Insurers evaluate EV fire risk
IT WAS ONLY A MATTER of time before insurers took a close look at the fire risk posed by electric vehicles, especially when they are parked in and near homes, in garages, in underground carparks
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More than half believe EV adoption targets “not achievable”
NEW GLOBAL RESEARCH COMMISSIONED by ABB Robotics and leading industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, revealed that more than half (59 percent) of respondents believe the shift to pure electric vehicle production is not achievable within
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After 21 years, Toyota pulls the plug on Prius
THE CAR THAT PIONEERED the move to EVs in Australia (and elsewhere) and kick-started Toyota’s foray into electrification is about to end its 21-year run. Toyota Australia has announced the local discontinuation of the Prius
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What do all those electric vehicle terms mean?
JUDGING FROM THE QUESTIONS we get from seniordriver readers, there is a lot of confusion about the various terms used to describe electric vehicles, and how different EVs differ from each other. As always with
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