1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (593+ words) Batteries tend to die at the most inconvenient time. It doesn't have to be like this. We're getting towards peak winter, which is the time of the year that Mother Nature is intent on exposing any weaknesses in your car's…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago  (302+ words) CATL may be pushing hard at the front of the global battery industry, but the latest solid-state signal is more cold shower than victory lap. According to a Car News China report, the company's all-solid-state battery work remains years away…...

17+ hour, 34+ min ago  (277+ words) Polestar and Danish energy company Clever are exploring whether electric cars can do more than simply draw power from the grid. Their new pilot project in Denmark will test Polestar 4 vehicles as rolling energy stores, able to support homes and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (328+ words) Carbon capture goes racing. Mazda has taken its onboard carbon-capture idea from motor show concept to race-track demonstration, testing its under-development Mazda Mobile Carbon Capture system during Round 3 of the Super Taikyu Series 2026 in Japan. The demonstration took place at…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (315+ words) Geely was launched in NZ last year with the EX5 pure-electric SUV. New Zealand Geely importer'Nord East Vehicle Distributors is celebrating 551% sales growth year-on-year and has announced plans to expand its dealer network. As is often the case in the Kiwi…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (400+ words) BMW has given us the best glimpse yet into what future M cars will look like with the reveal of the M Concept Neue Klasse at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The company says the concept serves as a showcase…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (362+ words) Free update adds five vehicles. Gran Turismo 7 is about to give endurance racing fans a very tidy June bonus: four modern top-level prototypes, all bundled into a free update. Version 1. 70 arrives on 11 June and adds five vehicles in total, led…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (454+ words) Akio Toyoda still backs engines. Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda has never been shy about defending combustion engines, but his latest comments make clear just how isolated he feels in an industry moving steadily toward battery-electric vehicles. Speaking with Car Wow,…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (1141+ words) The J5 is Jaecoo's first fully electric offering in new Zealand, joining the plug-in hybrid J7 in the brand's local line up. Essentially an Omoda E5 with Jaecoo's chunkier styling, the J5 features some undeniably familiar styling cues that are rather reminiscent of Range…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (250+ words) FPC prgramme is aimed at 'core' industries that require serious modifications. Ford New Zealand is lifting its game in ute and van modification with a new programme called Pro Convertor (FPC), a "strategic initiative designed to deliver high-quality, integrated vehicle…...