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“Massless” battery breakthrough promises to help electric planes take off
Electric cars and aircraft among technologies in line to benefit from Swedish structural battery breakthrough using ultra lightweight carbon fibre materials.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 6, 2021

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Something old, something blue: Electric Kombi conversion hits the spot
A neat combination of new technology, repurposed batteries and old school looks and feels give the impression that this Kombi’s fate was always to be reborn as an electric vehicle.
Bridie Schmidt

Jan 25, 2021

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Electric Vehicles

Battery scientist Jeff Dahn extends Tesla contract, forges new role with Novonix
Tesla extends exclusive battery research contract with Dalhousie University team led by Jeff Dahn, who will also now advise to ASX-listed battery materials firm Novonix.
Bridie Schmidt

Jan 20, 2021

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Kia finally secures all-electric e-Niro for Australia
South Korean car maker Kia will bring the all-electric e-Niro to Australia in mid-2021.
Bridie Schmidt

Jan 12, 2021

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Electric Cars

Victoria urged to drop registration fees for EVs, set end date for ICE sales
Victoria’s peak infrastructure advisory body recommends dropping registration fees for EVs, going all-electric in government and bus fleets, and setting end date for ICE vehicles.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 10, 2020

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Evie Networks cuts time-based EV charging, calls for energy tariff reform
Ultra-fast charging network provider Evie Networks drops time-based charging, but lifts the kWh charge at its network of charging stations.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 8, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Japan to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Will Australia follow or become a Cuba?
Reports emerge that Japan may ban all new petrol and diesel sales by 2035, leaving Australia with nothing to do but fall in line, or bury its head in the petrol tank.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 7, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Victoria petrol and diesel cars to get ICE-y reception in EV parking spots
Combustion engine and non-pluggable hybrid vehicles will be fined if found parking in electric car parking spots.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 1, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Norway’s EV revolution shows us the urgency of government action on transport
Norway’s EV revolution is massive, but what more needs to be done to cut transport emissions?
Ketan Joshi

Nov 11, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

China-made Tesla Model 3 in RHD and Model Y spotted
Key Model 3 and Model Y sightings, along with imminent expansion into Singapore, signal changes are afoot for Tesla in Asia Pacific region.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 10, 2020

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Electric Cars

“Massless” battery breakthrough promises to help electric planes take off

Something old, something blue: Electric Kombi conversion hits the spot

Battery scientist Jeff Dahn extends Tesla contract, forges new role with Novonix

Kia finally secures all-electric e-Niro for Australia

Victoria urged to drop registration fees for EVs, set end date for ICE sales

Evie Networks cuts time-based EV charging, calls for energy tariff reform

Japan to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Will Australia follow or become a Cuba?

Victoria petrol and diesel cars to get ICE-y reception in EV parking spots

Norway’s EV revolution shows us the urgency of government action on transport

China-made Tesla Model 3 in RHD and Model Y spotted

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