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// Kiwi EV drivers ready for wireless EV technology
Dynamic wireless charging technology allows EVs to charge while in motion, offering a promising solution to the limitations of fixed charging stations.
- Stuff Motoring says Kiwis are ‘ready for wireless EV charging’
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// Ferrari’s first EV won’t come cheap
Ferrari’s first electric car will probably cost at least half a million euros, an insider told Reuters recently.
- Stuff Motoring says Ferrari working on not one, but two electric vehicles
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// Colonial anticipates 40% annual drop in profit
Colonial Motor Company is downgrading its expected full year financial results with annual net profit before tax to drop around 40% year-on-year.
- AutoFile says Profit set to drop 40%
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IN OTHER NEWS
// Volkswagen ups its (artificial) intelligence. Just not for us.
Volkswagen has brought more intelligence to its latest models with the introduction ChatGPT to its latest generation infotainment system in Europe.
// Boost for smart charger firm
Kiwi company Evnex prepares to increase its presence in Australia following investment.
// EROAD’s Fleet Day expands to Mystery Creek
EROAD’s annual Fleet Day is promising to be “bigger and better” this year with an expansion to the grounds of Mystery Creek in Hamilton.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Electric BMW M3 coming to “beat everything”
Frank van Meel, the man in charge of BMW’s M division, told Motor Trend the upcoming electric sports car based on the Neue Klasse platform “will beat everything you have ever seen.”
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