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// Ford’s aggressive EV plan kicks into gear with seven European models to be launched by 2024
Ford will add three passenger vehicles and four commercial vans to its European electric vehicle fleet by 2024.
- Stuff Motoring says Ford to build seven new EVs by 2024
- EVs and Beyond says More electric Fords in the works, including Puma and Transit Custom
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// NZ police approve Škoda Superb iV PHEV for operational testing
The Škoda Superb iV was the first iV model launched in Škoda New Zealand’s family of electrified vehicles.
- Stuff Motoring says Skoda’s plug-in Superb approved for operational Police testing
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// EV boom fuelled by petrol price rises
March is a boom time for EVs and that’s likely to continue.
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// Jaguar EV batteries to get a second life as energy storage units
Jaguar has announced a partnership with tech firm Pramac to develop a new energy storage unit that makes use of recycled lithium-ion cells from ‘second life’ electric car batteries sourced from used Jaguar I-Paces.
// MIA backs finance law changes
The government praised for action on CCCFA’s unintended consequences, but the association “would prefer it didn’t get these sorts of things wrong in the first place”.
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Lucid’s CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson teach the basics of EV batteries while showing off some of the brand’s tech.
// SEA Electric’s global drive for e-school buses
Australian-founded e-mobility tech company SEA Electric aims to continue pushing zero-emissions school buses,
// Agency plans to shake-up fees
Waka Kotahi tells representatives from across the transport sector it will soon be seeking feedback on how to boost funding.
// Li-ion battery alternatives key for storage – IDTechEx
Developments to alternative, next-generation, non-lithium battery chemistries, including redox flow, metal-air, or sodium-ion batteries, are now a regular occurrence.
// Are ICE Vehicles Heading The Way Of CRTs?
Most of our readers are probably old enough to remember the days when CRT televisions and computer monitors were frequently seen sitting by curbs,
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- Former transport minister Bridges retiring from politics
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