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// Volkswagen unveils ID. 2all concept for the people
Volkswagen has taken the covers off what will become its affordable fully electric hatchback, the ID. 2all concept.
- EVs and Beyond says Affordable’ VW EV to be produced
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// Polestar 3 electric SUV: New Zealand pricing announced
Swedish electric performance car brand Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) has confirmed the New Zealand pricing for its Polestar 3 electric SUV.
- AutoCar says NZ pricing for Polestar 3 announced
- Driven says Polestar 3 luxury EV pricing, specification confirmed for New Zealand
- Stuff Motoring says Pricing confirmed for anticipated Polestar 3 SUV
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// ‘Driver preference’ contributes to Auckland Council $1.86m spend on MG electric cars
Auckland Council has purchased 45 pure-electric MG SUVs for its head office in the central city.
// Clean Car Discount could save two million tonnes of CO2
A massive reduction in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is predicted following the full Clean Car scheme’s introduction.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// BMW Confirms Another New EV Is Coming: The iX2
It will launch alongside the redesigned iX later this year.
// Biden administration opens $2.5B community EV charging program
The program will provide its $2.5 billion over five years to get community charging to schools, parks, public buildings, and travel corridors.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// Fully electric SsangYong Torres EVX revealed
The SsangYong Torres EVX has just been revealed, showing the purely electric model in full ahead of its launch later this year.
// Industry unites over biosecurity
New and used importers team up to ensure heat-treatment facility for vehicles will remain in place at Auckland port.
// BMW Neue Klasse to get windscreen-wide head-up display
BMW has just revealed its new head-up display technology which will span the entire width of its future fully electric Neue Klasse model’s windscreens.
// Motor division eyes growth
Profits at Heartland Group increase and lending to “new generation vehicles” is also on the rise.
// BMW teases new 5 Series with fully electric i5
The eighth-generation BMW 5 Series is nearly upon us, with the carmaker recently teasing its fully electric i5 variant and providing us with details on the mild and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sedan.
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- Opel introduces cheaper Mokka EV option to New Zealand with new Live model
- Kia’s huge EV9 electric SUV shown off
- Vehicle spending increases
- MG assists flood victims
- Hofu: Birthplace of Mazda CX-60… and the 1982 626
- EECA’s chief executive quits
- Sushi, Shinkansen and CX-60; meeting Mazda’s slick new SUV at home
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