TODAY’S NEWS
// Kiwis ‘not behind’ clean car discount
Union calls on the government to scrap “unfair tax” after releasing poll findings.
// Polestar targeting more sales after record 2022
Electric car company Polestar experienced a record year for sales in 2022 and is now targeting new heights for 2023.
// India is now the world’s third-largest car market
India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s third-largest car market according to industry data, reported by Nikkei Asia.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// Waitlist opens for $40,000 Lightyear 2 solar car due in 2025
The Lightyear 2 will have a real-world range near 500 miles, according to the company—and, likely, the same level of emphasis on reducing dependence on charging infrastructure.
// Google, Ford, GM, & Solar Companies Partner To Promote Scaling Of Virtual Power Plants
By pooling together large numbers of decentralized energy resources, such as electric cars, home energy storage systems, electric water heaters, solar arrays, “smart” electric heating systems and more into a single portfolio, these virtual power plants can put those energy assets to work stabilizing the grid, improving electricity affordability, and increasing energy independence.
IN OTHER NEWS
// Porsche now offers 1970s rally wraps for 911 Dakar
The Porsche 911 has an illustrious history in motorsport, most notably on the rally stages of Africa.
// Confirmed: countdown is on to the return of Mazda’s rotary engine
Mazda will reveal a new plug-in hybrid powertrain for the MX-30 eco-car on Friday January 13, at the Brussels Motor Show (European time, Saturday for New Zealand).
// Kim Dotcom’s iconic 1959 Elvis pink Cadillac seized by police during raid up for $1 reserve
A prized asset of internet mogul Kim Dotcom that was seized by police during a 2012 raid of his Coatesville mansion is now being auctioned off on Trade Me.
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