The time has come to get more EVs on Australian roads.
That’s the thinking behind a number of organisations, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on movement showed just how much better air quality is without all those fossil fuel polluters in our cities.
Plugging EVs and renewable energy is advocated as the way forward for Australia’s economy – and the world’s.
Even the fossil-focused federal government is starting to listen, with many states already well down the track.
You can read about some of the renewable EV related advances in this issue, such as a Queensland university research team coming up with an alternative EV battery idea that could revolutionise the industry.
Other innovations include solar car ports which are gaining ground here and in New Zealand. A Sydney partnership providing both shade, solar EV charging and parking solutions is rapidly finding favour with major shopping centres.
A Chinese made electric van and car are due here soon – we check out the details.
We review the Roewe Marvel X, which has its sister brand the MG ZS EV SUV expected here soon.
Plus we review the Volvo XC60 T8 plug-in hybrid SUV and the Hyundai Ioniq PHEV.
The latest new vehicle sales from VFACTS tell the story about Australians switching to low and zero emission vehicles. Electrics, PHEVs and hybrids were the only ones to do well in a COVID-19 impacted vehicle market.
The chance to rethink and redesign our transport systems is covered in a column from Aurecon, and you can see what our trans-Tasman cousins are doing in the Across the Ditch feature.
All that provides food for thought in our latest issue.
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