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// Tesla’s Roadster gets a reveal date, nine years and ten deadlines after its debut
Tesla will reveal the second-generation Roadster in Waco, Texas on 1 October, 1.30pm on 2 October in New Zealand, nearly nine years after the prototype and with production still 12 to 18 months away.
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// Tax reforms set to boost EVs
An industry group has welcomed a new government bill that proposes giving EVs a lower fringe benefit tax (FBT) rate than petrol and diesel vehicles.
- AutoTalk says Vehicle FBT overhaul enters Parliament, ending the work-related ute exemption from April 2027
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// Denza’s 850kW Z9GT is coming to NZ, and the first one is already in an Auckland yard
Denza’s 850kW Z9GT electric shooting brake is listed as arriving soon on Denza New Zealand’s website, and the first car has been photographed in an Auckland storage yard among a consignment of B8s.
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// Turners reports record uptake of employee share scheme
Turners says 72% of its workforce now holds shares in the company following record uptake of its employee share scheme.
// All change at GAC
GAC International has aligned its Oceania and UK markets by appointing Aries Zhao to lead the GAC UK and Oceania Region Centre, and GAC Australia.
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// Zürich Airport deploys L4 autonomous shuttle – WITHOUT a human monitor
Zürich Airport has deployed not one but two fully automated electric shuttle buses on the grounds of Zürich Airport.
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- Floating Japanese parking pad could save cars from floods
- Hyundai targets autonomous driving production for 2028
- BYD plans solid-state battery vehicle for 2027
- BMW iX5 Hydrogen targets 750km range and five-minute refuelling
- Ford Ranger 6×6 joins British Army vehicle bid
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