Electric Car

Tesla has suspended accepting bitcoin for vehicle purchases, CEO Elon Musk has announced. The company cited concerns “about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel.” Tesla Stops Accepting Bitcoin Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter…

Chinese Internet security giant 360 announced on Tuesday a new partnership with NETA Auto, suggesting they will follow the philosophy of “making cars for the people”. Founded in 2005, 360 is the largest provider of Internet and mobile security products in China, having launched such items as 360 Total Security,…

Electric vehicles and smart systems to drive them are attracting enormous sums of capital and China’s best engineering talent. These are the companies that are fighting for one of the most lucrative markets in the world. Many of them will be global EV players. According to estimates by both banks…

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is currently preparing to make its own electric cars and could launch the venture as soon as April, according to Chinese media outlet 36Kr, citing investors close to the company. The company is aggressively advancing the venture, which is led by Xiaomi co-founder and chief strategy…

news, act-politics, electric vehicles A federal Liberal backbencher has praised the ACT's electric vehicle policies as nation-leading, as she suggested the federal government consider axing a tax to help drive the uptake of zero-emissions cars nationally. Katie Allen's support for the ACT's approach puts her at odds with the Morrison…

The government says it expects there will be at least 155,500 charging points for electric cars by 2025, and it could start turning petrol stations into charging sites to meet future needs. At a press conference on Wednesday, Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing outlined the government's "roadmap on popularisation of electric…

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Kia on Monday unveiled the exterior and interior design of its first all-electric car, the EV6. Boffins expect it to be better than parent company Hyundai's Ioniq 5, which was unveiled last month, because its maximum range is over 450 km compared to the 410-430 km of the Ioniq 5.…