Australia is making great strides in the electric vehicle space – even without much federal government support.
We check out what’s happening, including solar charging, the release of a new program to encourage fleet uptake of EVs, and what the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is doing around EV batteries in recycling terms.
The Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) expo in Sydney from October 26-27 is previewed, the organiser saying the convenience of EVs is under-rated and that the stigma around EVs is a myth.
You can also check out what Gumtree Cars found in a survey it commissioned of 1000 people to establish both dealer and consumer perspectives on a range of topics while shopping in the new car market. It also shows where most of the money is coming from.
Then we have a tale of two showrooms with the advent of online buying and selling of vehicles, plus an outline of the changes taking place in dealer finance and insurance.
Wagga Wagga’s mayor intends silencing his critics by driving his council’s Hyundai Ioniq long distance to Sydney, although he says it was never bought with that intention.
A Kiwi-based EV charging cable supplier is making inroads around Australasia with his products, outlined here.
And the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid may be getting long in the tooth but it’s still a popular vehicle. Check out our review.
EVs and hybrids are starting to catch the fossil fuel varieties with the latest statistics revealing the former growing in popularity while the latter find less favour.
Plus we see what our New Zealand EV followers and their government are doing in our ‘Across the Ditch’ section, and our map where to find EV chargers in Australia gets an update.
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