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// Is New Zealand set to get another electrified ute?
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// Volvo to pull funding from all-electric Polestar brand
Volvo has announced that it will no longer provide funding for the fully electric Polestar brand as it wants to focus on the production of its own vehicles among other investments.
// Optimus acquires Australian vehicle logistics operator
Japan-based Optimus Group has agreed to acquire the Autocare Services business in Australia from LINX Cargo Care Group.
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// America’s Guardrails Can’t Handle Hefty EV Trucks
In a recent test, a Rivian R1T pickup ripped through a steel guardrail like it was barely there.
// The Solar Electric Car That Looks Like An Airplane Is Almost Ready For Takeoff
This solar powered electric car from Aptera could succeed where others have failed, now that autocycles are trending again.
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