HOT TOPIC
// Trucking toward lower emissions
Fonterra has its first electric milk tanker called “Milk-E”. It operates on battery-swap technology, meaning just a few minutes’ downtime to swap batteries which can be charged at off-peak times,
- AutoCar says New Zealand Post first Kiwi buyer of Hyundai’s hydrogen-powered truck
- Driven says ‘Milk-E’: New Zealand’s first electric milk tanker launched
- EVs and Beyond says NZ Post gets hydrogen truck
HOT TOPIC
// Mass board exodus at 2 Cheap
Shares of parent company put in brief trading halt following raft of resignations over deteriorating boardroom relations.
HOT TOPIC
// Raptor R: Ford brings the fight to Ram by revealing 700hp Shelby-powered F-150
Despite the rising cost of fuel, and the rise in popularity of electric power in the automotive world, American brands don’t seem to be too fazed, as they’re pushing on with insane supercharged V8-powered vehicles.
- Stuff Motoring says Ford unleashes Shelby V8-powered F-150 Raptor R
HOT TOPIC
// Geneva Finance celebrate 22% profit jump
Geneva Finance has released its financial report for the financial year ended March 31, 2022, confirming a 22% year-on-year profit.
- AutoFile says ‘Pleasing’ 22% profit jump
HOT TOPIC
// Hyundai electric ute could be on the horizon
Hyundai could be the next manufacturer to add an electric ute to its development plans, with comments made to Australian press seemingly confirming that a Korean plug-in pick-up is on the company’s radar.
- Stuff Motoring says Hyundai’s upcoming ute will be all-electric
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BEST OF THE REST
// Australian group buys leading Auckland BMW dealerships
Australia’s Autosports Group Ltd has acquired three New Zealand dealerships as part of an AU$63.6m ($70.4m) purchase.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Lotus completes billion dollar factory in China, rolls first all-electric Eletre off assembly line
Sport and racing car manufacturer Lotus Cars announced it has officially completed its $1.2 billion production facility in Wuhan, China where several of the company’s future BEVs will be built.
// A 5-minute EV charging startup raises $59 million
A Cambridge University professor’s ultrafast EV battery startup has raised $59 million in Series B funding.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Baby Jeep EV leaked
Images of an upcoming Jeep model have been leaked ahead of its official debut in October. Earlier this year, a series of images of the compact SUV were released by Jeep which confirmed that the new model will launch at some point in 2023.
// ‘Serious concerns’ over plan to ban new petrol cars by 2035 in Canberra
A plan to ban new petrol cars in the ACT by 2035 has raised concerns that the move will create some big problems for many residents.
// Environmental activists deflating SUV tyres worldwide, including New Zealand
An environmental activist group known as The Tyre Extinguishers has been causing havoc amongst innocent motorists all over the world by deflating their tyres in an act of protest.
ONE LINERS
- NZ’s cheapest new car axed, new cheapest new car announced
- Feebates ‘dent’ used-car prices
- BMW Group’s EV sales boom
- Electric motorcycles flood Havana amid diesel shortages
- Porsche announces new luxury electric SUV ahead of IPO
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// Clean Car Discount / Fee Finder
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