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Watch: Fullers' 'world-first' hydrofoiling electric boat ready for passengers

A 100-passenger commuter model is on the way.

E-motorcycle firm collapse: Anxious customers, Crown agency owed $400k

Can the electric biker maker still go postal? Crown agency owed $400,000.

Clean Car Standard changes could mean price hikes on some vehicles, industry group warns

PLUS: How EV sales compared to petrol vehicles in 2025; Better NZ drops legal action.

Opinion: NZ’s honours highlight need for government action on child poverty

OPINION: Wellbeing and welfare of youngsters top of mind for readers.

Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD

The firm is out to boost its overseas presence but still sells 90% of its cars in China.

Editorial: Why road tolls may be the future of NZ’s infrastructure funding

OPINION: Minister hints at tolls as petrol taxes dwindle, EVs rise.

Letters: How to boost safety for kids on electric scooters

OPINION: It 'requires a mix of regulation, education, and community engagement'.

France, Italy in push to scrap 2025 car emission fines

Fining carmakers counterproductive and no good for EV transition, French minister says.

New car sales perk up overall, but heavy discounting can't save EVs

Petrol and diesel vehicles made some big gains in market share.

Volkswagen to close at least 3 German plants, cut thousands of jobs

Financial Times: The first closure of domestic plants in the company’s 87-year history.

Lex: Tesla is not a car company but it does a good impersonation

Financial Times: Most of the carmaker’s value hangs on things that are yet to exist.

Heavier double-decker and electric buses causing more damage to roads

Heavier buses are damaging roads more than the usual diesel buses.

European carmakers plan dozens of cheaper models to survive ‘EV winter’

Financial Times: Manufacturers must sell more EVs to meet tough new EU carbon targets.

Battery makers aim to ease EV anxieties with 5-minute charge

Financial Times: Industry says superfast charging for electric cars is on its way.

New car sales on the road to recovery after September lift, EV's perk up

A third consecutive month of improved sales.

Business leaders urge electricity investment boost amid rising demand

The country’s business leaders say there is enough capital available.