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2 days ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
General Motors (GM) has been working on lithium manganese rich (LMR) battery technology for about 10 years since the 1990s, aiming for long range and affordability, the new batteries expected to be commercially available in 2028. No EVs with LMR batteries are on the road as LMR has been hampered by technical barriers, in particular short battery life and voltage decay, says GM advanced battery cell engineering director Kushal Narayanaswamy.
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2 days ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
Kia showcased its PV5 WAV (wheelchair accessible vehicle) at the Financial Times’ Future of the Car Summit (London, May 13-15) in collaboration with United Kingdom -based Motability Operations.
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3 days ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
LimePass lets riders zip around Auckland with ease, offering discounted ride minutes and unlimited vehicle unlocking at the start of every ride. Lime Auckland operations manager Niki Dass says LimePass provides a greener and more accessible transportation option especially at a time when household costs continue to rise. “Our reduced LimePass pricing makes for an affordable transport option for commuters, visitors and locals who rely on Lime to get around,” he says.
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3 days ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
Meridian Energy’s agreement with Z Energy (100% Ampol owned) will see Flick and Z Energy electricity customer contracts and the related hedge book move to Meridian. Ampol’s divestment of Flick is about strategic fit as Z Energy evolves its strategy to focus on public, business and home EV charging solutions to scale and deliver a strong customer value proposition to support the energy transition, says Meridian, adding the transaction price is NZ$70 million.
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3 days ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
A growing share of higher margin models in the sales mix and continuing cost reduction measures start to drive financial and operational performance improvement, says Polestar in releasing its Q1 2025 reports.
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3 days ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
Households are increasingly electrifying, switching to EVs for personal transport and heat pumps for space and water heating. Dongguk University scientists have uncovered a novel battery design for industrial energy storage. Researchers from the Republic of Korea led by associate professor Geon-Hyoung An at the Department of Energy and Materials Engineering at Dongguk University developed a graphene coating that supercharges zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) for grid use.
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4 days ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
The electric truck market will exceed US$200 billion by 2045. So says IDTechEx in its report Electric and Fuel Cell Trucks 2025-2045: Technologies, Markets, Forecasts. The electrification of trucks could bring about long-term cost savings and reputational benefits for many companies, while being advantageous to the environment in reducing overall emissions within the transport sector, says IDTechEx’.
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4 days ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
Reviving a famous format from their days presenting a popular motoring TV show, Richard Hammond and James May raced across the south of England, pitting the Taycan Turbo GT against the Pipistrel Velis Electro. Almost 20 years after the pair first staged a race between a car and an aeroplane, British TV presenters Hammond and May brought the format into the electric age, in a new film for the DriveTribe YouTube channel.
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1 week ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
The Commerce Commission (ComCom) has granted clearance for Contact Energy Limited to acquire up to 100% of the shares in Manawa Energy Limited. The commission says it considered the potential impact of the proposed acquisition on the wholesale supply of physical electricity and the supply of shaped hedges (contracts that reduce financial exposure to electricity spot market prices during certain periods).
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1 week ago | 
evsandbeyond.co.nz | Geoff Dobson
Swappable battery service provider for e-bikes Enyring, founded by Yamaha Motor in 2023, has partnered with Europe battery-swapping infrastructure provider Swobbee which will supply hardware and key battery-swapping software components for Enyring’s swappable battery platform launching in Berlin and Amsterdam later this year.
