11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (400+ words) Heart Aerospace's X1 has become the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown, using about US$5 of electricity in 27 minutes, with New Zealand links through Sounds Air and Air New Zealand. The largest battery-electric aircraft yet built has flown for the first time,…...

10+ hour, 42+ min ago   (602+ words) The Chery and Jaguar Land Rover Freelander 8 opens pre-orders in China from around NZ$85,000, a 610kW range-extended SUV with 800V charging, three diff locks and a 46.3-inch display. Around NZ$85,000 buys a 610kW, three-row, 800-volt SUV in China, and the badge on the…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (539+ words) Mahindra relaunches the BE 6 as the Sporteq in India with a third battery option, triple screens and per-kilometre battery leasing, while its born-electric range remains absent from New Zealand. Mahindra has relaunched its BE 6 electric SUV in India as the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (247+ words) Ford details the US$2 billion gutting of its Louisville plant and the assembly tree production system designed to build the US$30,000 Fathom electric ute 15% faster from 2027. Ford has revealed how it plans to build its US$30,000 Fathom electric ute: by…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (400+ words) The Volkswagen Smart eBike, built by n+ under licence, debuts at IFA Berlin with a radar-activated rear camera claimed as a production eBike first, plus HUD glasses and a crash-detecting helmet. Volkswagen badging is coming to what its maker calls…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (318+ words) Jaguar releases the first interior images of the production Type 01, showing a full-length central spine dividing the cabin into four spaces, ahead of its full reveal in New York on 6 October. Jaguar has released the first images of the production…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (322+ words) Eastland Toyota has supplied a fully electric Toyota bZ4X to SuperGrans Tairawhiti, with lower running costs freeing up funds for the organisation's work across the East Coast. A Gisborne social services organisation has added a fully electric Toyota bZ4X to its fleet,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (146+ words) EVs and Beyond records New Zealand's fastest public EV charging session yet, over 300kW into an XPeng X9 AWD Long Range on one of ChargeNet's 400kW Alpitronic Hyperchargers. Worth noting: this site is currently running at a reduced output while ChargeNet validates that…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (300+ words) A proposed Canterbury solar farm has become the first solar project to receive approval under the Government’s Fast-track Approvals Act, paving the way for a 370GWh renewable energy development. The Haldon Solar Farm, planneed by Lodestone Energy, will be built near…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (414+ words) New Zealand risks falling behind countries such as Nepal, Ethiopia, Thailand and Denmark in the transition to electric vehicles unless it adopts a clear long-term strategy for transport electrification, according to EV charging technology company Thundergrid. The company says the…...