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June 15, 2023

VW electric flagship a slippery customer

June 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
VW electric flagship a slippery customer

The Ioniq 6 and Benz EQE ‘aero club’ has a new member. Will Kiwis experience the ID.7?

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June 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
ID.7, VW New Zealand, ID.4, ID.5, ID.3, electric
June 11, 2023

Subaru seeking electric salvation

June 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Subaru seeking electric salvation

The burden of CO2 emissions penalties is weighing heavily - even its hybrid cannot catch a break. Might the solution be more than home-grown?

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June 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Solterra, Wallis Dumper, Inchcape, SsangYong, LDV, electric, Mifa 9
June 02, 2023

Electric BMWs on patrol, in Beehive fleet next?

June 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Electric BMWs on patrol, in Beehive fleet next?

Base i4s are being trialled for patrol use but is BMW also in line for a bigger catch?

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June 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i4, i7, BMW NZ, Adam Shaver, electric, patrol, Skoda Superb, iX
May 25, 2023

First electric Five revealed

May 25, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
First electric Five revealed

Late year arrival for landmark battery-pure i5.

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May 25, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i5, BMW New Zealand, 5-Series, electric, EV
May 24, 2023

LBX sneak shots arrive as Lexus parent talks EV again

May 24, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
LBX sneak shots arrive as Lexus parent talks EV again

A baby Lexus has been teased, a big one is hinted as a Prado and Toyota has announced yet another strategy to go electric - starting with another platform.

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May 24, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus, Toyota
LBX, Sato, Toyota NZ, Lexus NZ, electric, hybrid
May 15, 2023

Clean Car a necessary hit, Opel’s local boss believes

May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Clean Car a necessary hit, Opel’s local boss believes

Opel will no longer achieve rebate qualification for every model it sells here, but that’s okay.

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May 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel
electric, Noah Robertson, Opel NZ, Clean Car Discount, rebate
May 08, 2023

Range improvement for e-2008

May 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Range improvement for e-2008

Peugeot’s petite electric sports utility achieves new smarts.

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May 08, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Peugeot
Peugeot, e-2008, electric
April 20, 2023

Mach-E enhancement pack for style, not stomp

April 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Mach-E enhancement pack for style, not stomp

Few fossil-fuelled Mustangs escape personalisation – now there’s a pack to add zap the incoming electric one.

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April 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Mustang, Mach-E, Ford NZ, electric, EV
March 29, 2023

Forget Explorer, but how about Capri?

March 29, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Forget Explorer, but how about Capri?

This famous nameplate seems set to return, this time attached to an electric car. Does NZ stand a chance?

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March 29, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Capri, Ford NZ, Tom Clancy, Simon Rutherford, Clean Car, EXplorer, electric, hybrid
March 17, 2023

Born pricing for rebate hard yakka

March 17, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Born pricing for rebate hard yakka

It’s a Kiwi win to secure performance electric in payback zone.

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March 17, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Cupra
Born, James Yates, SEAT, electric, VW Group, MEB
March 15, 2023

All-electric Cayenne confirmed

March 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
All-electric Cayenne confirmed

New variant is still three years away and a sister ship to next-gen petrol-reliant line out later this year

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March 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Cayenne, Macan, electric, Porsche, Porsche NZ
March 13, 2023

Lower-priced Mokka-e coming

March 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Lower-priced Mokka-e coming

The Opel Mokka-e Live Edition still sits above petrol models, but is also $7000 cheaper than the SRi before rebate.

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March 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel
Mokka, electric, SRi, Noah Robertson
March 13, 2023

Triton’s electric phase under spotlight

March 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Triton’s electric phase under spotlight

How soon the NZ-popular ute goes electric is wrapped into ‘Challenge 25’ strategy envisaging 16 new models before decade’s end.

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March 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Triton, EV, electric, PHEV, hybrid, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Mitsubishi Motors Japan, Nissan, Alliance, Renault
February 23, 2023

Electric ‘E’ lands in NZ

February 23, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Electric ‘E’ lands in NZ

Three versions of EQE to bolster Benz’ battery-pure push.

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February 23, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz, Mercedes AMG
EQE, EQS, electric, AMG, Mercedes Benz NZ
February 20, 2023

ZR-V confirmed to bolster Honda SUV push

February 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
ZR-V confirmed to bolster Honda SUV push

Medium model coming in May; followed by new CR-V toward year-end

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February 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
ZR-V, HR-V, sports utility, hybrid, electric, Peter Ashley
February 02, 2023

Skoda, Nissan going hot in extreme cold

February 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Skoda, Nissan going hot in extreme cold

Big chill feats involving brands’ Enyaq and Ariya electrics.

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February 02, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan, Skoda
Ariya, Enyaq iV, electric, Skoda NZ, Nissan NZ, ice, drifting, South Pole, North Pole
January 27, 2023

Earthy sphere-ing – Audi unveils off-road future electric

January 27, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Earthy sphere-ing – Audi unveils off-road future electric

Bold adventure coupe crossover running impending A6 e-tron’s battery-pepped platform

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January 27, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Activesphere, PPE, Sphere, Ingolstadt, concept, crossover, electric
January 12, 2023

Light update for i-Pace

January 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Light update for i-Pace

Styling revisions mark out 2023 edition.

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January 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Jaguar
i-Pace, electric, Jaguar NZ, NZ Car of the Year
December 19, 2022

Power up – new 500e pricing set

December 19, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Power up – new 500e pricing set

 Switch to battery bumps baby Fiat out of budget zone.

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December 19, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Fiat
500e, Ateco Group, electric, Icon, Pop
December 15, 2022

No plugging electric Hilux

December 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
No plugging electric Hilux

Breakthrough battery model displayed - but Toyota coy to discuss it.

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December 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Hilux, electric, EV, Toyota NZ, battery, Toyoda
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