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More details have emerged regarding Range Rover’s upcoming electric vehicle. Autocar reports it’ll be a low-slung luxury crossover based on the same platform as the Jaguar XJ. It’s expected to launch in late 2021, a couple of years later than earlier reports indicated.

Yamaha is putting aside its dreams of becoming a carmaker, and will instead concentrate on motorcycles, outboard motors and carts. The company had been developing cars in association with Gordon Murray Design. The 2013 Motiv.e (below), 2015 Sports Ride (top) and 2017 Cross Hub concepts were all based on the Murray's iStream manufacturing process.

It's been a strong opening week for Drive Car of the Year 2020, powered by BP, with favourites and winners announced for the first five categories. Standout picks included the new Volkswagen Polo, Mazda 3, Toyota Camry, Skoda Superb and Kia Carnival. Easy bets, in some respects, and a clear sign of how deserving this year's winners are. Catch the full list of favourites and winners below, along with what the Drive.com.au team will announce next week.

Has one of Australia's electric car charging distributors just accidentally confirmed the Kia e-Niro is coming? Kia hasn't announced if, let alone when, its first pure-electric vehicle will be offered in Australia. But a post on LinkedIn claims the brand's twin to the Hyundai Kona Electric, the e-Niro, is coming to local showrooms.

Lexus Australia has issued a safety recall for five units from the 2019 model-year CT200h line, over concerns the struts that keep the back door open could leak and fail. "The subject vehicles are equipped with gas charged back door damper stays which are used to help lift and support the back door while it is in the open position," Lexus says in its recall notice.