The Chevrolet Corvette made its debut in New York city more than 70 years ago and to mark the occasion General Motors is introducing the 2024 E-ray. It is the first Corvette model yet to feature a powertrain encompassing a 6.2-litre V8 hybrid engine and all-wheel-drive.
An Australian solar-powered electric car, designed and built by university students, has claimed a provisional Guinness World Record by going 1000km on a single charge in under 12 hours. Representing UNSW Sydney, the Sunswift 7 posted a time of 11 hours 53.32 minutes for the distance at the Australian Automotive Research Centre (AARC) in Wensleydale, Victoria. That equates to an average speed of nearly 85km/h and unofficially secured the Sunswift Racing team the record for the ‘Fastest EV over 1000km on a single charge’. The official honour – and Guinness World Record certificate – will be conferred once timing information and car telemetry data has been analysed and confirmed by a team of experts. Sunswift team manager and UNSW mechanical engineering student Andrea Holden says she was delighted with the car’s performance and ecstatic to be part of a world record attempt. “It feels very weird to think that we’ve helped to make something that’s the best in the entire world,” Holden says. “Two years ago, when we started to build this car, everything was going into lockdown and there were a lot of difficult moments. “But it’s been so rewarding to see the whole team come together and make so much progress and get us to this point.
ANCAP has announced a five-star safety rating for the new Nissan Pathfinder. All variants of the three-row Nissan Pathfinder have achieved five stars after being put through active and passive safety tests conducted at test facilities in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and regional NSW.
Seasons greetings to you, in this issue: The AADA has welcomed the Senate’s passing of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill and the establishment of the new Net Zero Unit in the Department of Infrastructure.
The European Council and Parliament will enact legislation that will effectively ban internal combustion engine vehicles from production by 2035.
EnergyAustralia has outlined plans to support heavy vehicle electrification by working with heavy vehicle and bus operators to plan and build the infrastructure to charge up a fleet.
Hello there, In this issue Brisbane dealer Barton’s EV Moto hosted the Australasian launch of Benzina Zero, which is a new brand of zero emission all-electric moped scooters suitable for commuting, parcel delivery, and leisure.
Nissan Australia is launching a circular economy project in Victoria, with the Nissan Casting Australia Plant (NCAP) to use recycled Leaf batteries to power part of its production facility.
In this issue Eagers Automotive chief executive Keith Thornton confirms the listed new vehicle retailer had a very strong result for the first half of the 2022 financial year.
ANCAP Safety says meeting environmental targets should not come at the cost of safety in the future vehicle fleet of Australasia and it is launching a Safe and Green guide for consumers.
