Day: May 30, 2023

Ford adding 1,000 Escapes to dealers’ mobile service fleets

“Adding the Escape to the mobile maintenance fleet now gives our smaller-volume dealers the ability to provide this convenient service to more customers,” Todd Rabourn, North America regional customer experience director, said in

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France inaugurates first of 4 battery gigafactories

The plant will start production of lithium ion batteries later this year with an initial capacity of 13 gigawatt hours (GWh), to be ramped up to around 40 GWh, enough to power around

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ESA leading the nation in sustainable technology

ACT Fire & Rescue have introduced Australia’s first plug-in hybrid electric firefighting vehicle to their fleet. The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) have welcomed the first plug-in hybrid electric heavy vehicle to the

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Skoda receives largest shipment of new vehicles in Australia since mid-2021

Skoda Australia has announced the arrival of 1000 vehicles in a single month, marking its largest stock intake since mid-2021. This influx of vehicles comprises “more than” 300 Kamiq small SUVs, 200 Kodiaq

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Registration now open to ride in a luxury car and support a great cause – Oliver/Osoyoos News

Register for a luxury ride Photo: OSNS Registration is now open for the 2023 Cars for a Cause event at Oliver’s top-tier racetrack Area 27, with proceeds supporting the OSNS Child and Youth

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Beefy new dual-cab ute lands in Oz – news.com.au

Here’s a proposition to test the Aussie love of dual cab utes – a $71,990 Mitsubishi Triton. Dubbed the Triton Xtreme, it’s the brainchild of those horsepower hoons at Walkinshaw Automotive Group, who

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The dangerous side effect of Australia’s ute obsession

Australia’s obsession with utes is killing us. The country’s annual benchmark report on used-vehicle safety, based on real-world crashes resulting in deaths and injuries, shows the workhorses that dominate today’s showroom sales are

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Feisty new European SUV has arrived – news.com.au

The compact SUV market is one of the most cutthroat in the business and now another sporty flavoured European brand has entered the fray. Here is everything you need to know about the

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Electric cars could dominate sales by 2030, study finds

Electric vehicles could make up at least half of all cars sold in 2030, even without financial incentives, a new study has found. The research, conducted by academics at two US universities and

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Tesla will open its Supercharger network to other EVs in Canada

Tesla’s plan to open up Superchargers is now extending to Canada after the government revealed that the company will open access to some of its existing Supercharger network to other brands’ EVs. The

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