A Polestar 2 EV did more than 700km across the Nullarbor Plain between West Australian towns Caiguna and Southern Cross en route to Perth in a successful trial charging from self-contained BiØfil fast chargers powered by waste vegetable “chip” oil from the Caiguna roadhouse.
Stellantis says it wants to become a sustainable mobility tech company and is planning to spend more than 30 billion Euro in the next three years on electrification and software to support its 14 vehicle and two mobility brands.
In an Australian first, the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) and the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) have collaborated to develop policies necessary to drive Australian trucking into an electric future.
Kia debuted its electric EV6 and presented keys for 130 cars – including 10 EV6 models – ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne starting January 17 at the Kia Arena.
Premium EV company Polestar met global sales target of 29,000 cars in 2021 (about 185% year-on-year growth), has expanded from 10 to 19 markets, doubled its retail footprint to 100 locations and is delivering on growth plans ahead of a proposed listing with Gores Guggenheim closing in the first half of 2022.
BYD Auto Australia intends releasing four to six BYD models during the next two years, the first being an Australian variant of the electric SUV Yuan Plus for which details and pre-ordering are likely by late February.