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Electric Vehicles

How electric vehicles and batteries can boost value of rooftop solar
Battery storage and an electric vehicle can halve the payback period for a home solar system, and fast-charge the transition to renewables, a new report has found.
Sophie Vorrath

May 28, 2019

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Toyota’s electric shock as consumers flock to hybrid RAV4
Toyota Australia says hybrid version of popular RAV4 SUV has easily outsold the petrol equivalent since its arrival in Australia earlier this month.
Bridie Schmidt

May 28, 2019

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Tesla Model 3 certified for Australian market, with two variants and towing capacity
Official certification for Tesla Model 3 in Australia indicates two versions available when sales begin, and towing capacity.
Bridie Schmidt

May 27, 2019

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Electric Landcruiser conversion – made for Australian mining – goes viral
GB Auto GM Bill Dunlop tells The Driven how the NSW auto electrical group got involved with Landcruiser conversions, and where it is going from here.
Bridie Schmidt

May 24, 2019

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Australian EV industry faces 12 month policy wait
Election means Australia’s electric vehicle industry – and consumers – will have to wait at least another 12 months for federal government to deliver EV strategy.
Bridie Schmidt

May 20, 2019

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Global petrol car sales may already have passed their peak as consumers eye EVs
BNEF says electric cars will dominate global new car sales by 2040, but petrol car sales may already have peaked. Meanwhile, head of ARENA also gets bullish on EVs in Australia.
Michael Mazengarb

May 16, 2019

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Australia to get all-electric Volvo Polestar in 2020
An all-electric liftback from Volvo’s Polestar will be released in Australia in late 2020. But it won’t be cheap.
Bridie Schmidt

May 14, 2019

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First Tesla Model Y spotted “in the wild” in America
A rare sighting of Tesla’s smaller, cheaper SUV – the Model Y – seen driving around on public roads in the US.
Bridie Schmidt

May 13, 2019

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Tesla offers tow bar for Model 3 – has Elon Musk saved the weekend?
Tesla adds tow bar option to Model 3 electric sedan, which should calm Scott Morrison’s claims that EVs will kill the Australian weekend.
Bryce Gaton

May 13, 2019

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How much rooftop solar do you need to charge your EV, too?
So you’ve got rooftop solar, and you’ve got an electric vehicle. But can you power both with the one PV system? And how many panels would it take?
Sophie Vorrath

May 9, 2019

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Amsterdam to go all electric – ban petrol, diesel vehicles from 2030
Dutch capital to phase in ban of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles and pleasure boats starting from next year.
Bridie Schmidt

May 7, 2019

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Telsa boosts Australia workforce ahead of Model 3 arrival
Six new positions are advertised by Tesla as it gears up for the arrival of the Model 3 electric sedan in Australia.
Bridie Schmidt

May 7, 2019

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