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// Electric ute part of Mitsubishi’s 16-model onslaught
Mitsubishi is preparing a huge range refresh for the next five years, spanning combustion, hybrid and fully electric models over almost every segment you can think of.
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// Policy ‘deserved to be scrapped’
“This scheme was a very expensive way to reduce carbon emissions” – David Crawford, MIA The Motor Industry Association (MIA) says the government’s clean car upgrade “deserved to be scrapped” and axing the social leasing car scheme makes sense in the current environment.
- AutoFile says Call to make scrappage ‘future priority’
- AutoTalk says MIA: Clean Car Upgrade deserved to be scrapped
- Driven says Clean car upgrade axed
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// Peugeot electric launch prices
The electric Peugeot e-208 and e-2008 are being offered for sale with a limited time launch price of $51,365 and $57,365 respectively.
// Second-life EV battery market worth $11.26b by 2033
The second-life EV battery market has great importance for many reasons, says a new IDTechEx report which expects the market to reach US$7 billion (NZ$11.266b) within 10 years.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// This US solar company is about to ramp up flexible thin-film solar
Thin-film solar panel maker Ascent Solar Technologies announced today that it’s going to repurpose its Thornton, Colorado, factory to accelerate industrial-scale commercialization of perovskite solar modules.
// Aptera awarded $21M grant from California Energy Commission to help bring solar EVs to production
The grant comes as welcomed news for Aptera as it looks to reach scaled production of its namesake solar EV as one of the few startups left trying to successfully scale the sustainable technology for the masses.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// VIA March webinar to discuss current and future industry issues
VIA is reminding its automotive industry membership that the March online webinar will take place at 1.30pm today.
// Greens’ views on transport cuts
The Minister for Climate Change says binning the clean car upgrade “doesn’t sit well on top of extension to fuel subsidies”.
// PM defends fuel-tax reduction
Chris Hipkins says forcing people to pay higher fuel prices will not reduce emissions in New Zealand.
// General Motors wants to put ChatGPT AI in its cars
General Motors (GM) has signaled its plans to put artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT in its future cars.
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- Lamborghini confirms new hybrid supercar
- Porsche model lineup to be 80% electric by 2030
- SEA Electric to power Hino Trucks’ M and L Series
- Landmark McLaren P1 hypercar is 10 years old this month. Yes, really
- Volta Zero e-truck approved for Europe
- Kia Niro and EV6 GT chosen as finalists in 2023 World Car Awards
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