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// All-new Mercedes-AMG C43 gets a heap of power from just four cylinders
While it loses a two-cylinder, the entry-level C-Class AMG gains more grunt…
- Stuff Motoring says Mercedes unleashes four-cylinder AMG C 43 video
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// Wiesmann makes a return with an electric convertible
Wiesmann is making a welcome return to the automotive industry, unveiling their rear-wheel drive electric convertible overnight.
- Stuff Motoring says Weismann is back with a 500kW electric roadster video
- EVs and Beyond says Wiesmann returns with EV convertible
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// Toyota rebounds with record March production, strong fiscal year figures
Having battled supply shortages more than most, Toyota claimed a couple of important wins earlier this…
- Stuff Motoring says Toyota tops annual sales goal with second-highest total ever video
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// Volkswagen earns praise from ANCAP over safety updates
ANCAP’s increasingly strict safety standards have caught out numerous manufacturers in recent years,
// Ford’s next EV truck could well be the Ranger
Ford’s Ranger ute is expected to be the carmaker’s next electric pickup, and it could arrive sooner than many anticipated…
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// Will solid-state batteries be the key to make electric SUVs and pickups viable?
Nissan thinks more energy-dense, lighter, faster-charging solid-state cells will be a game-changer for EVs. And they might be best used in trucks.
// Electreon and partners to demonstrate in-road dynamic wireless charging
Wireless charging specialist Electreon, together with the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center, truck-maker Kenworth, and project management firm Kiewit, plans to demonstrate a dynamic wireless charging system.
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// Polestar 2 gets sustainability, tech, design updates
The electric Polestar 2 is being updated with new solutions connected to climate impact and transparency…
// Transporting NZ critical of proposed RUC changes
Proposed changes to the road user charges (RUC) system to collect more funds for the Government’s climate change agenda is “barking up the wrong tree”.
// Blow to port’s profits
Shareholders warned to expect a decline in earnings as cargo volumes drop.
// Renault to unload stake in Russian carmaker for two cents
Renault is transferring its 68% stake in carmaker AvtoVAZ to a Russian scientific institute for a single ‘symbolic’ rouble, or roughly two New Zealand cents.
// Safety investigation at ports
Microscope to be placed on operations following two fatalities.
// Major EV player Zenobē secures $20m funding to enter the NZ market
UK-based EV fleet and battery storage specialist Zenobē has received $20 million from publicly-funded New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF) to make its entry into the Kiwi market.
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- Porsche shows off 911 Sport Classic
- Ineos Grenadier 4×4 orders opening in May
- There’s a full-sized, autonomous bus on the road testing in Scotland
- Lexus aims to sell a million EVs each year by 2030
- SEA Electric at California expo
- Signature Class tops poll
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