The First Production EV To Go On Sale In Australia?

South Korean car manufacturer CT&T has announced it will be opening a manufacturing plant in Fiji (of all places!) for their little electric cars.

As per the company's website, the eZone is basically a fancy golf cart that can go 70km or 110km on a single charge (depending on the battery pack you get) and can only reach 55 kph top speed. Still, according to their video, it only costs $5 a month maintenance (no mention of your electricity bill), has zero emissions and uses zero oil.

Seeing as Fiji is neighbours of New Zealand and Australia perhaps we'll be seeing these little buzz boxes on our streets sooner than any other production EV, just so long as they stay out of my way in my iMiEV. Thanks for the heads-up ABC.

Check out the promotional video below and try not to cringe at the odd choice of voice over talent.

China Gives Korea A Hand In Gwoemul Sequel

One of the best monster movies in the past few years was the Korean gem Gwoemul (AKA The Host). While JJ Abrams and associates were making the biggest damn monster to stomp around a city the monster in The Host was just big enough to freak you out but also small enough to chase after you.

Movieweb tells me that the Korean/Chinese co-production will begin shooting early next year for a release at the end of the year.