Here is one Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen that won’t spend most of its life in and around cities, like the G-Wagens do in New Zealand. It’s another version of the G500 4x4² (²=Squared) unveiled at the Geneva motor show in 2015, this one believed to be a double-cab pick-up, the rear bed in these spy pictures hidden behind heavy masking. Like the 2015 G500 4x4² (pictured at the … [Read more...] about Mercedes-Benz puts giant G-Wagen pick-up through its paces
2016 NZ car sales: winners, losers, slow-coaches
Chinese commercial vehicle company LDV was the high-flyer in New Zealand's new vehicle market last year in terms of percentage sales gains over 2015. Motor Industry Association (MIA) figures show 1032 LDV vans were registered in 2016, up from 475 in 2015. That's a year-on-year percentage hike of 117.2%, a reflection of the demand for commercials in an all-time record sales … [Read more...] about 2016 NZ car sales: winners, losers, slow-coaches
Tesla’s Musk tells activist Decaprio: ‘Time for carbon tax’
Tesla's Gigafactory 1 is near Reno, Nevada, and occupies 1215 hectares (3000 acres). Gigafactory 1 itself takes up 510,000 square metres, roughly the same area 70-odd rugby fields would cover. The factory is less than 30 per cent complete and, once finished, says Tesla CEO Elon Musk, will cover between 1.3 and 1.5 million square metres. That’s 200-odd rugby fields. This video … [Read more...] about Tesla’s Musk tells activist Decaprio: ‘Time for carbon tax’
Tesla battery factory will be as big as 200 rugby fields
Electric carmaker Tesla is about to step up production of lithium-ion battery cells at its ‘Gigafactory 1’ in the US state of Nevada for use in its Model 3 cars and home energy products. Tesla says the mid-sized Model 3 will go into production later this year and be available in New Zealand in 2018-19. The company has already opened its NZ order book for its current … [Read more...] about Tesla battery factory will be as big as 200 rugby fields
Kia’s V6 Stinger: Aussie police eye it – will NZ’s do so too?
Will the V6 Kia Stinger replace the V6 Holden Commodore as the main police patrol vehicle in New Zealand? Australian police are reportedly interested in the Stinger, unveiled at the Detroit motor show this week. Police in NSW, Queensland, and Victoria are already evaluating Kia’s all-wheel-drive SUV, the Sorento. Kia Motors Australia PR chief Kevin Hepworth told media … [Read more...] about Kia’s V6 Stinger: Aussie police eye it – will NZ’s do so too?