Author: Scott Murray
Infrastructure Australia’s latest audit report suggests almost $40 billion is at stake if transport congestion cannot keep pace with the growing population by 2031. With seven out of 10 work commutes taken by car and just one by public transport, the comparative costs for crowded public transport are …
The Queensland government has had a crack in the fully autonomous Renault call the “ZOE2”. The Zoe2 has successfully navigated a trial road course featuring six kilometres of roundabouts, intersections and driveways in the Shailer Park, Brisbane. Renault has spent $1.5 million developing the autonomous Zoe which will …
Victoria’s state motoring club wants the excise collection system for internal combustion cars to be fixed by road charges as electric vehicles sales rise. RACV general manager Bryce Prosser says the lack of road user charging to capture excise from electric vehicles signals a “broken” system allowing people …
Toyota Australia is taking a touring showroom of its six hybrid models around the country, starting in the tropical north of Townsville. The hybrid showroom tour, Toyota says, has been as much about “dispelling myths” about the electric-combustion powertrains as it moved thought regional Australia. The six-car tour …
A major Russian motorway was brought to a crawl last week when a Tesla caught fire after crashing. It’s understood the Model 3 was in “Autopilot” mode when it crashed into the back of a tow truck servicing another stricken vehicle outside of Moscow. Local media reports Russian …
Australia’s governmental progress on developing road user charging infrastructure has drawn on modelling from 22 countries whose electric vehicle market is growing. As the department of infrastructure, transport, cities and regional development designs a system that draws revenue from EV uptake to make up for the lost excise …
This story first appeared in the july issue of autotalkau – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Nissan Australia has confirmed its entire national dealer network is expected to become part of the brand’s Zero Emission sales and servicing strategy, including its rural showrooms. Speaking to EVTalk …
The Lotus Evija hypercar’s “target” output of 1470kW will make it the most powerful production car the world has ever known – and it’s electric. The $3 million machine was launched overnight in the UK also with the title of the first all-electric British hypercar and the first …
The federal Labor opposition’s support for electric vehicle policy is being described as a potential win for the transport and supply chain industry. Australian Logistics Council chief executive Kirk Coningham says today’s policy announcement from Labor offers signals the party would make the potential of electric vehicles more …
A solar panel covered Toyota Prius PHEV will be run on public roads in Japan from late July to test the cruising range and fuel efficiency of electrified vehicles with high-efficiency solar batteries. The trial is being run in conjunction with Sharp which has created onboard solar cell …
