Hang on a sec! Seems there’s no place for Subaru’s trademark Eyesight safety system in the Solterra, the Japanese company’s first battery-electric vehicle (BEV). The only thing the people from Subaru NZ will say about Eyesight’s absence from the list of safety items in Solterra is that they can’t say anything about Eyesight’s absence from the list of safety items in … [Read more...] about Toyota gives Subaru’s Eyesight safety system another name …
Kia EV6: Aussie rare earth magnet for next-generation EVs
The Hyundai-Kia group has positioned itself for future electric vehicle (EV) production by getting from a mine site in Australia supplies of a rare earth critical to electric motors. The rare earth is Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr) oxide. It has a powerful magnetic quality and is a key ingredient in the manufacture of high-performance electric motors. Currently, China produces … [Read more...] about Kia EV6: Aussie rare earth magnet for next-generation EVs
590 Porsches among vehicles at the bottom of ocean
Here is the list of vehicles that sank with the ship the Felicity Ace off the coast of Portugal in February. Read it and weep. The ship was carrying thousands of new and privately owned used vehicles from Germany to the United States when it caught fire. The 20-strong crew battled for days to contain the blaze before they had to abandon the ship to a watery grave. None of … [Read more...] about 590 Porsches among vehicles at the bottom of ocean
New vehicle regos go through roof ahead of Gov’t tax axe
The record 21,044 new vehicles registered with the NZ Transport Agency in March was the end result of a motoring industry move to avoid the first stage of the Coalition Government’s tax axe on petrol and diesel engines. It was driven largely by distributors and dealers first registering vehicles to themselves. Nothing new in that, except it took on new urgency a month … [Read more...] about New vehicle regos go through roof ahead of Gov’t tax axe
Kia’s future plans include two electric utes by 2026
Rarely has a car that’s days away from being launched in New Zealand come with such a glowing collection of international awards as the Kia EV6, the 2022 European Car of the Year. Aside from the prestigious Euro gong, the all-electric crossover (above) won Germany’s 2022 Red Dot Design (RDD) award for what the 50-strong panel of judges said was its “pioneering and … [Read more...] about Kia’s future plans include two electric utes by 2026