BEST OF TODAY
// A five-minute charge adds about 515km, says CATL
EV battery producer China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has unveiled an upgraded battery it says can add nearly 515km range in five minutes of charging.
// Banks set to hit profit target
Heartland reports asset quality improvements are starting to show with New Zealand bank’s motor finance.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// Electric SUVs invest in safety
Geely enters market down under with five-star rating along with BYD’s Sealion 7.
// Ford not planning on lifting its NZ prices amid tariff chaos
The seller of New Zealand’s most popular new vehicle, Ford, has confirmed that it has no plans to increase the prices of any of its cars amid Donald Trump’s much debated tariff declarations.
// Mahindra NZ backs Sikh-led crime patrols in Takanini with vehicle donation
Vehicle brand Mahindra has thrown its support behind a grassroots crime prevention initiative in South Auckland, supplying two new vehicles to help launch a community patrol programme in Takanini.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Even Rich People Don’t Want To Pay A Monthly Subscription For Heated Seats
Lincoln realized that luxury customers don’t want to pay for subscriptions, so it baked the cost into the vehicle price instead.
ONE LINERS
- GMC Yukon Denali braked towing capacity confirmed
- BEVs in Europe 28 see highest quarterly registrations
- Tesla earnings fall 71% in first quarter
- Housing rebound points to potential lift in vehicle sales
- New entry for coupe market
- Ferrari’s first EV likely to be known as Elettrica
- Volkswagen concepts take aim at the Chinese market
- New Nissan city EV on the way to challenge ID.1
- EVs in the spotlight as China claims a leading global role at Shanghai’s auto show
- Mazda’s next-gen pocket rocket shaping up to shake things up
- Nissan still on target to enter plug-in hybrid ute battle
- Mercedes-Benz confirms steer-by-wire for production by 2026
- BMW Vision Neue Klasse shows off drift-ready EV tech
- Mercedes-Benz’s Vision V might be the ultimate luxury people mover
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