Austin Motor Company reborn! Pommy electric sports car maker shows off Arrow 2, an unlikely rival for the inbound Porsche Boxster EV
More than three decades since the nameplate was quietly put down, the Austin Motor Company is back. But this time the British brand wants to become synonymous with making small lightweight all-electric sports cars. Its first model, the Austin Arrow 2, is an ultra-light two-seat roadster clearly inspired by the original Austin 7 made from […]
HoLa project commissions Germany’s first megawatt charging point
The HoLa project has been running since 2021, and aims to install fast charging hubs for trucks at several locations along the A2 motorway between Berlin and the Ruhr area. A total of five locations are planned, all of which will feature CCS chargers with four of them including MCS chargers. Now, the partners behind […]
Leapmotor to price new electric B10 SUV at incredible $38,990 driveaway
Last year, emerging Chinese car company Leapmotor officially announced its entry into Australia with its first electric vehicle, the C10 electric SUV. This was followed in March this year with the company’s second fully electric offering, the B10 SUV, which was unveiled at an event in Hangzhou, China. Now, the B10 SUV’s pricing and specs […]
GM-Pilot EV charging network now spans over 25 states
GM-Pilot stations with EVgo now cover more than 130 locations The automaker also has GM Energy projects with ChargePoint and EVgo GM is also part of Ionna, seeking 30,000 fast-chargers by 2030 Automakers beyond just Tesla have been committing to the EV infrastructure buildout; and among them, General Motors remains one of the most diversified […]
2026 Subaru Solterra Gets Powerful XT Trim, Sticks to $38,495 MSRP
Subaru of America today revealed pricing on the all-new 2026 Subaru Solterra EV arriving at Subaru retailers this fall. The redesigned Solterra all-electric SUV has been significantly improved with more power, increased driving range, and upgraded interior comforts and technology. It starts at $38,495 MSRP, which is the same entry price as the outgoing model. […]
Huawei-backed Aito launches updated M7 SUV, gets over 10,000 orders in 5 minutes
The updated M7 starts at RMB 279,800 ($39,350) and offers both BEV and EREV options. Pre-orders for the model exceeded 230,000 units since pre-sales began on September 5. (Image credit: Aito) Aito, the automotive brand jointly developed by Huawei and Seres Group, has officially launched the updated M7 SUV (sport utility vehicle), refreshing one of […]
2025 Audi Q4 45 e-tron Review: Audi’s most affordable EV in Australia is likeable and efficient … but is that enough?
So just the other week in Europe Audi boss Gernot Dollner stood up and basically said: “We’ve buggered up and we’re starting over”. Or words something like that anyway. Audi’s gonna be a lean, mean fighting machine going forward, not what Dollner reckons it’s been of late. So in that context, what to make then […]
MCV opens new manufacturing plant for Volvo’s electric buses in Europe
Volvo Buses bodybuilding partner MCV is now opening an all-new, Volvo-dedicated special production line for the manufacturing of complete electric city and intercity buses for European markets. By strengthening its partnership with MCV, Volvo Buses is continuing to develop its business model. The new facility, located at MCVs premises outside Cairo, Egypt, has been built […]
What Are the Differences Between EV Plug Types? — EV Connect
What about my Tesla? As the pioneering force among electric vehicle manufacturers, Tesla took a leaf out of Apple’s approach by developing a proprietary plug that only worked with Tesla charging hardware (aka ‘Supercharger’). So if you’re a Tesla driver, you’ll install the Tesla charger at home. That hard-line exclusivity has softened, however, and nowadays […]
Hyundai expands its EV lineup with regional offerings, IONIQ 3 to be the first of a few
At its 2025 CEO Investor Day, Hyundai Motor unveiled its 2030 Vision and Product Roadmap. The company plans its electrified vehicles to reach 3.3 million units by 2030, including 18+ hybrid models and a comprehensive EV lineup. The latter will include all-new regional EVs such as the IONIQ 3. Designed especially for European mass-market customers, […]