Electric cars

Australia is looking to rebuild its car-making capacity using its abundance of key minerals to encourage major electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers to set up operations Downunder. The federal government last year released its Future Fuels Strategy, identifying opportunities for the country’s reserves of the minerals, rare earths and base metals needed for EV and battery … [Read more...] about Aussie looks to build cars again by enticing EV manufacturers

First, there’s Citroen offshoot DS Automobiles borrowing from its Formula E race car programme to build a battery-electric (BEV) prototype delivering 600kW and a mind-boggling 8000Nm. Yep, that’s eight thousand newton metres. Then Swedish hypercar company Koenigsegg comes out with what it claims is the most power-dense electric motor ever built. It  weighs just 28kg and … [Read more...] about All-electric expansion: 600kW and 8000Nm from one car alone

The Tesla Model 3 has been judged the most efficient electric vehicle in a test conducted by UK magazine What Car?  The Model 3 sedan rated best in terms of energy efficiency but lost out to a juiced-up Ford Mustang E-Mach on distance travelled. Monthly publication What Car? got together 10 of the best or newest EVs on sale in the UK to find out which one travelled the … [Read more...] about Tesla Model 3 judged the most efficient electric car

Between 8am and 9am on a cold Thursday morning in Norway last February, five million Norwegians used as much electricity as 10 million residents of neighbouring Sweden. The reason, reported news agency Bloomberg, was not just because of the large number of electric cars (BEVs) being charged in Norway, but also the prevalence of electric heating in the country. Electricity is … [Read more...] about The power of one: EVs and the demand on NZ electricity grid