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// Renault’s new Master Minibus arrives
Renault NZ is launching the new 12-seater Renault Master Minibus with the availability of a single long wheel base model.
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// Mainstream manufacturers set the bar for EV safety
Most EVs tested throughout 2021 have achieved top Euro NCAP ratings. These include the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Hyundai Ioniq 5 which each received five-stars.
- AutoCar says Watch: Electric car trio score five-star NCAP safety ratings
- AutoFile says Trio score top marks for safety
- Stuff Motoring says New EVs pulling top safety marks
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// Drive away within hour
A company has brought in a 60-minute commitment to have peoples cars ready to drive away. Armstrongs has developed the initiative to decrease the time taken to get into a vehicle …
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// Kia EV6 is 2022 German Premium Car of the Year
The electric Kia EV6, expected in New Zealand early next year, has won the Premium category and is ranked second in New Energy in the German Car of the Year awards.
// Alloy shortage and bugs are the latest threats to local car industry
Having already been knobbled by a virus and then a chip shortage, vehicle importers are now steeling to beat a bug and wondering how bad an aluminium sourcing crisis might become.
// 127 EVs to be added to state sector fleet
Further funding will allow 127 more EVs to be added to the state sector fleet (now with nearly 600 EVs), along with associated charging infrastructure.
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// SPI Energy’s EdisonFuture debuts all-electric ute with solar panels on its roof
With a future that looks all-electric in the automotive industry, its a race for brands and startups alike to build an electric ute that’s as utilitarian as the petrol alternative, but comes with all the advantages that an electric motor can provide.
// Hertz teams with Uber, Carvana in major shift to electric cars
Hertz Global Holdings, fresh off a blockbuster order for 100,000 Teslas, reached an exclusive agreement to supply Uber drivers with electric vehicles and signed up Carvana Co. to dispose of rental cars it no longer wants.
// Electric Island Waiheke February events delayed
The Weekend of Wow the Energy Resilience Home Tour, the EV Pride Rally and the EV Expo initially planned for February 19-20 next year, has been deferred on Auckland’s Waiheke Island again because of uncertainties around COVID-19.
// EV imports hit record $53m
The value of electric vehicle (EV) imports hit a record high last month when $53 million worth of such cars crossed our borders, according to new figures from Stats NZ.
// Volta Trucks’ Europe site search
Volta Trucks is seeking potential locations for its Truck as a Service pre-sales and aftersales facilities across Europe during the electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services providers next expansion phase.
// Michelangelo with Mazda
Mazda New Zealand’s support of the arts continues with its sponsorship of the Michelangelo A Different View exhibition in Auckland.
// The latest Range Rover could get a hydrogen-powered option
The next-generation Range Rover has been revealed, and Land Rover has confirmed that it could eventually get a hydrogen fuel-cell version to go along with battery-electric options.
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- This is the full-size electric Honda Motocompo we need
- McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt steps down after 8 years
- Land Rover Defender and new Range Rover selling like hot cakes
- Nelson farmer appointed Toyota dealer brand ambassador
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