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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 …
A bright future for electric mobility beckons post COVID-19. We should learn our lessons and go for cleaner transport, leaving fossil fuels behind according to Electric Vehicle Council chief executive Behyad Jafari. The EVC says it can also help revitalise Australia’s economy – read more.
Electric vehicles are exciting, and Australians are getting amongst it – our big story details the jump in EV sales in January. Sydney may get a boost to switch 8000 buses to electric, about 75% of Australian EVs run on renewable energy, and a $200 million alumina project …
Here we are in 2020, and some predict that this is the year of the EV, but Toyota Australia isn’t introducing an electric vehicle to Australia any time soon. Hydrogen fuel cell truck testing, an EV charging waterfront project in Brisbane, and the Tesla X receiving a five-star …
Another Christmas beckons and – who knows, you may get an electric bike, scooter, skateboard or even an electric car this time. Certainly, you could put your Christmas money down on the first Mercedes-Benz all-electric EQC due in showrooms in January. We attended its Australasian launch in Melbourne …
Australia gets a spanking for tardiness around encouraging electric vehicle uptake. The first whack comes in a Nielsen report Caught in the Slow Lane, Australian Adoption of Electric Vehicles – the title summing up findings and the report calling for more education, reduced EV pricing, increased charging infrastructure and more. …
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 …
Australia is gearing up for the EV revolution, despite the lack of a national strategy. A new report from the Electric Vehicle Council suggests Australia has a “once in a lifetime” chance to get on board the global EV wagon and develop an industry around it. States are …
Electric vehicles are getting a free ride on Australia’s roads through not paying fuel taxes. A ruckus over RUC (road user charges) is developing as calls come for EVs to pay their fair share of the money needed for roads, outlined in this issue. The RACV says increasing …
Melbourne-based SEA Electric is making great strides with its electric drivetrain for trucks. It’s launched in the US, European and New Zealand markets, with orders pouring in. Orders are also flowing for the right-hand drive Tesla Model 3 coming to Australia soon.
