efforts by particular industries, however this is one I can absolutely get behind. Transitioning the world to electric vehicles will make a significant impact...
Nikola and General Motors have announced a Strategic Partnership. This answers one of the long-standing questions about which of the top 5 automakers would be working with Nikola to make the Badger. Prior to the deal’s announcement, Nikola’s main assets appeared to be vehicle design (including a number of...
Formula One World Champion, Lewis Hamilton has announced that he’s founding his very own race team, X44. The team will make its debut in a new all-electric off-road racing series, called Extreme E. The team is titled X44 after Hamilton’s own racing number, and you can see them in...
Queensland University of Technology researchers are embarking on Australia’s largest connected vehicle study. This will test emerging technologies that will make our roads, and vehicles safer. The Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot (ICVP) is a large-scale, on-road research study. This study will see as many as 500 vehicles have the C-ITS equipment...
AGL has made a major announcement today, becoming the first Australian company to commit to joining EV100. This is a global initiative that sees businesses commit to transition their large vehicle fleets to electric vehicles (EVs). While individual consumers trading in their ICE vehicles for electric vehicles is important, it’s...
Tesla closed the day at $2,001.83, a new record high for the electric car and energy company. That represents a growth of 6.56% in the last 24 hours, but the most impressive metric is to take a second to look back at just a year ago. Just 12 months...
If you were at all confused by what’s happening in automotive and motorsports, there couldn’t be a clearer signal than this… Ken Block (and the world) is going electric. Today Block released new photos of his all-electric Ford Fiesta rallycross car that features 613hp (450kW), but as we know,...
More chargers to prepare Victoria for the future. ...
